Nonprofit · EIN 72-0436118
PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC
Tax-exempt · BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,055,849 | $901,826 | $154,023 | $5,841,237 | $92,185 | $5,749,052 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,210,218 | $950,796 | $259,422 | $5,636,415 | $153,741 | $5,482,674 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $649,230
- Membership dues
- $241,037
- Program service revenue
- $71,872
- Investment income
- $326,242
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,505
- Other revenue
- $8,505
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $189,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $390,680
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $675,817
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,100
- Occupancy
- $60,945
- Travel
- $1,564
- Depreciation
- $2,250
- Program services (functional)
- $503,279
- Management and general (functional)
- $293,074
- Fundraising (functional)
- $105,473
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,636,415
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,841,237
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $92,185
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,749,052
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,043
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,266,644
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,644,545
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,104,507
- Gross receipts
- $1,062,874
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 1950
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN PROCOPIO | PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $189,000 |
| R HUNTER PIERSON | PAST CHARIMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD B CROWELL | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT RATCLIFF JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY CAMPBELL JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH COURTNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUANE COWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELTON DENNIS BLUNT | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES JJ BUQUET JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN V KINSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KNAPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CARGILE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUSTER KANTROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW TESSIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
33 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE NELSON JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SIMMONS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED HARDIN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAMES RICHARDSON | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR PHILLIP ROZEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA SAURAGE | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN WALL | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL PRATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODY MONTELARO | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH L ROBISON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NATHALIE SIMON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDI TERZOTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN FORTE TRAPPEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB GIARDINA JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORRIS MINTZ | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA CALLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED J LLORENS PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIE MOUNT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD CORTIZAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH DESONIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN GUILLORY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SCHEFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEVENDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM WILKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTE WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BARTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARENCE COPELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH IRBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HENSGENS | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LITTLEFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON STORER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 50 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN PROCOPIO | PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $188,625 |
| R HUNTER PIERSON | PAST CHARIMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD B CROWELL | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT RATCLIFF JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY CAMPBELL JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH COURTNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUANE COWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HENSGENS | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELTON DENNIS BLUNT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES JJ BUQUET JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN V KINSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KNAPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CARGILE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID EUSTIS | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUSTER KANTROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA ROWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW TESSIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE NELSON JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED HARDIN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAMES RICHARDSON | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR PHILLIP ROZEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA SAURAGE | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN WALL | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BURTON D WEAVER JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL PRATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODY MONTELARO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH L ROBISON | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR WL SENN JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMY FAUCHEUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES FENSTERMAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHALIE SIMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDI TERZOTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN FORTE TRAPPEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB GIARDINA JR | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORRIS MINTZ | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA CALLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED J LLORENS PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIE MOUNT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD CORTIZAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH DESONIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN GUILLORY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SCHEFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD R VATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LEVENDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM WILKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTE WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 450 LAUREL ST STE 1650, BATON ROUGE, LA 70801-1833
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN PROCOPIO, 450 LAUREL STREET, STE 1650, BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN PROCOPIO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (225) 926-8414
- Website
- WWW.PARLOUISIANA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- L A CHAMPAGNE & CO LLP
Mission
THE COUNCIL ACTS AS A PUBLIC WATCHDOG AND CATALYST FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM BY PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT VOICE OFFERING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOUISIANA THROUGH ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE RESEARCH AND FOCUSING PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THOSE SOLUTIONS THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF CITIZEN EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE COUNCIL CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE INDEPENDENT AND UNBIASED RESEARCH ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND EVALUATES THEIR PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCE. THESE RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED AS GUIDES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE MEDIA.Expenses $503,279 · revenue $71,872
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
- 72-0436118
- 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
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W00E)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,841,237
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,062,874
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,055,849 | $901,826 | $5,841,237 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,210,218 | $950,796 | $5,636,415 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $983,714 | $1,081,704 | $5,004,714 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 72-0436118).
Questions about PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC is 72-0436118.
- Is PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
- Are donations to PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC 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 PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC 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 PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC 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 PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVEN PROCOPIO.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 48 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $189,000 (STEVEN PROCOPIO, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,055,849, expenses of $901,826 and total assets of $5,841,237 at year end.
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