Small Public Charity

LOUISIANA HUMANITIES FOUNDATION

LOUISIANA HUMANITIES FOUNDATION is a Small Public Charity headquartered in NEW ORLEANS, LA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $36K revenue, $188K expenses, $27K total assets.

EIN: 721175223 NEW ORLEANS, LA Humanities NTEE: A70 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$36K

Total Expenses$188K

Total Assets$27K

Grant Records0

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE HELIS FOUNDATION JOHN SCOTT CENTER IN 2022. THE CENTER PRESENTS EXPANSIVE IDEAS OF HERITAGE AND SYMBOLISM INTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTIST, EDUCATOR, AND HUMANIST JOHN T. SCOTT'S LIFE, ART, AND LEGACY WHILE PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT NURTURE CONNECTIONS, ENHANCE HUMAN POTENTIAL, AND DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. FIFTY-ONE WORKS OF ART IN A 6,000-SQUARE-FOOT GALLERY SPACE PRESENT SCOTT'S VISIONARY APPROACH TO ART, CULTURE, AND STORYTELLING. BY EXAMINING SCOTT'S ART, WHICH UPLIFTS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED VOICES, THE CENTER IMMERSES OUR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES IN THE HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY UNDERLYING CRITICAL PRESENT-DAY ISSUES FROM EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Where $100 goes at Louisiana Humanities Foundation

How Louisiana Humanities Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.

$100 Programs the work itself

<$1 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $100 for programs

$100

During the year ending october 31, 2025, the helis foundation john scott center continued to fulfill its mission despite the temporary closure of its facility due to ongoing…

All program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,500 guests; 500 participants; 3,000 individuals

Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Faye Flanagan

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Holly Wilson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kellen Mathews

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Linda Holyfield

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Gremillion

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Melinda Mintz

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Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$36K	$188K	$27K
2024	$92K	$278K	$17K
2023	$63K	$229K	$61K
2022	$26K	$87K	$87K
2021	—	—	—

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $26K to $36K (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $27K.

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