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CHOICE FOUNDATION A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CHOICE FOUNDATION A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION (EIN 20-2024597)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201641349349304044
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-13T13:07:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721088864PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAPORTE APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD SUITEAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2600AddressLine2Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP700054958ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202024597EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHOICE FOUNDATION A NON-PROFIT CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2D/B/A LAFAYETTE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHOIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5048618370PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11010 COMMON STREET SUITE 2950AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70112ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHANS JONASSENPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5048618370PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN S WILES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01222673PTIN
Phone5048355522PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAFAYETTE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHANS JONASSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11010 COMMON STREET SUITE 2950AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,405,176GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LAFAYETTEACADEMYNO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN A COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT CHALLENGES AND SUPPORTS EACH STUDENT TO ACHIEVE HIS OR HER HIGHEST POTENTIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee412TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$25,318,801PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$21,988,980CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$226PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$851,279CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$173,164PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$415,813CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$25,492,191PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,553,514CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,855,694PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,576,823CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$23,135,335PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$23,771,949CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,356,856PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,218,435CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,468,639TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,060,594TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,926,216TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,736,605TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,542,423NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,323,989NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ORGANIZED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE CITIZENS OF LOUISIANA ON HOW SCHOOL CHOICE INITIATIVES CAN IMPROVE PRIMARY EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,773,725ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,432,732ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,567,778ExpenseAmt
DescMCDONOUGH 42 CHARTER SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED AT 300 ALMONASTER IN NEW ORLEANS. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 480 STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE. EACH STUDENT IS PROVIDED WITH A SCHOOL PROGRAM ENRICHED BY FINE ARTS, TECHNOLOGY AND ATHLETICS. THE OVERALL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IS 9 TO 1.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$21,774,235TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee412EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES FULTONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5048618370PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12727 S CARROLLTON AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES SWANSON
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT EVANS
VICE-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANS JONASSEN
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON BEERY
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM GOLIWAS
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY LODRIG
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY CARTER
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYSSON MILLS
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA ABEL
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGO PHELPS
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE WILLIAMS MD
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WORLEY
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN KANE
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEWANDA YOUNG-HILL
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRITZ GOMILA
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIERRE CONNER III
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE WERNER
GENERAL MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE SAULNY
HEAD OF SCHOOL (ESP)40.00$109,215$0$9,878Yes (X)
MONICA BOUDOUIN
HEAD OF SCHOOL (LAF)40.00$134,022$0$8,470Yes (X)
SUSAN JURKUNAS
ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTOR40.00$132,183$0$11,174Yes (X)
JAMES FULTON
COO40.00Yes (X)$113,961$0$9,878
NARESSA COFIELD
DIRECTOR OF EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMMING40.00$116,537$0$10,386Yes (X)
CHARLES MICKEY LANDRY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$238,528$0$15,224
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$844,446TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$65,010TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SODEXO INC & AFFILIATES
PO BOX 536922ATLANTAGA30353FOOD SERVICES$967,984
BLUE DIAMOND TOURS
PO BOX 791741NEW ORLEANSLA70119TRANSPORTATION$763,375
KIDS 1ST TRANSPORATION
PO BOX 850032NEW ORLEANSLA70185TRANSPORTATION$566,465
SERVICESTAR
11 EUGENIE CTNEW ORLEANSLA70131JANITORIAL SERVICES$191,316
BAYOU TRANSIT
PO BOX 850032NEW ORLEANSLA70185TRANSPORTATION$188,485
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$21,695,103GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$293,877AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$21,988,980TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$383TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$383ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$851,662OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$851,662OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$851,662TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$851,662RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business533110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$415,813TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$415,813RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$415,813OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,553,514TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$435,849RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$383ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$997,919TotalAmt
Program Services$997,919ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,576,474TotalAmt
Program Services$12,410,367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,166,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558,170TotalAmt
Program Services$510,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$952,034TotalAmt
Program Services$782,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,110,529TotalAmt
Program Services$1,026,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953,810TotalAmt
Program Services$953,810ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,304TotalAmt
Management And General$13,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,000TotalAmt
Management And General$38,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,949,352TotalAmt
Program Services$2,895,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,855TotalAmt
Program Services$7,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,183TotalAmt
Program Services$74,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,525TotalAmt
Program Services$51,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,816TotalAmt
Program Services$1,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,574TotalAmt
Management And General$7,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,013TotalAmt
Program Services$248,013ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,381TotalAmt
Program Services$130,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
SCHOOL SUPPLIES$512,157$512,157
UTILITIES$314,013$314,013
STUDENT ACTIVITIES$255,061$255,061
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$20,088$20,088

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$761,691TotalAmt
Program Services$582,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,771,949TotalAmt
Program Services$21,774,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,997,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,918,564BOYAmt
EOY$1,164,246EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$500,359EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,906,054BOYAmt
EOY$525,513EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$32,822EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,452BOYAmt
EOY$64,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,242,238LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,469,440LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,594,569BOYAmt
EOY$772,798EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,468,639BOYAmt
EOY$3,060,594EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,926,216BOYAmt
EOY$1,736,605EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,926,216BOYAmt
EOY$1,736,605EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,542,423BOYAmt
EOY$1,305,989EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$18,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,542,423BOYAmt
EOY$1,323,989EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,468,639BOYAmt
EOY$3,060,594EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,218,435ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,490,309OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,144,941DepreciationAmt
Book Value$345,368BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,751,929OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,324,499DepreciationAmt
Book Value$427,430BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$772,798TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,405,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$851,662OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$851,662RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,553,514RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,553,514TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,623,611TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$851,662OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$851,662ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$23,771,949ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$23,771,949TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ENTITY IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSISTION TAKEN, AND MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSISTIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE INCLUDED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 851,662.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 851,662.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3LAFAYETTE ACADEMY, ESPERANZA SCHOOL AND MCDONOUGH 42 SCHOOL ARE PULIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND AS SUCH ABIDES BY THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ADOPTED BY THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY PUBLICIZING ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD THROUGH PRINT AND RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS TO MAKE THE POLICY KNOWN TO ALL PARTS OF THE GENERAL COMMUNITY.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED A GRANT TO LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THE SCHOOL AS A SUBRECIPIENT, TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN MEET CHALLENGING STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS, TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL, TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ALL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND TO INCREASE STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH STRATEGIES SUCH AS IMPROVING TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL QUALITY AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AWARDED A GRANT UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA PROVIDES FUNDING WHICH IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL AS OF OCTOBER 1ST. THIS STATE FUNDED, PER PUPIL ALLOCATION, IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENTLY APPROVED MINIMUM FOUNDATION PROGRAM FORMULA RESOLUTION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES MICKEY LANDRYPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$238,528BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,875DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,349NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$253,752TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE TAX PREPARERS PROVIDE A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE BUSINESS MANAGER TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AFTER APPROVAL, THE TREASURER SIGNS THE RETURN AND ALLOWS THE TAX PREPARERS TO RELEASE IT TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BUSINESS MANAGER REQUESTS THAT OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HIRED EDUCATIONAL DIRECTIONS, INC., A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH AND SCHOOL CONSULTING FIRM, TO DETERMINE THE PRINCIPAL'S ORIGINAL SALARY. THIS COMMITTEE ALSO EVALUATED COMPARABLE DATA IN THEIR PROCESS OF DETERMINING AND APPROVING THE PRINCIPAL'S COMPENSATION, WHICH WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES WERE DETERMINED BY THE PRINCIPAL USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM THE RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THESE SALARIES WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C -THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.