To improve the lives of children impacted by foster care through advocacy, resources and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$242K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$234K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$152K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$242K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$483K
Expenses
$234K
FY2021▲ +113%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$403K
Net assets
$152K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$236K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $164K Management & general 30% · $71K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Anthony’s $64K as Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Nicole Anthony$64,000——
Andria Fontenot$14,379$48,500$32,712
Jeremy Moreau$2,473——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for children in foster care, providing resources and support to improve their lives.

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1 program · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Fostering communitys support programs include the louisiana heart gallery, the foster care closet, first night supplies for children entering foster care, the safe sleep program, cenla foster parent support group and online community, fostering families: new foster parent mentor programs, birthday in a box kits, weighted blanket program…

$164Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$242K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$234K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$152K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$242K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$152K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6134
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842
Total assetsLn 16$149K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$144K$152K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$467$467
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$1K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$21K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$35$35
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$391$299$92
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$215
Office expensesLn 13$3K$880$2K$508
Information technologyLn 14$252$145$107
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$9$9
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$58K$10$128
All other expensesLn 24e−$2K−$72−$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K$164K$71K−$736

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $483K$403K$80K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $428K$452K−$24K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $242K$234K$8K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $207K$110K$97K$144K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $241,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $206,776$235,437
I-9 Program service revenue$2,471
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$3,700
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,776$241,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,989$122,479
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,970$111,409
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,959$233,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,817$7,720
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $241,608 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,148
VIII-1e Government grants$82,341
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,948
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,471$2,471
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,700$3,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,471 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,700$241,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,888 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $48,500$48,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,941$64,941
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $467$467
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,434 · Management $7,137$8,571
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $21,451$21,451
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $35$35
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,525$2,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $299 · Management $92$391
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,205 · Fundraising $215$3,420
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $880 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $508$3,489
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $145 · Fundraising $107$252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,866 · Management $5,056$16,922
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9$9
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,119$5,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,459 · Management $10 · Fundraising $128$58,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$72 · Fundraising −$1,729−$1,801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,617 · Management $71,007 · Fundraising −$736$233,888
Part X · Balance sheet $155,674 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,909$154,832
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,909$155,674
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,965$4,008
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,965$4,008
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $143,944$151,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,909$155,674
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$241,608
XI-2 Total expenses$233,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$143,944
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,666

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