Nonprofit · EIN 27-0185863
LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $643,976 | $792,143 | -$148,167 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $327,481 | $428,820 | -$101,339 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $643,976
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $229,762
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $259,909
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,500
- Occupancy
- $2,601
- Travel
- $6,706
- Program services (functional)
- $768,712
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,431
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $0
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $0
- Gross receipts
- $643,976
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2009
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Waiters | President Board of Directors | 5 | $0 |
| Calvin Alexander | Vice President Board of Directors | 5 | $0 |
| Charles E Allen III | Secretary Board of Directors | 5 | $0 |
| Walterine Griffin | Member | 5 | $0 |
| Dennis Griffin | Ex Officio Member Board of Director | 5 | $0 |
| Walter Goodwin | Member Board of Director | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Duplessis | Member Board of Director | 5 | $0 |
| Greta Gladney | Member Board of Director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walters | President Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Calvin Alexander | Vice President Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Charles E Allen III | Secretary Board of Directors Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Walterine Griffin | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dennis Griffin | Ex Officio Member Board of Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Walter Goodwin | Member Board of Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Duplessis | Member Board of Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Greta Gladney | Member Board of Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Greer Mendy | Member Board of Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5130 CHARTRES ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117-3808
- In care of
- % PAM DASHIELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Arthur Johnson, PO Box 770407, New Orleans, LA 70177
- Signed the 990
- Arthur Johnson, Director
- Phone
- (504) 421-9643
- Return prepared by
- COLLINS CPA ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING SERVICES
Mission
To re-build the Lower 9th Ward neighborhoods in New Orleans.
Program accomplishments
- RESTORATION, DECONSTRUCTION, SALVAGE, WEATHERIZATION, AND REBUILDING THE LOWER 9th WARD: Revitalizing the Lower 9h Ward begins with the thousands of homes and businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina and Ritato ensure they become health, comfortable, energyefficient places to live and work. That communitywide focus extends to making our streets, parks, schools and gathering places safer and more sustainable. The CSED works to create energy independent, economically viable, beautiful and resilient neighborhoods. This includes working towards restoring and developing parks and community gardens. It includes providing returning residents with sustainable building resources and training to restore their homes and other residential type structures via bulk purchasing, low or no cost rebuilding materials, sustainable technologies and materials, and providing volunteer labor from all over the United States. Volunteer labor for the year is valued at $240,983, based on a $22.14/hour labor rate and 10,885 volunteer hours. This amount is not included as revenue or expenditures in this return.Expenses $256,237 · grants $256,237 · revenue $256,237
- FOOD SECURITY:Food Security is a vital element of a sustainable community. It is a return to the traditions of urban farming and independent living rooted in the Lower 9th Ward. CSED works to promote this initiative through community gardens, local markets and ongoing education and outreach about the importance of urban agriculture to community revitalization. The CSED supports the Backyard Gardners Network to promote food security, the Guerrilla Garden located at Chartres & Charbonnet, and the Ernst Community Garden located at Chartres and Forstall. The CSED Food Planning Community, in response to the communitys poor access to fresh food, is currently organizing Lower 9th Ward community leaders and residents to create a Neighborhood Food Action Plan. Also, the CSED is developing a local Urban Farm that will provide local quality food to residents and New Orleans area restaurants with a community hiring component to include an apprenticeship in farming.Expenses $256,237 · grants $256,237 · revenue $256,237
- SUSTAINABLE COASTAL RESTORATION: To increase and strengthen collaboration between local and national efforts in order to advance innovative policies and mechanisms forcomprehensive coastal restoration and community protection efforts in coastal Louisiana. The health and well being of the Lower 9th Ward is deeply intertwined with the Mississippi River to the south and the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle to the north. This geographic relationship continues to inform coastal sustainability and the critical role of wetlands throughout New Orleans, across Louisiana, and along the Gulf Coast.Expenses $256,238 · grants $256,237 · revenue $256,237
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 | Not 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
- 27-0185863
- 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 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M20)
- Income (IRS master file)
- $643,976
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $643,976 | $792,143 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $327,481 | $428,820 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $461,933 | $444,503 | $0 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 27-0185863).
Questions about LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP
- What is the EIN of LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP is 27-0185863.
- Is LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP 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 LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Arthur Johnson.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LOWER NINTH WARD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $643,976, expenses of $792,143 and total assets of $0 at year end.
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