Mission
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PREPARES STUDENTS FROM PRIMARILY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CITIZENSHIP BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADE K (KINDERGARTEN) THROUGH 12 (TWELVE).
Public Charity
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOUISIANA INC
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOUISIANA INC, of BATON ROUGE, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $30.1M in revenue, $30.0M in expenses, $10.7M in total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 813194334
BATON ROUGE, LA
Primary & Elementary Schools
NTEE: B24
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$30.1M
Total Expenses$30.0M
Total Assets$10.7M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Idea Public Schools Louisiana Inc
How Idea Public Schools Louisiana Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$56
Programs
the work itself
$44
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $56 for programs
$56
Idea Public Schools Louisiana (idea) will create and operate public elementary and secondary schools in louisiana
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
$7,778
TRANSITION SUPPORT GRANT
$46,000
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
$300,000
$10,000 INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY INITIATIVE; $25,000 SEAT CREATE; $20,000 SUMMER LEARNING GRANT
$55,000
PRIMARY & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
$14,494
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Darrel Lewis
TREASURER
John Murray
FORMER PRESIDENT
Lakeisha Robichaux
DIRECTOR
Laura Wilkinson
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Michael Tipton
DIRECTOR
Miles Baquet
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30.1M | $30.0M | $10.7M |
| 2024 | $43.7M | $37.4M | $38.6M |
| 2023 | $43.5M | $40.3M | $41.7M |
| 2022 | $37.6M | $38.3M | $24.7M |
| 2021 | $25.9M | $21.8M | $5.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $25.9M to $30.1M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.