Nonprofit · EIN 85-1432323
LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $263,073 | $359,953 | -$96,880 | $378,835 | $0 | $378,835 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $653,075 | $482,509 | $170,566 | $475,715 | $0 | $475,715 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $369,421 | $387,014 | -$17,593 | $305,149 | $0 | $305,149 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $263,073
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $65,763
- Other salaries and wages
- $148,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $245,458
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,342
- Occupancy
- $14,164
- Travel
- $8,170
- Program services (functional)
- $289,818
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,135
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $475,715
- Total assets, end of year
- $378,835
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $378,835
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $378,835
- Gross receipts
- $263,073
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER LARINO | President & CEO Officer | 20 | $65,763 |
| SHANEIKA DABNEY-HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| E'JAAZ MASON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| LANA KIMAYEVA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELE GARVAL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NIC WEINFELD | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM WILLIAMSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHANIEKA DABNEY-HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LANA KIMAYEVA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TERRI TRONCALE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELE GARVAL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LARINO | President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| E'JAAZ MASON | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM WILLIAMSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHANIEKA DABNEY-HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LANA KIMAYEVA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TERRI TRONCALE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELE GARVAL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JASMINE HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LARINO | President Officer | 0 | $0 |
| E'JAAZ MASON | Secretary Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 309 S MURAT ST APT B, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119-5957
- In care of
- % JENNIFER LARINO
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER LARINO, President
- Phone
- (504) 405-2637
- Return prepared by
- Pedelahore & Co LLP
Mission
Lede New Orleans is a community media hub that trains emerging Black and Brown storytellers,produces community-centered journalism, and creates trusted spaces for civic dialogue.Founded in 2020, Lede works to advance information equity in New Orleans by shifting whotells local stories and increasing access to accurate, contextual, and representative information.
Program accomplishments
- A NEWS INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG ADULTS, JOURNALISTS AND ARTISTS TO PRODUCE EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MEDIA IN NEW ORLEANS.Expenses $289,818
- In 2025, Lede New Orleans focused the majority of itsCommunity Reporting Fellowship efforts on a comprehensive program redesign to better meetthe needs of emerging storytellers and the communities they serve.? Lede extended the fellowship duration from 16 weeks to up to 24 weeks to allow fordeeper skill-building, reporting, and editorial support.? The organization enhanced training and coaching infrastructure and leveraged grantfunding to engage experienced media professionals to lead key aspects of the program,including editorial workflow oversight by a Senior Editor.? These changes were designed to strengthen reporting quality, reduce time pressure onfellows, and align program pacing more closely with community-centered journalismpractices.Following this redesign, the Community Reporting Fellowship relaunched in September 2025with a cohort of five fellows.? Fellows are currently receiving training and producing original reporting focused on localhousing issues in New Orleans.? Training will conclude in March 2026, with stories scheduled for publication in spring2026.While the fellowship was undergoing redesign, Lede marked its programmatic legacy bypartnering with The Front Gallery to present Five Years Forward, a live public exhibithighlighting five years of Community Reporting Fellowship work.? The exhibit featured journalism produced by past fellows on topics including mentalhealth, food access, and Black maternal health.? This project celebrated the growth of emerging storytellers and highlighted the long-termimpact of community-based reporting in New Orleans.
- In 2025, Lede New Orleans expanded its publicengagement work by hosting four community events, engaging more than 225 New Orleansresidents through documentary screenings, panel discussions, and a public storytelling exhibit.? Events centered Black and Brown New Orleanians and created accessible, trustedspaces for civic dialogue and learning.? Evaluation data showed:? 75% of attendees reported learning new, useful information.? 50% of Community Reporting Fellows reported forming meaningful newcommunity connections through their reporting and public engagement work.This work was supported by a $75,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation, awarded in2024, which Lede leveraged in 2025 to pilot new engagement models.As part of this investment, Lede launched Co-Lede, its first-ever community journalismcommunity of practice open to residents of all ages.? Through monthly sessions, participants explored issues affecting their neighborhoodswhile learning foundational journalism skills such as interviewing, fact-checking, andresearch.? Co-Lede expanded access to the information-making process and advanced Ledesvision of a participatory, community-powered local media ecosystem.
- In 2025, Lede New Orleans invested in organizationalstability and editorial quality by retaining and strengthening key program staff and contractorroles critical to its mission.? Lede retained core roles including its Fellowship Coordinator, Engagement Coordinatorand Operations Coordinator ensuring continuity in program design and support, and inadministrative and financial processes and oversight.? The organization hired a part-time Senior Editor to provide additional editorial oversightand strengthen the quality, accuracy, and rigor of content produced through theCommunity Reporting Fellowship.? Lede also engaged three professional mentors to support fellows reporting andmultimedia production, providing subject-matter expertise, coaching, and feedbackthroughout the fellowship cycle.These capacity-building investments strengthened Ledes ability to deliver high-qualityjournalism, support emerging storytellers, and sustain its programs with consistency and care.
- In November 2025, Lede piloted a new live storytelling event featuring five localspeakers sharing stories of home to an audience of more than 50 locals.? Lede was awarded a $100,000 grant from Press Forward in 2024, recognizing theorganizations role in addressing gaps in local news coverage and strengtheningcommunity-led journalism in New Orleans.? Lede and two of our fellowship alumni were featured on the Voices of I Am New Orleansaudio series funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.? Lede and five fellowship alumni partnered with Be Loud Studios to support editing andmentorship for local high schoolers working on audio stories about their perspectives onHurricane Katrina and its impact.
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
- 85-1432323
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $378,835
- Income (IRS master file)
- $263,073
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $263,073 | $359,953 | $378,835 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,053,075 | $482,509 | $875,715 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $369,421 | $387,014 | $305,149 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $427,726 | $128,945 | $322,742 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 85-1432323).
Questions about LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC
- What is the EIN of LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC is 85-1432323.
- Is LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEDE NEW ORLEANS 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 LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC 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 LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC 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 LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,763 (JENNIFER LARINO, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $263,073, expenses of $359,953 and total assets of $378,835 at year end.
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