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Live Oak Wilderness Camp

Tax-deductible

New Orleans, LA501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 47-2371850Revenue $2.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSliveoakcamp.com1240 Moss St, 70119-3240 · New Orleans, LATax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We bring summer Camp to life all year round through fun, friendship, and leadership development that connects a diverse community of outstanding new orleans kids.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 129 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$752K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$681K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$716K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$752K
FY2024▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$230K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$512K
FY2024$752K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.3M Management & general 8% · $217K Fundraising 2% · $42K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
John Carey
Executive Director
$123,960Pt VII · Sec A
Ilsa Leon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Freddy Kullman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hassan Thompson
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Aluise
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cj Elh Dahr
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Lebato
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Carey’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
John Carey$123,960$127,722$106,631$96,154—
Jack Carey————$90,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides year-round camp experiences fostering friendship and leadership for New Orleans youth.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Annual summer camp includes a total of 48 days of programming, supervision, food, transportation, and coaching for groups of campers. Summer camp was provided for a total of 715 campers throughout the 2024/2025 year.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
The Campbell FoundationFY2025$50K
Holley Pavy Deblois and John M Deblois FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.4M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$740,385
Unitemized GrantFY2023$358,774
Unitemized GrantFY2022$321,021

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$752K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$820K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$423K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$820K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$752K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5129
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$423K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$521K$820K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$512K$752K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$740K$740K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$122K$7K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$806K$721K$59K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$63K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$2K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$42K$15K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$26K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$51K$35K$14K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$68K$3K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$51K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$328K$326K$2K$914
All other expensesLn 24e$95K$76K$19K$154
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.3M$217K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.7M$1.7M−$49K$512K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$103K$561K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $681K$716K−$34K$230K 990 PDF
FY2020 $455K$493K−$38K$264K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,643,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $659,767$1,041,319
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $969,951$1,533,573
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,222$22,323
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,100$46,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,651,040$2,643,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $358,774$740,385
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $775,260$1,053,218
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,145$769,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,700,179$2,562,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,139$80,820
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,643,624 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$45,009
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$996,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,041,319
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,533,573$1,533,573
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,323$22,323
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $46,409$46,409
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,579,982 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,323$2,643,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,562,804 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $740,385$740,385
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $122,305 · Management $7,368 · Fundraising $4,287$133,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $720,940 · Management $59,231 · Fundraising $25,469$805,640
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $46,102$46,102
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,217 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $2,255$67,516
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,880 · Management $42,417$44,297
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,260 · Management $14,930 · Fundraising $6,771$63,961
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,739 · Management $4,271$30,010
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,821 · Management $13,530 · Fundraising $2,608$50,959
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,697 · Management $2,520$70,217
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,751$17,751
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,066$14,066
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,164 · Management $3,687$54,851
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,694 · Management $1,752 · Fundraising $914$328,360
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,671 · Management $18,904 · Fundraising $154$94,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,303,590 · Management $216,756 · Fundraising $42,458$2,562,804
Part X · Balance sheet $820,492 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,641$422,782
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,998$306,616
X-4 Accounts receivable$31,521
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,209$20,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $52,747$38,681
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $520,600$820,492
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,006$29,870
X-19 Deferred revenue$20,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,707
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,006$68,877
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $511,594$444,999
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$306,616
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $511,594$751,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $520,600$820,492
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $751,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,643,624
XI-2 Total expenses$2,562,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$511,594
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$159,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$751,615

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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