LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (EIN 72-0795568)
Tax period
2016-11-01 to 2017-10-31
Filed
2018-09-17
IRS object ID
201802609349301025
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-09-17T14:52:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Bourgeois Bennett LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Business Name ControlLOUIBusinessNameControlTxt
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Address Line1938 Lafayette Street No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityNew OrleansCityNm
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PersonMiranda RestovicPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5045234352PhoneNum
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Preparer PersonPaul PechonPreparerPersonNm
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Principal OfficerMiranda RestovicPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1938 Lafayette St Suite 236AddressLine1Txt
CityNew OrleansCityNm
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ZIP70113ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$3,624,375GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.LEH.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Louisiana Endowment for the humanities is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to all Louisianans. The mission is to provide all Louisianans with access to and an appreciation of their own rich, shared and diverse historical, literacy and cultural heritage through effective and innovative public humanities programming.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Louisiana Endowment for the humanities is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to all Louisianans. The mission is to provide all Louisianans with access to and an appreciation of their own rich, shared and diverse historical, literacy and cultural heritage through effective and innovative public humanities programming.MissionDesc
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DescGrants - The LEH supports cultural efforts throughout Louisiana by awarding grants to local cultural organizations, institutions, and individuals. These awards support large and small-scale humanities public programs from university events to museum exhibitions, from documentary films to emergency recovery projects. We work in every parish and work to reach every Louisianan in local libraries, cultural centers and historical societies. Our granting programs represent state-based programs in humanities though direct financial support of humanities programs. A list of payments is available upon request.Desc

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Expense$1,310,495ExpenseAmt
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Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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LIZ MANGHAM
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WILLIE L MOUNT
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DORIAN M BENNETT
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V THOMAS CLARK JR
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ELIZABETH ARY
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ROSEMARY UPSHAW EWING
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ELAINE GARVEY
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DEBORAH HARKINS
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RANDY HAYNIE
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KEVIN KELLY
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ROBERT LEVY
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G PATRICK MCGUNAGLE
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HARRY E MCINNIS JR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RODERICK P OLSON
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MARY ANN STERNBERG
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MARK GREMILLION
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TY BROMELL
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Travel TravelGrp

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EOY$1,481,743EOYAmt

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BOY$333,706BOYAmt
EOY$333,706EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$91,114EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$9,255EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$100,369EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$4,982,915EOYAmt

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BOY$2,260,168BOYAmt
EOY$689,214EOYAmt

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BOY$343,250BOYAmt
EOY$343,250EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$5,677,843BOYAmt
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EOY$6,115,748EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,808,942CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,563,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,205,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,349,029TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$2,205,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$409,026SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,940,003PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$71,041CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,261CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,175CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$20,806CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,054,832CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,150,503TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$149,819CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$149,819TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,649,351TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.85330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98860PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$357,648BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$41,082InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$14,768OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$383,962EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$371,862BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,763InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$22,977OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$357,648EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$384,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$649InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,570OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$371,862EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$367,992BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,908InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$13,819OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$384,081EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.89400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.10600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$606,674OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$606,674BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,872,498OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,146,986DepreciationAmt
Book Value$725,512BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$161,093OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,536DepreciationAmt
Book Value$149,557BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,481,743TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescART COLLECTIONDesc
Book Value$333,706BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$333,706TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,718,556TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$172,067NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,709,770OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,881,837RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,836,719RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$311,739OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$311,739RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,524,980TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,168,906TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,802,333OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,802,333ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,366,573ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$91,751OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$91,751ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,274,822TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2017, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAX YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Prime Time Family Reading 4,709,770.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses -311,739.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Prime Time Family Reading 3,802,333.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses -311,739. Related expenses 219,988.
PART III, LINE 4The art collection of the LEH is of a Louisiana artist named John Scott. Mr. Scott's work tells the story of the citizens of Louisiana. Scott's works frequently displayed themes related to African American life and particularly the rich Afro-Caribbean culture and music of Louisiana. Each piece tells a story of life in Louisiana as seen through Mr. Scott's eyes. The collection shows the history of Louisiana in the forms of painting and sculpture for all to see.
PART V, LINE 4The endowment fund will be used to further the programs of the LEH. Through the income generated by the endowment fund the LEH will be able to continue funding such valuable programs as prime time reading, knowla online Louisiana encyclopedia, cultural vistas magazine, humanities grants and awards, museum on main street and readings in literature and culture.
PART XI, LINE 2DIncome generated by the LEH from rental of office space to unrelated third party tenants and the associated expense and depreciation were reported in Section VIII of Form 990 as "other revenue and as such income and expenses are netted against each other and then reported on page 1 of Form 990. The audit report reports rental revenue in the support and revenues section of the consolidated statement of activities. Expenditures and depreciation associated with the rental activity are reported on the audit report in the expenses section of the consolidated statement of activities.
PART XII, LINE 2DSee explanation above.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
createlouisiana
900 S Peters 3C1New OrleansLA70130815365135$5,000program service
action cadienne
400 E St Mary BlvdLafayetteLA70503721292474$5,000program service
tennessee williamsnew orleans literary Festival Inc
938 Lafayette St 514New OrleansLA70113721088036$5,000program service
louisiana library foundation
PO Box 2583Baton RougeLA70821$5,000program service

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMIRANDA RESTOVICPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$156,414BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$6,600DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,767NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$170,781TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personelaine garveyPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionLEH board member and a director at Postlethwaite & NettRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$94,414TransactionAmt
TransactionPostlethwaite & Netterville provided business consulting and accounting preparation services to Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Inc.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The LEH is a not for profit corporation and therefore does not have shareholders. The LEH does have "members" who contribute (make donations) and receive a membership designation. No products or services are provided by the LEH for these contributions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared professionally with input from and subsequent review by the Executive Director and VP of Finance prior to filing with the IRS. Post-filing, the 990 is reported to the finance and executive committees and made available to the full board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe LEH has a written conflict of interest policy that is reviewed quarterly by the executive director and the executive committee. The policy is reviewed quarterly at all LEH staff meetings and annually at a board of directors meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The executive director's performance for the prior year is reviewed by the executive committee of the board of directors prior to the close of the fiscal year. The executive committee makes a recommendation to the full board of directors and the full board of directors makes a determination and votes on the executive director's compensation for the fiscal year. The executive director and the executive committee of the board of directors make an annual determination as to the annual compensation for all key employees of the LEH.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All information is available upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:No change from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
prime time family reading
938 lafayette st 300new orleansLA70113200960673conducts literacy programsLA501(c)(3)Line 7louisiana endowment for the humanities inc0
louisiana humanities foundation
938 lafayette st 300new orleansLA70113721175223inactiveLA501(c)(3)Line 7louisiana endowment for the humanities inc0
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 Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRIME TIME FAMILY READINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeQTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$439,976InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determinationamount paidMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt