Nonprofit · EIN 01-0927490
TECHE PROJECT
Tax-exempt · ARNAUDVILLE, LA 70512
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $33,720 | $42,458 | -$8,738 | $53,272 | $0 | $53,272 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $52,533 | $35,683 | $16,850 | $62,350 | $0 | $62,350 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $106,486 | $107,935 | -$1,449 | $44,712 | $0 | $44,712 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $33,720
- of which government grants
- $9,500
- Membership dues
- $1,773
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $23,087
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,337
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $64
- Travel
- $248
- Program services (functional)
- $13,374
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,973
- Fundraising (functional)
- $111
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $62,343
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,272
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $53,272
- Gross receipts
- $33,720
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- LA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Bass | administrative assistant Key employee | 20 | $23,087 |
| Patti Holland | Council member/ Secretary/Exucitive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 28 | $0 |
| Dane Thibodeaux | council Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brent Miller | Council Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET SIMOM | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GREG GUIDROZ | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY GRAVOIS | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Conni Castille | President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Holland | Bookkeeper Key employee | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Bass | administrative assistant Key employee | 20 | $23,004 |
| Patti Holland | Council member/ Secretary/Exucitive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Dane Thibodeaux | council Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brent Miller | Council Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Martin | Council Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET SIMOM | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG GUIDROZ | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY GRAVOIS | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX GUILLORY | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Conni Castille | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Holland | Bookkeeper Key employee | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patti Holland | Council member/ Secretary/Exucitive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Dane Thibodeaux | council Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Conni Castille | Council memberr/President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Brent Miller | Council Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Martin | Council Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARGARET SIMOM | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| GREG GUIDROZ | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JIMMY GRAVOIS | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ALEX GUILLORY | COUNCIL MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Thomas Holland | Bookkeeper Key employee | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 165, ARNAUDVILLE, LA 70512-0165
- In care of
- % TOM HOLLAND
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- PO Box 114, Arnaudville LA 70512
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Patricia Holland, PO BOX 114, Arnaudville, LA 70512
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Connie Castile, PO Box 114, Arnaudville LA 70512
- Signed the 990
- Patricia Holland, Secretary
- Phone
- (337) 244-4645
- Website
- TECHEPROJECT.ORG
Mission
WORK TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGY OF THE BAYOU TECHE WATERSHED. TO ENCOURAGE RECREATIONAL USE OF BAYOU TECHE BY BUILDING A FIRST CLASS PADDLE TRAIL WITH ACCESS DOCKS IN ALL FIFTEEN TOWNS ALONG THE BAYOU. TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROMOTE TRAIL BASED TOURISM AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BAYOU TECHE CORRIDOR
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTED THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF BAYOU TECHE: THE TECHE PROJECT HOSTED THE 13TH ANNUAL SHAKE YOUR TRAIL FEATHER PADDLE PARADE AND FESTIVAL WITH OVER 250 ATTENDEES ENJOYING THE LIVE MUSIC AND PADDLE EXCURSION. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP EVENT "TWILIGHT ON THE TECHE" IN ARNAUDVILLE AT MAISON STEPHANIE WITH OVER 110 ATTENDEES. A CULTURAL PRESENTATION PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF THE MANOR HOUSE AND THE RENOVATION WORK WAS GIVEN. IN 2025, WE EMBARKED ON A NEW ORAL HISTORY INITIATIVE TO GATHER STORIES ABOUT CURRENT AND PAST LIFE EXPERIENCES. WE PLAN TO PUBLISH THESE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS IN THE FURURE. ALSO IN 2025, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CENTER FOR LA STUDIES AND THE WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION TO INSTALL A "LEGENDS AND LORE" MARKER ABOUT PIRATE JEAN LAFITTE'S CONTRABAND TUNNEL UNDER THE MT. CARMEL ACADEMY IN NEW IBERIA. EACH YEAR, WE ALSO ATTEND SEVERAL OUTREACH EVENTS WITH PARTNER GROUPS TO SHARE OUR MISSION TO EMBRACE THE CULTURAL VALUES OF THE BAYOU TECHE CORRIDOR.Expenses $13,268 · revenue $16,679
- Enhancing the ecology of Bayou Teche: We took part in the spring Love the Boot campaign by cleaning trailhead parks at our dock sites. We also hosted a clean-up day in New Iberia in the spring and periodically pulled trash with boats to account for 61 tons of trash in the past 15 years. We provided guidance to interested parties regarding wood duck nest box management. We have 63 participants in our program to rear ducks along the bayou and are hatching over 750 ducklings annually. Director, Patti Holland spoke on the values of bank-line restoration as a measure to improve water quality to the Vermilion River Water Quality Task Force. We also recorded 10 segments about Bayou Teche flora and fauna for KRVS Public Radio's "Nature in Acadiana" program.Expenses $106 · revenue $90
- Encouraging Recreational Use on Bayou Teche: The Bayou Teche National Paddle Trail infrastructure was completed in 2023, however, we continue our work to add features to improve paddle trail usage into the future. With installation work completed, we have shifted our focus to paddle trail promotion and hosting events to get people on Bayou Teche. In 2025, we worked with parish and state tourism offices to film our annual paddle parade as promotion of the Bayou Teche National Paddle Trail. We continue to promote the national paddle trail on our website via our Paddle Trail Guide for 1 to 3-day excursions and on the national trail finder platform, ALLTrails. In 2025, we worked with a local outfitter, Wanderlust Rentals to get a passive kayak kiosk rental station installed at the New Iberia paddle trail dock site. We also worked with landowners to facilitate more camping opportunities along Bayou Teche. In June 2025, we held our 3rd youth workshop "Geaux Paddle" aimed at getting youths ages 10 to 14 paddling on Bayou Teche and learning about the ecological and recreational values of the bayou. We plan to continue that workshop each summer.0
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0927490
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,272
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,720
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $33,720 | $42,458 | $53,272 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $52,533 | $35,683 | $62,350 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $106,486 | $107,935 | $44,712 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $99,536 | $112,045 | $46,161 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Connie Castile | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0927490).
Questions about TECHE PROJECT
- What is the EIN of TECHE PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TECHE PROJECT is 01-0927490.
- Is TECHE PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to TECHE PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TECHE PROJECT file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of TECHE PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TECHE PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TECHE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Patricia Holland.
- Who are the officers and directors of TECHE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $23,087 (Erin Bass, administrative assistant).
- How much revenue does TECHE PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,720, expenses of $42,458 and total assets of $53,272 at year end.
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