Nonprofit · EIN 72-0408943
LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $19,652,898 | $13,591,942 | $6,060,956 | $37,401,006 | $11,606,819 | $25,794,187 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,924,429 | $15,158,074 | $2,766,355 | $31,206,362 | $12,129,788 | $19,076,574 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $15,266,831 | $14,389,353 | $877,478 | $29,395,644 | $13,166,273 | $16,229,371 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,019,222
- Program service revenue
- $13,901,701
- Investment income
- -$283,004
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$420,997
- Net income from fundraising events
- $14,979
- Other revenue
- $14,979
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,169,258
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $457,738
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,916,939
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,296,174
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $279,115
- Depreciation
- $803,209
- Program services (functional)
- $9,487,175
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,653,719
- Fundraising (functional)
- $451,048
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,206,362
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,401,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,606,819
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,794,187
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,832,113
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,406,842
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,135,916
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,658,271
- Gross receipts
- $23,584,683
- Employees
- 251
- Volunteers
- 92
- Year formed
- 1912
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY FIELD-MARVIN | HEADMISTRESS Officer | 40 | $371,478 | $20,871 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAVID JAYS | COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,800 | $0 |
| DAVID MARTIN | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,448 | $0 |
| HANNAH DIETSCH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIET MUFFIN BALART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELAIDE WISDOM BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLEE WILLIAMSON | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONITA ROBERTSON-HARDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISE MERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO PHELPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ACOMB RICHARDSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE COURINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN DUPUY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN KITNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER JAHNCKE PERRILLIAT | ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM O'BRIEN | PARENTS LEAGUE REPRESENTAT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY NALTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AYAME DINKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN DOUSSAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRES GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE KOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE SHANNON MONROE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SHAW SHIELDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALVADOR SUAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MAKK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA MAHFOUZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY KOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY FIELD-MARVIN | HEADMISTRESS Officer | 40 | $347,988 | $20,221 |
| DAVID MARTIN | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,069 | $0 |
| HANNAH DIETSCH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIET MUFFIN BALART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELAIDE WISDOM BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLEE WILLIAMSON | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONITA ROBERTSON-HARDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISE MERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO PHELPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ACOMB RICHARDSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE COURINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN DUPUY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN KITNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER JAHNCKE PERRILLIAT | ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM O'BRIEN | PARENTS LEAGUE REPRESENTAT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY NALTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYAME DINKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN DOUSSAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRES GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE KOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE SHANNON MONROE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SHAW SHIELDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVADOR SUAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY FIELD-MARVIN | HEADMISTRESS Trustee or director | 40 | $360,646 | $20,903 |
| BRITTANEE BAER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Trustee or director | 40 | $110,766 | $5,185 |
| WHITNEY SAMUEL | HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,828 | $2,672 |
| LAURA SHIELDS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIET MUFFIN BALART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELAIDE WISDOM BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| E JAMES KOCK III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN LORIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM TROUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLEE WILLIAMSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONITA ROBERTSON-HARDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MAKK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BAUMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY DRENNAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH DIETSCH | BOARD CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISE MERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO PHELPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ACOMB RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE COURINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN DUPUY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN KITNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN ECUYER | ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR POSPISIL | PARENTS LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY NALTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2343 PRYTANIA ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-5805
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CATHERINE ACOMB RICHARDSO, 2343 PRYTANIA STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER JAYS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (504) 561-1224
- Website
- MCGEHEESCHOOL.COM
- Return prepared by
- BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLC
Mission
THE LOUISE S. MCGEHEE SCHOOL PROVIDES EACH GIRL WITH THE FOUNDATION TO REALIZE HER INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC EDUCATION GUIDED BY HONOR, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP. IN THIS DYNAMIC, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, STUDENTS DEVELOP LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS THROUGH THE USE OF CRITICAL AND ETHICAL THINKING.
Program accomplishments
- THE LOUISE S. MCGEHEE SCHOOL USED TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO 426 YOUNG WOMEN ATTENDING PRE-K THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE, AND 173 YOUNG CHILDREN IN LITTLE GATE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, FOR A TOTAL OF 599 STUDENTS DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. THE EXPENSES OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL WERE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT NEED-BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FACULTY SALARIES AND BENEFITS, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO A DIVERSE POPULATION OF GIRLS IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA.Expenses $8,317,917 · revenue $13,901,701
- FINANCIAL AID FOR 135 STUDENTS ENCOMPASSING ALL GRADE LEVELS.Expenses $1,169,258 · grants $1,169,258
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-0408943
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,401,006
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,584,683
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $19,652,898 | $13,591,942 | $37,401,006 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,924,429 | $15,158,074 | $31,206,362 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $15,266,831 | $14,389,353 | $29,395,644 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $15,252,868 | $14,257,742 | $27,422,961 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 72-0408943).
Questions about LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL is 72-0408943.
- Is LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
- Are donations to LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL 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 LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CATHERINE ACOMB RICHARDSO.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $371,478 (KIMBERLY FIELD-MARVIN, HEADMISTRESS).
- How much revenue does LOUISE S MCGEHEE SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,652,898, expenses of $13,591,942 and total assets of $37,401,006 at year end.
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