Loop Nola is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide positive, life-changing outdoor experiences for children and youth in greater new orleans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$257K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$257K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$375K
Expenses
$247K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$355K
Net assets
$79K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$154K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $160K Management & general 26% · $63K Fundraising 10% · $24K

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; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$73,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather West’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Skvarka———$71,034$73,600
Heather West$71,096$58,549$71,386$43,804—

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

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

Programs and updates

Loop Nola is an education nonprofit based in New Orleans, LA, formed in 2015.

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1 program · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Trained and certified loop nola staff members work closely with teachers and administrators to create customized half-day, full-day or overnight programs to meet specific social, technical or academic objectives.

$160Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$257K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
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$180K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$257K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K$96K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$106K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$70K$79K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$52K$15K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$52K$15K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$6K$2K$928
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$480$480
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$428$428
OccupancyLn 16$30K$21K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$743$743
InterestLn 20$56$56
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$160K$63K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $375K$355K$20K$154K 990 PDF
FY2024 $413K$393K$20K$135K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$300K−$66K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022 $304K$261K$42K$121K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $257K$247K$10K$79K 990 PDF
FY2020 $245K$253K−$9K$70K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $256,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $184,549$179,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,628$68,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$1,170
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,667$9,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,844$256,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,493$167,818
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,980$79,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $253,473$247,019
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,629$9,756
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $256,775 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,615
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$143,996
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,001
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,611
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,940$68,940
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,170−$1,170
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,742$6,742
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,652$2,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,742$256,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,019 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,520 · Management $14,720 · Fundraising $7,360$73,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,601 · Management $14,743 · Fundraising $7,372$73,716
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,493 · Management $1,855 · Fundraising $928$9,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,859 · Management $2,245 · Fundraising $1,122$11,226
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $480$480
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,659$17,659
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,986$2,986
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $428$428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,000 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $3,000$30,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,548$3,548
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $743$743
IX-20 InterestPrograms $56$56
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,055$1,055
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,614 · Management $2,461 · Fundraising $1,231$12,306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,058 · Management $2,882$9,940
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,975 · Management $63,045 · Fundraising $23,999$247,019
Part X · Balance sheet $111,754 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,644$96,415
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,602$11,919
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,795$1,370
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,041$111,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60$665
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,615$31,968
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,675$32,633
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,666$46,514
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,700$32,607
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,366$79,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,041$111,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$256,775
XI-2 Total expenses$247,019
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,366
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,121

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