Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Louisiana Assn For The Blind Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.8M (2023)

Expenses
$5.33M (2023)

Total Assets
$32.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.9M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,803,136
Expenses
$5,327,581
Net Income
$1,475,555
Net Assets
$30,988,776
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $545,967
8.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $287,761
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $110,318
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $5,815,842
85.5%
Other Revenue $43,248
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,354,295
25.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,891,583
Total Liabilities $1,902,807
Net Assets $30,988,776
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Alberto Baca (Executive Vice President) $130,397 $0 $8,974
Heather Mckenzie (Director, Procurement And Pricing) $110,774 $0 $8,974
Audra Muslow (Vice President/Interim Ceo) $108,322 $0 $10,324
Shun Washington (Director, Finance And Administration) $106,120 $0 $8,974
Brian Patchett (President & Ceo) $88,772 $0 $13,854
Geri Venable (Director) $0 $0 $0
Taylor Jamison (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Smith (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (1 St Vice Chair, Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Ellis (2 Nd Vice Chair, Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Chris Kevil (Immediate Past Chair) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,793,252
Expenses
$4,226,744
Net Income
$566,508
Net Assets
$28,896,693
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $588,780
12.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $296,728
6.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$228,386
Net Inventory Sales $4,108,752
85.7%
Other Revenue $27,378
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $209,365
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,131,093
26.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,947,904
Total Liabilities $2,051,211
Net Assets $28,896,693
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Audra Muslow Hicks (Interim Pres.) $92,308 $0 $0
Brian Patchett (President & Ceo) $36,923 $0 $0
William Smith (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Susanne Ellis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Chris Kevil (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Geri Venable (Director) $0 $0 $0
Taylor Jamison (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,008,985
Expenses
$3,991,623
Net Income
$2,017,362
Net Assets
$29,927,800
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,979,706
32.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $584,128
9.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$926,683
Net Inventory Sales $4,232,181
70.4%
Other Revenue $139,653
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,174
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,387,118
34.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,579,658
Total Liabilities $1,651,858
Net Assets $29,927,800
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawn Libby Murphy (President & Ceo) $120,090 $0 $4,804
Suzanne Williams (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Chris Kevil (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chad Burgess (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Emily Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Katie Nance (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Montgomery (Director) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,820,782
Expenses
$3,916,895
Net Income
$903,887
Net Assets
$28,190,936
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $140,142
2.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $783,824
16.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $3,425,859
71.1%
Other Revenue $470,957
9.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $148,552
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,186,480
30.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,543,299
Total Liabilities $2,352,363
Net Assets $28,190,936
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawn Libby Murphy (President & Ceo) $146,908 $0 $5,880
Suzanne Williams (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Chris Kevil (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Smith (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chad Burgess (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Emily Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Katie Nance (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Montgomery (Director) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,510,935
Expenses
$4,096,844
Net Income
$414,091
Net Assets
$27,098,148
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,329
1.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $271,589
6.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $4,142,390
91.8%
Other Revenue $32,627
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $145,962
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,189,122
29.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,809,185
Total Liabilities $2,711,037
Net Assets $27,098,148
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawn Libby Murphy (President & Ceo) $144,281 $0 $7,214
Chad Burges (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kit Cooper (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Williams (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeri Bowen (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Emily Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,857,798
Expenses
$4,231,910
Net Income
$1,625,888
Net Assets
$26,543,753
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,505
0.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $206,635
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $19,116
0.3%
Sales of Assets $234,401
4.0%
Net Inventory Sales $5,387,138
92.0%
Other Revenue $2,003
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $337,914
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,349,356
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,723,792
Total Liabilities $2,180,039
Net Assets $26,543,753
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawn Libby Murphy (President & Ceo) $144,281 $0 $7,214
Harold D Young (Vice President Of Operatio) $95,077 $0 $3,686
Tom Tyler (Vice President Of Sales) $81,101 $0 $10,683
Jeri Bowen (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Chad Burges (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kit Cooper (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Judd Callicoatte (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cyntheria Jernigan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Mccotter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Williams (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,749,623
Expenses
$4,381,164
Net Income
$368,459
Net Assets
$25,185,725
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $38,670
0.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $178,130
3.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $70,751
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $4,428,229
93.2%
Other Revenue $33,843
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,776,146
40.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,235,718
Total Liabilities $2,049,993
Net Assets $25,185,725
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elaine Shelly Taylor (President & Ceo) $149,496 $0 $27,474
Harold D Young (Vice President Of Operatio) $105,108 $0 $11,568
Shawn Libby Murphy (Vice President Of Developm) $93,867 $0 $11,150
Tom Tyler (Vice President Of Sales) $84,182 $0 $27,427
Josh Trahan (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jeri Bowen (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chad Burges (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Cytheria Jernigan (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Judd Callicoatte (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Mccotter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Williams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Blaylock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kit Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,532,412
Expenses
$4,393,918
Net Income
$1,138,494
Net Assets
$24,784,009
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $70,391
1.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $138,729
2.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $25,574
0.5%
Sales of Assets -$92,522
Net Inventory Sales $4,911,889
88.8%
Other Revenue $478,351
8.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $432,478
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,364,405
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,704,207
Total Liabilities $1,920,198
Net Assets $24,784,009
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elaine Shelly Taylor (President & Ceo) $187,283 $0 $9,657
Harold D Young (Vice President Of Operatio) $109,237 $0 $5,513
Tom Tyler (Vice President Of Sales) $89,923 $0 $4,604
Shawn Libby Murphy (Vice President Of Developm) $78,610 $0 $3,931
Josh Trahan (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jeri Bowen (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chad Burges (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Cytheria Jernigan (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Charles Blaylock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judd Callicoatte (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Mccotter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kit Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,400,793
Expenses
$4,337,375
Net Income
$1,063,418
Net Assets
$23,423,593
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $85,894
1.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $211,289
3.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,103,280
94.5%
Other Revenue $330
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $424,413
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,338,516
30.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,433,543
Total Liabilities $2,009,950
Net Assets $23,423,593
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elaine Shelly Taylor (President & Ceo) $186,926 $0 $20,200
Harold D Young (Vice President Of Operatio) $109,142 $0 $6,887
Tom Tyler (Vice President Of Sales) $92,217 $0 $15,529
Shawn Libby Murphy (Vice President Of Developm) $66,734 $0 $4,369
Cyntherina Jenigan (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeri Bowen (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Judd Callicoatte (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Charles Blaylock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Mccotter (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,082,081
Expenses
$4,447,919
Net Income
$634,162
Net Assets
$22,662,249
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,084
1.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $105,250
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $21,374
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $4,904,308
96.5%
Other Revenue $1,065
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $361,741
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,541,785
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,482,452
Total Liabilities $2,820,203
Net Assets $22,662,249
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elaine Shelly Taylor (President & Ceo) $186,983 $0 $10,319
Harold D Young (Vice President Of Operations) $104,713 $0 $5,520
Tom Tyler (Vice President Of Sales) $84,999 $0 $11,104
Shawn Libby Murphy (Vice President Of Development) $56,710 $0 $2,835
Judd Callicoatte (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Cytheria Jernigan (1 St Vice Chair/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Josh Trahan (2 Nd Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Charles Blaylock (Immediate Past Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jeri Bowen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr S Kit Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Hanberry (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,268,821
Expenses
$4,353,606
Net Income
$915,215
Net Assets
$21,981,200
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $51,410
1.0%
Program Services $279
0.0%
Investment Income $136,853
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $153,534
2.9%
Net Inventory Sales $4,926,745
93.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $360,978
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,473,504
33.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,036,917
Total Liabilities $3,055,717
Net Assets $21,981,200

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,443,175
Expenses
$4,170,555
Net Income
$1,272,620
Net Assets
$21,340,507
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $673,270
12.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $171,223
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,359
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $4,594,512
84.4%
Other Revenue $1,811
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $366,577
8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,385,001
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,487,724
Total Liabilities $3,147,217
Net Assets $21,340,507

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,843,177
Expenses
$3,918,585
Net Income
$1,924,592
Net Assets
$19,941,305
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $685,651
11.7%
Program Services $2,644
0.0%
Investment Income $267,842
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $88,137
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $4,798,903
82.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $498,434
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,331,899
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,264,153
Total Liabilities $4,322,848
Net Assets $19,941,305

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »