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Disability Rights Louisiana

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.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$4.31M (2023)

Expenses
$4.53M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.94M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$586k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,309,040
Expenses
$4,533,565
Net Income
-$224,525
Net Assets
$1,358,638
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,247,641
98.6%
Program Services $10,500
0.2%
Investment Income $3,043
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $10,785
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37,071
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $165,148
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,589,968
57.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,944,519
Total Liabilities $585,881
Net Assets $1,358,638
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ronald Lospennato (Interim Exec Director (Thru 04/2023)) $119,944 $0 $6,061
Keandra Ratcliff (Director Of Finance (Thru 05/2023)) $78,517 $0 $9,343
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rashad Bristo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Giselle Celestine (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Groves (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Lafrentz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Meehan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Spedale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monica Stampley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Sugarman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Vance (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (President (Thru 12/2022); Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patsy White (Secretary (Thru 12/2022); President) $0 $0 $0
Hugh Eley (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Adrienne Thomas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Tarver (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tara Huffman (Interim Executive Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,046,921
Expenses
$4,163,268
Net Income
-$116,347
Net Assets
$1,582,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,029,813
99.6%
Program Services $9,741
0.2%
Investment Income $1,670
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,697
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $212,850
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,478,104
59.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,150,845
Total Liabilities $568,267
Net Assets $1,582,578
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ronald Lospennato (Interim Executive Director) $106,554 $0 $4,380
Keandra Ratcliff (Director Of Finance) $54,075 $0 $4,774
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rashad Bristro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Giselle Celestine (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Groves (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tari Hamilton (Board Member (Thru 12/2021)) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Spedale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Vance (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monica Stampley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Sugarman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gisele Proby Bryant (Board Member (Thru 12/2021)) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Meehan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (President) $0 $0 $0
Hugh Eley (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Patsy White (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Tarver (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,782,196
Expenses
$3,667,562
Net Income
$114,634
Net Assets
$1,822,636
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,561,014
94.2%
Program Services $207,516
5.5%
Investment Income $5,200
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,200
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,266
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $158,279
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,180,143
59.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,111,768
Total Liabilities $289,132
Net Assets $1,822,636
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christopher Rodriguez (Executive Director) $147,939 $0 $11,054
Christine Saucier (Cfo (Thru 04/2020)) $88,355 $0 $9,479
Anita Gray (Board Member (Thru 11/2019)) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Spedale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Courntey Vance (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Groves (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donna Doucet (Board Member (Thru 06/2020)) $0 $0 $0
Gisele Proby Bryant (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Meredith Sugarman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patsy White (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rashad Bristro (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tari Hamilton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (President) $0 $0 $0
Hugh Eley (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Gale Anna Dean (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Tarver (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,654,902
Expenses
$3,626,110
Net Income
$28,792
Net Assets
$1,699,276
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,581,340
98.0%
Program Services $55,500
1.5%
Investment Income $13,822
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,400
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,840
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $259,917
7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,008,367
55.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,996,207
Total Liabilities $296,931
Net Assets $1,699,276
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christine Saucier (Cfo) $60,446 $0 $3,504
Christopher Rodriguez (Executive Director) $47,838 $0 $1,122
Anita Gray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Spedale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Vance (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Derek Warden (Board Member (Thru 6/2019)) $0 $0 $0
Donna Doucet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gale Anna Dean (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gisele Proby Bryant (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Thompson (Board Member (Thru 12/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Nell Hahn (Board Member (Thru 6/2019)) $0 $0 $0
Pasti White (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reagan Toledano (Board Member (Thru 12/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (President) $0 $0 $0
Hugh Eley (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Durham (Vp (Thru 01/2019)/Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paget Bazile (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Warren Hebert Jr (Secretary (Thru 12/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Gloria Mays (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,463,456
Expenses
$4,178,696
Net Income
-$715,240
Net Assets
$1,479,444
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,243,522
93.6%
Program Services $200,550
5.8%
Investment Income $19,445
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,770
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,709
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,967
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,443,071
58.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,684,540
Total Liabilities $205,096
Net Assets $1,479,444
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kim Y Jones (Executive Director) $101,111 $0 $1,259
Anita Gray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Thompson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Reagan Toledano (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paget Bazile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Warren Hebert Jr (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Hugh Eley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (President) $0 $0 $0
Gisele Proby Bryant (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gloria Mays (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Spedale (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Vance (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patsi White (Pac Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jason Durham (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Rodriguez (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,647,563
Expenses
$3,960,888
Net Income
-$313,325
Net Assets
$2,201,682
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,285,327
90.1%
Program Services $79,608
2.2%
Investment Income $18,802
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$317
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $264,143
7.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,000
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,356,082
59.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,414,705
Total Liabilities $213,023
Net Assets $2,201,682
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kim Y Jones (Executive Director) $24,538 $0 $3,881
Anita Gray (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Thompson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Reagan Toledano (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Paget Bazile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Warren Hebert Jr (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lorenza Lawless (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Lazarus (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Margaret Lusk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gloria Mays (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dale Higgins (President) $0 $0 $0
Rickii Ainey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,218,169
Expenses
$3,862,737
Net Income
$355,432
Net Assets
$2,519,834
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,537,258
83.9%
Program Services $629,997
14.9%
Investment Income $20,223
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$14
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,705
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,382
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,422,355
62.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,710,159
Total Liabilities $190,325
Net Assets $2,519,834

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,764,688
Expenses
$3,549,644
Net Income
$215,044
Net Assets
$2,160,707
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,548,627
94.3%
Program Services $173,414
4.6%
Investment Income $18,162
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,005
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,490
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,968
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,211,419
62.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,432,341
Total Liabilities $271,634
Net Assets $2,160,707

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,545,000
Expenses
$3,356,111
Net Income
$188,889
Net Assets
$1,947,204
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,256,075
91.8%
Program Services $261,744
7.4%
Investment Income $15,324
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,857
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,968
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,107,890
62.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,292,130
Total Liabilities $344,926
Net Assets $1,947,204

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,505,825
Expenses
$3,367,985
Net Income
$137,840
Net Assets
$1,762,508
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,291,989
93.9%
Program Services $194,586
5.6%
Investment Income $3,044
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,206
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,587
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,080,632
61.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,988,307
Total Liabilities $225,799
Net Assets $1,762,508

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,605,766
Expenses
$3,650,415
Net Income
-$44,649
Net Assets
$1,618,147
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,402,769
94.4%
Program Services $172,187
4.8%
Investment Income $7,506
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $8,875
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,429
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,313
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,202,850
60.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,870,660
Total Liabilities $252,513
Net Assets $1,618,147

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,775,221
Expenses
$3,851,572
Net Income
-$76,351
Net Assets
$1,670,463
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,672,816
97.3%
Program Services $70,841
1.9%
Investment Income $7,994
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,570
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,202
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,319,279
60.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,020,106
Total Liabilities $349,643
Net Assets $1,670,463

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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