Our mission is to transform Schools by nurturing creativity in every learner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 3 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$174K
FY2023▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$174K
Expenses
$401K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$401K
Net assets
$6K
FY2023▼ -98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$6K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $300K Management & general 17% · $68K Fundraising 8% · $33K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,667Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bethany Hagar’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bethany France———$84,951
Bethany Hagar$56,667$82,357$82,371—

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

Nurturing creativity transforms schools and learners.

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1 program · $300K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Louisiana a+ schools is a research-based whole school network with a mission of nurturing creativity in every learner through an arts-integrated school network.

$300Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$896
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$896
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$246K$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$0
Net assetsLn 32$232K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$41K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$50K$15K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$15K$4K$994
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$477
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$14K$4K$948
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$12K$4K$843
Advertising and promotionLn 12$258$188$57$13
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$2K$396
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K$276
OccupancyLn 16$18K$13K$4K$880
TravelLn 17$56K$41K$12K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$874$199
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$85K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$885$201
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$300K$68K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $174K$401K−$226K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $411K$439K−$28K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$383K$24K$260K 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$353K$113K$236K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,656$173,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $717$896
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,373$174,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$7,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $218,659$154,089
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $19,966$17,563
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,748$222,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $439,373$400,758
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,000−$226,262
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $174,496 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $896$896
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $896$174,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,758 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,367 · Management $12,467 · Fundraising $2,833$56,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,640 · Management $14,960 · Fundraising $3,400$68,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,519 · Management $4,376 · Fundraising $994$19,889
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,959 · Management $2,097 · Fundraising $477$9,533
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,837 · Management $4,170 · Fundraising $948$18,955
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $17,563$17,563
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,315 · Management $3,711 · Fundraising $843$16,869
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $188 · Management $57 · Fundraising $13$258
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,784 · Management $1,743 · Fundraising $396$7,923
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,026 · Management $1,213 · Fundraising $276$5,515
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,846 · Management $3,872 · Fundraising $880$17,598
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,618 · Management $12,241 · Fundraising $2,782$55,641
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,901 · Management $874 · Fundraising $199$3,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,698 · Management $5,422 · Fundraising $1,233$91,353
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,934 · Management $885 · Fundraising $201$4,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,632 · Management $68,088 · Fundraising $33,038$400,758
Part X · Balance sheet $5,578 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,775$5,578
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $245,775$5,578
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,935$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,935$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $231,840$5,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $245,775$5,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,496
XI-2 Total expenses$400,758
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$226,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$231,840
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,578

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