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PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY (EIN 26-1704791)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202303199349326730
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T17:28:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381910111PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UHY ADVISORS MI INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17171 STADIUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityKALAMAZOOCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261704791EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPELIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5045000506PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 POYDRAS SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL J ERSPAMERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5045000506PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDANIELPersonFirstNm
Person LastERSPAMERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER B WOOLFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00289894PTIN
Phone2693817600PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL J ERSPAMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 POYDRAS SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,336,205GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PELICANINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE INSTITUTE RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE MOSTSIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY IN LOUISIANA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,340,102PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,302,344CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,640PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$33,861CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,341,742PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,336,205CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$50,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$50,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$749,717PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$136,611CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$945,980PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,201,498CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,745,697PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,300,589CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$596,045PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$35,616CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$964,279TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,327,160TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$47,407TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$294,998TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$916,872NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,032,162NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CONDUCT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS THAT ADVANCES SOUND POLICIES BASED ON FREE ENTERPRISE, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND CONSTITUTIONALLY-LIMITED GOVERNMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,738,567ExpenseAmt
Grant$50,000GrantAmt
DescPRODUCES TIMELY RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR HOW TO BUILD A FREER, MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR LOUISIANA CITIZENS. TELLS THE STORY OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND PROMOTES LIBERTY-ORIENTED POLICY SITUATIONS TO CITIZENS AND LAWMAKERS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE. FACILITATES PUBLIC DIALOGUE THAT INCLUDES THE FREE-MARKET PERSPECTIVE WITH COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SEMINARS, LECTURES, AND DEBATES. ENGAGES WITH MEDIA AND PRESENTS FREE-MARKET PRINCIPLES THROUGH COMMENTARIES, REPORTS AND INTERVIEWS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$158,052ExpenseAmt
DescTHE PELICAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE PURSUES PRO-FREEDOM LITIGATION TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF LOUISIANA'S CITIZENS AND WORKING FAMILIES ARE PROTECTED. OUR LEGAL TEAM REPRESENTS CLIENTS PRO BONO IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS, AUTHORS AMICUS BRIEFS, CONDUCTS LEGAL RESEARCH, AND CRAFTS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS TO ENSURE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$79,025ExpenseAmt
DescTHE PELICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY RECRUITS, EDUCATES, AND CONNECTS EMERGING AND EXPERIENCED LEADERS IN LOUISIANA TO SOME OF OUR STATE'S BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES AND MOST DAUNTING CHALLENGES. PARTICIPANTS - REPRESENTING A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS - GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO GROW AS THOUGHT AND ACTION LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,975,644TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5045000506PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 POYDRAS ST STE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DANIEL J ERSPAMER
CEO32.008.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$177,099$49,567$13,843
STEPHEN M GELE
CHAIRMAN3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABHAY PATEL
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON SMITH
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEB BRUNEAU
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN BENDILY
VP FOR POLICY AND STRATEGY26.0014.00$106,639$67,816$10,653Yes (X)
JOHN KAY
SR VICE PRESIDENT27.0013.00$113,842$61,158$5,100Yes (X)
ALYSSA RAU
CHIEF OF STAFF37.003.00$103,232$11,768$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$500,812TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$190,309TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$29,596TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
JAMES BAEHR
1115 HENRY CLAY AVENEW ORLEANSLA70118LEGAL SERVICES$118,643
FACEBOOK (META PLATFORMS INC)
16021 WILLOW RDMENLO PARKCA94025ADVERTISING$112,177
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,302,344AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,302,344TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,861TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,861ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,336,205TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$33,861ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,000TotalAmt
Program Services$50,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,099TotalAmt
Program Services$144,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,409FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$718,961TotalAmt
Program Services$617,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,371FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,901TotalAmt
Program Services$56,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,241FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,130TotalAmt
Program Services$69,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,498FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,493TotalAmt
Program Services$122,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,553TotalAmt
Management And General$33,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,175TotalAmt
Program Services$16,735ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$14,440FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,887TotalAmt
Program Services$118,887ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,954TotalAmt
Program Services$14,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,431TotalAmt
Program Services$19,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,381TotalAmt
Management And General$36,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,473TotalAmt
Program Services$319,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$399FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,548TotalAmt
Management And General$1,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,955TotalAmt
Management And General$4,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SERVICE PROVIDERS - OTH$388,828$364,818$18,693$5,317
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$35,858$33,569$1,590$699
PRINTING$29,824$23,661$3,650$2,513
POSTAGE & DELIVERY$25,416$739$0$24,677

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,722TotalAmt
Program Services$3,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,300,589TotalAmt
Program Services$1,975,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$188,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136,611FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$355,570BOYAmt
EOY$686,137EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,384BOYAmt
EOY$412,229EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,135BOYAmt
EOY$3,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,759LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,100LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,206BOYAmt
EOY$659EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,984BOYAmt
EOY$224,229EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$964,279BOYAmt
EOY$1,327,160EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,407BOYAmt
EOY$73,873EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$221,125EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,407BOYAmt
EOY$294,998EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$246,760BOYAmt
EOY$465,912EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670,112BOYAmt
EOY$566,250EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$916,872BOYAmt
EOY$1,032,162EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$964,279BOYAmt
EOY$1,327,160EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$35,616ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$79,674PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$934,716CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,511,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,522,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,340,102CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,302,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,610,737TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$934,716CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,511,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,522,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,340,102CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,302,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,610,737TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,243,246SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,367,491PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,655CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,434CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,063TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,652,800TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.73590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,373FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$18,382FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$32,755FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,267,834FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,300,589FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$265,029FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$66,257FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$237,285CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$265,029CurrentYearAmt
Total$502,314TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$753,471LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$34,564CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$32,755CurrentYearAmt
Total$67,319TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$59,321CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$66,257CurrentYearAmt
Total$125,578TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$188,367GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$6,471CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$14,373CurrentYearAmt
Total$20,844TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-A - EXPLANATION OF FOUR YEAR AVERAGINGFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNO LOBBYING EXPENSES IN THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2021ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,759OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,100DepreciationAmt
Book Value$659BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$659TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$3,984
OPERATING LEASE - RIGHT OF USE ASSET$220,245
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$224,229TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERARTING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$221,125Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$221,125TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,566,064TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$229,859OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$229,859RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,336,205RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,336,205TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,530,448TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$229,859OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$229,859ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,300,589ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,300,589TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SHARED SERVICES REIMBURSEMENTS 229,859.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SHARED SERVICES REIMBURSEMENTS 229,859.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONORS TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 DIAGONAL ROAD SUITE 280AddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN522166327RecipientEIN
IRC Section501C 3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantFREE MARKET POLICYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS GRANT WAS PROVIDED TO A DONOR ADVISED FUND (LA FREEDOM FUND) FOR ADVANCING FREE MARKET POLICY IN LOUISIANA. ORGANIZATION IS IN TOUCH PERIODICALLY WITH THE ENTITY TO REVIEW THE ACTIVITY PF THE FUND.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DANIEL J ERSPAMER
CEO$152,099$49,567$25,000$0$0$0$5,969$0$7,874$0$190,942$49,567$0$0
ERIN BENDILY
VP FOR POLICY AND STRATEGY$101,639$67,816$5,000$0$0$0$5,060$0$5,593$0$117,292$67,816$0$0
JOHN KAY
SR VICE PRESIDENT$108,842$61,158$5,000$0$0$0$5,100$0$0$0$118,942$61,158$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR APPROVE THE 990 AND SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD AFTER FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE MONITORED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY, VERIFIED, AND IF FOUND ACCURATE, THE INDIVIDUAL IS FACED WITH IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL ORGANIZATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PELICAN ACTION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 POYDRAS SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463690842EIN
Primary ActivitiesADVOCACYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PELICAN ACTION INC
O$208,903ALLOCATION OF EFFORT
PELICAN ACTION INC
Q$229,859COST OF SERVICES