Lowlander Center FY2022 filing

Many, LA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2014 · Community Development

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2022
Revenue
$683K
▲ +1% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$676K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2022 (IRS tax year 2022).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/27/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Center for Disaster Philanthropy INC
$250K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
97% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↑ +1% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLowlander Center
EINHdr · item D46-4993987
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMany, LA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lowlandercenter.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$575K
Management & general3%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$683K
FY2022▲ +1%
Expenses
$590K
FY2022▲ +50%
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$812K
FY2022▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$135K
FY2022▲ +268%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$92K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$812K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$812K
Total assetsLn 16$812K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$135K
Total net assetsLn 32$676K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$683K
Total revenueLn 12$683K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $812K · Operating expenses/yr $590K
16.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $575K · Total expenses $590K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $590K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $590K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $515K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $683K · Total revenue $683K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $683K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $683K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $683K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $590K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $683K · Prior year $674K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $676K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $683K · Expenses $590K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $812K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $676K · Total assets $812K
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $812K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristina J Peterson · Reported title KEY PERSONNE · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $590K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5K · Total expenses $590K
0.8%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,497Pt VII · Sec A
$13,825Pt VII · Sec A
$10,005Pt VII · Sec A
$5,175Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,560Pt VII · Sec A
Key Personne
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina J Peterson’s $26K as Key Personne is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristina J Peterson$25,803$54,862$30,497$18,220$5,500
Rosina Philippe$4,000$35,110$13,825$5,700—
Theresa Dardar$3,000$28,806$10,005——
Alessandra Jerolleman$9,744$13,252$5,175$3,020—
Evan Ponder—$3,760$1,560——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Develops solutions for coastal change and land loss, building community resilience.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $143K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Environmental restoration through community driven design and vision for a sustainable liveable coast including canals, housing, food soverignty- coastal communities collaboration and first people's conservation council with a dynamic relationship with a NSF cope 5 year program through haskell indian nations university.

$97Kprogram expense
02

Capacity development within and between at-risk delta communities to find and enhance old and new ways of living with water and risks through innovation and restoration, and rematriation of land and place. Several national media pieces including nova, weather channel and PBS.

$46Kprogram expense
03

Disaster justice network- doing training, plannning, and response to the multiple layers of disasters over the past several years while preparing for future hazard events. Growing knowledge and expertise through students, community members and organizations both locally and nationally.

$1Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$930K+139% 990 PDF
FY2024 $537K$543K-37% 990 PDF
FY2023 $858K$812K+26% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $683K$590K+1% 990 PDF
FY2021 $674K$394K+256% 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$132K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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