Louisiana Environmental Action Network: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 72-1051343)

Mary Lee Orr’s $102K as Exec Dir is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Mary Lee Orr	$101,680	$92,940	$99,368	$82,123	$71,423

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes cooperation to assess and mend environmental problems through education and advocacy.

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3 programs · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Education Program

To support and educate environmental groups with an emphasis on low income and minority groups. To provide a monthly publication of current events to the Louisiana environmental community.

$270Kprogram expense

02

Water Quality Program

To provide technical assistance to citizens with water quality problems and concerns. Coastal protection and preservation of waterways.

$65Kprogram expense

03

Direct Relief

Community Empowerment - To provide technical/ organization assistance to individuals/ communities facing environmental challenges.

$4Kprogram 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

Resources Legacy FundFY2024$100K

The Marisla FoundationFY2024$20K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$20K

Mayer and Morris Kaplan FoundationFY2024$10K

Marin Community FoundationFY2024$10K

Shell Oil Company FoundationFY2024$250

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$160K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$658K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K

Money outPt IX

$754K

Ln 25

Programscol B$607K

Managementcol C$101K

Fundraisingcol D$47K

Owns and owesPt X

$205K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K

Total assetsLn 16$223K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K

Government grantsLn 1e$408K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$658K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$113K

SavingsLn 2$2K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K

Total assetsLn 16$223K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

Net assetsLn 32$205K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$168K	$116K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$111K	$108K
Total assetsLn 16	$278K	$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11K	$18K
Net assetsLn 32	$268K	$205K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$102K	$81K	$15K	$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$137K	$110K	$21K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K	$7K	$1K	$413
Payroll taxesLn 10	$28K	$23K	$4K	$1K
Management feesLn 11a	$21K	$21K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K	$8K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K			$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$24K	$16K	$5K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$4K	$1K	$834
OccupancyLn 16	$23K	$15K	$5K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$6K	$2K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$12K	$11K	$474
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K	$2K	$639	$480
InsuranceLn 23	$7K		$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$225K	$218K	$5K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$134K	$87K	$27K	$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$754K	$607K	$101K	$47K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 15, 2025	$658K	$754K	−$96K	$205K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2024	$596K	$666K	−$69K	$268K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2024	$568K	$654K	−$86K	$336K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$494K	$431K	$63K	$423K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Dec 23, 2021	$514K	$409K	$105K	$349K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $658,487 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $596,450$658,487

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $596,450$658,487

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 $233,559$275,539

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $432,044$478,663

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $665,603$754,202

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,153−$95,715

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $658,487 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$58,792

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$407,705

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$191,990

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,487

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$658,487

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $754,202 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,344 · Management $15,252 · Fundraising $5,084$101,680

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,877 · Management $20,602 · Fundraising $6,867$137,346

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,607 · Management $1,239 · Fundraising $413$8,259

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,603 · Management $4,238 · Fundraising $1,413$28,254

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $20,622$20,622

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,000$1,000

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,893 · Management $5,262$13,155

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,082$1,082

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,866 · Management $4,882 · Fundraising $3,661$24,409

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,613 · Management $1,112 · Fundraising $834$5,559

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,661 · Management $4,511 · Fundraising $3,383$22,555

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,895 · Management $1,814 · Fundraising $1,360$9,069

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,364 · Management $474$11,838

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,078 · Management $639 · Fundraising $480$3,197

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,362$7,362

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,607 · Management $5,358 · Fundraising $1,904$224,869

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,065 · Management $26,789 · Fundraising $20,092$133,946

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $607,095 · Management $100,534 · Fundraising $46,573$754,202

Part X · Balance sheet $223,363 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,122$113,202

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,393$2,393

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $110,965$107,768

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,480$223,363

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,193$11,292

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,783$6,704

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,976$17,996

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $267,504$205,367

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,504$205,367

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,480$223,363

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,367 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$658,487

XI-2 Total expenses$754,202

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$95,715

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,504

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$33,578

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,367

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

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