Nonprofit · EIN 20-8151937
GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $456,435 | $466,287 | -$9,852 | $609,701 | $482,899 | $126,802 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $368,293 | $524,689 | -$156,396 | $627,514 | $490,860 | $136,654 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $546,003 | $378,601 | $167,402 | $817,085 | $524,035 | $293,050 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $456,053
- Program service revenue
- $350
- Investment income
- $32
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $157,480
- Other salaries and wages
- $86,686
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $262,929
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $95
- Accounting fees
- $2,325
- Depreciation
- $14,637
- Program services (functional)
- $306,747
- Management and general (functional)
- $156,139
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $627,514
- Total assets, end of year
- $609,701
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $482,899
- Net assets, end of year
- $126,802
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $550,024
- Gross receipts
- $456,435
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 865
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREAS HOFFMANN | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 40 | $101,980 |
| CHRISTIAN RYAN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,500 |
| REBECCA MADURA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SHAW | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THERESA RIDINGS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LEIGH FAVA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY FONTENOT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ORLY LUDWIG | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINTZ RIVERA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARK TOBLER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JULIANNA PADGETT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREAS HOFFMANN | Executive Dir. Officer | 50 | $99,000 |
| REBECCA MADURA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SHAW | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THERESA RIDINGS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LEIGH FAVA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY FONTENOT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ORLY LUDWIG | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINTZ RIVERA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREAS HOFFMANN | Executive Dir. Officer | 50 | $76,528 |
| REBECCA MADURA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SHAW | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THERESA RIDINGS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LEIGH FAVA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY FONTENOT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ORLY LUDWIG | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINTZ RIVERA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8203 JEANNETTE ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118-2852
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTIAN RYAN, Executive Director
- Phone
- (504) 324-2429
- Website
- www.greenlightneworleans.org
- Return prepared by
- Duhe & Terranova LLC
Mission
GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS PROVIDES SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL HOMES AND ENCOURAGES COLLECTIVE ACTION TO CREATE A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY, ONE HOUSEHOLD AT A TIME, BY INSTALLING RAIN BARRELS, BACKYARD VEGETABLE GARDENS AND DISTRIBUTING FREE ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS. PROGRAMS EMPLOY A FULL NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY AND PRIORITIZE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN NEW ORLEANS, LA AS THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Program accomplishments
- In 2025, Green Light installed approximately 350 rain barrels for 240 household, for a collective potential diversion of 17,500 gallons of rainwater per storm event, alleviating local flooding, reducing stress on the stormwater system, and allowing residents to collect water for nonpotable uses. Each resident was provided a copy of Rain Barrel Practice and Culture, an educational book on local challenges and solutions to flooding, stormwater management, and water conservation.Expenses $216,599 · grants $319,237
- In 2025, Green Light New Orleans partnered with the STEM Library lab to provide educational resources for local schools. Through the rain barrel service learning project, 139 barrels were sent to classrooms for service learning and education on topics of weather, climate, green infrastructure, environmental science, and civic engagement.Expenses $54,119 · grants $91,211
- The Southface grant culminated in December 2025 and included weatherization and energy efficiency improvements to te Green Light property. The H20 the Future grant is a multiyear grant that continues into 2026, providing attic insulation for a limited number of residents, and development of carbon capture methodology related to the rain barrel program and weatherization activities. In 2025, four residents were provided with attic insulation and solar panels were obtained for Green Light New Orleans.Expenses $36,029 · grants $45,605
- In 2025, 865 volunteers were engaged in 2800 hours of service supporting Green Lights mission to provide low cost residential level green infrastructure (rain barrels) as a solution to local flooding and climate challenges. Volunteers upcycled food grade barrels to become functional environmental art, each uniquely painted and provided to applicants at a sliding scale cost share. Each volunteer is educated on the mission, purpose, benefits, and impact of the program. Independent Sector Value of Volunteer Time in 2025 was $34.79, for a total of $97,412 contributed volunteer time for Green Light New Orleans.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. 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
- 20-8151937
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C35)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $609,701
- Income (IRS master file)
- $456,435
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $456,435 | $466,287 | $609,701 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $368,293 | $524,689 | $627,514 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $546,003 | $378,601 | $817,085 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $273,407 | $292,625 | $658,682 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 20-8151937).
Questions about GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS
- What is the EIN of GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS is 20-8151937.
- Is GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS 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 GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,980 (ANDREAS HOFFMANN, FOUNDER).
- How much revenue does GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $456,435, expenses of $466,287 and total assets of $609,701 at year end.
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