BASIC NECESSITIES

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $171K · expenses $166K · assets $35K

EIN
85-1567712
Address
520 OLIVE ST, SHREVEPORT, LA 71104-2312
Website
WWW.BASICNECESSITIESLA.COM
NTEE code
P60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Deborah Hollis (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

BASIC NECESSITIES DISTRIBUTES DIAPERS, WIPES, FEMININE AND INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS AT NO-COST TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE ARK-LA-TEX.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Meagan Banai DIRECTOR2024-2025 $26,000$33,364 1
Mikala Jefferson AMERICORPS VISTA2024-2025 $1,875$2,625 1
Diane Williams (former) AmeriCorps VISTA2023 $22,462$22,462 1
Deborah Hollis (former) Co-Director2021-2022 $0$11,500 1
Francine Monroe Brown (former) Board Member/Interim Director2024 $3,500$3,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kyle Kelly BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Aleta Elie BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Terri Washington BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Lauren Gregowski BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Janeen Jenkins BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Martha Sugar (former) Member - Board of Directors2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dosite John Perkins (former) Member - Board of Directors2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sandra Roberson (former) Member - Board of Directors2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Bush (former) Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Pamela Rowell (former) Director2021-2023 40 $0 reported 1
Margaret Ayers (former) Member - Board of Directors2022-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Stan Stava (former) Member - Board of Directors2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jaime Cantrell (former) Member - Board of Directors2021 5 $0 reported 1
Dottie McWhiney (former) Member - Board of Directors2021 1 $0 reported 1
Brenda Coco (former) Member - Board of Directors2021 3 $0 reported 1
Breana Coco-Serna (former) Member - Board of Directors2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEAGAN BANAI DIRECTOR40 $26,000-$0 $26,0001
MIKALA JEFFERSON AMERICORPS VISTA35 $1,875-$0 $1,8751
KYLE KELLY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ALETA ELIE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TERRI WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LAUREN GREGOWSKI BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JANEEN JENKINS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Meagan Banai Director40 $7,364-$0 $7,3641
Francine Monroe Brown Board Member/Interim Director2 $3,500-$0 $3,5001
Mikala Jefferson AmeriCorps VISTA35 $750-$0 $7501
Martha Sugar Member - Board of Directors1 $0-$0 $01
Dosite John Perkins Member - Board of Directors2 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Roberson Member - Board of Directors1 $0-$0 $01
Mary Bush Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Diane Williams AmeriCorps VISTA40 $22,462-$0 $22,4621
Pamela Rowell Director40 $0-$0 $01
Margaret Ayers Member - Board of Directors20 $0-$0 $01
Dosite John Perkins Member - Board of Directors2 $0-$0 $01
Sandra Roberson Member - Board of Directors1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pamela Rowell Co-Director40 $0-$0 $01
Deborah Hollis Co-Director40 $0-$0 $01
Margaret Ayers Member - Board of Directors20 $0-$0 $01
Dosite John Perkins Member - Board of Directors1 $0-$0 $01
Stan Stava Member - Board of Directors1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Deborah Hollis Co-Director50 $11,500-- $11,5001
Pamela Rowell Co-Director40 $0-- $01
Jaime Cantrell Member - Board of Directors5 $0-- $01
Sandra Roberson Member - Board of Directors2 $0-- $01
Dottie McWhiney Member - Board of Directors1 $0-- $01
Brenda Coco Member - Board of Directors3 $0-- $01
Breana Coco-Serna Member - Board of Directors1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,590$166,297 $34,938$34,938 $166,125$4,348 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,329$60,777 $39,632$39,632 $99,329$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,952$95,872 $1,080$1,080 $96,952$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,200$106,032 $4,168$4,168 $110,200$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,420$58,366 $12,054$12,054 $61,110- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $173,103 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK Public charity Exact 2020, 2023-2024 3$111,688 2024$75,975
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CAROLYN W AND CHARLES T BEAIRD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BASIC NECESSITIES” 2024 2$26,166 2024$26,166
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GRAYSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BASIC NECESSITIES” 2024 1$14,000 2024$14,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH LOUISIANA DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$11,249 2024$11,249
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HIGHLAND CENTER CORP Public charity Exact 2025 1$10,000 2025$10,000
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $166,297 spent · pay $30,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $109,065 65.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,500 18.3%
Printing, publications, postage $13,569 8.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,152 7.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,011 0.6%
Total$166,297100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $60,777 spent · pay $9,584 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,522 35.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,775 24.3%
Printing, publications, postage $10,066 16.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $9,584 15.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,830 7.9%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,923 63.3%
Fees to independent contractors $11,500 19.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,227 15.8%
Printing, publications, postage $716 1.2%
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