Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$30,315,240

Total expenses

$16,452,617

Contributions and grants received

$14,000,000

Grants paid

$11,971,823

Program service revenue

$4,387,876

Investment income

$11,927,364

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$326,264,915

Total liabilities, end of year

$16,452,617

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$309,812,298

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$15,622,223

Management and general expenses

$830,394

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$15,622,223

Program services were 95.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION IS A MEMBER OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC (RHS), WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (RRMC), A 380-BED HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDRIA, LA. AS AN OWNER OF RHS, TRF SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PATIENT CARE, SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR THE UNINSURED/UNDERSERVED POPULATION, AND MEET THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARDS UNDER 501(C)(3) AND 501(R) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE. DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, RRMC ADMITTED 13,718 PATIENTS, CARED FOR 61,280 PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND FACILITATED 9,837 SURGERIES. RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PROVIDED $3.9 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING 2022 TO THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM NEAR ITS CAMPUS. IN 2022, THE PROGRAM GRADUATED 6 PHYSICIANS AND ACCEPTED 6 NEW RESIDENTS INTO ITS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1997, THE PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED 141 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, SUPPORTING ITS MISSION TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION. CENTRAL LOUISIANA IS DESIGNATED A PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). THE HOSPITAL ALSO SUPPORTS RESIDENTS FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY IN THE AREA OF GYNECOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AND FROM LSU IN THE AREA OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. IN LATE 2013, AS PART OF THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S PLANS TO PRIVATIZE THE STATE'S SYSTEM OF CHARITY HOSPITALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION AND THE OTHER LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION REACHED AGREEMENT TO CLOSE THE REGION'S CHARITY HOSPITAL AND MOVE SERVICES TO THE TWO EXISTING HOSPITALS. ACCORDINGLY, THE TWO HOSPITALS AGREED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS ESTABLISH NEW URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS UNDER A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. IN 2022, RAPIDES OPERATED THREE HP LONG CLINIC LOCATIONS THAT PROVIDED URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE TO MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. DURING THE YEAR 50,480 PATIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES THAT INCLUDED PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, DENTAL CARE AND URGENT CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S CENLA MEDICATION ACCESS PROGRAM (CMAP) PROVIDED 13,461 NO-COST MEDICATIONS TO THESE PATIENTS (AT A WHOLESALE VALUE OF $8.3 MILLION) THROUGH ITS PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND CENTRAL FILL PHARMACY. RAPIDES PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 1,191 PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS FOR $4 EACH OR LESS THROUGH A PRESCRIPTION CARD PROGRAM. THESE MEDICATIONS WOULD HAVE COST PATIENTS AN AVERAGE $22 EACH. IN 2022, RRMC RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR IT HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. RRMC IS VERIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER PROVIDES THE SECOND HIGHEST LEVEL OF SURGICAL CARE TO TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. RRMC IS THE HOME TO A COMPLETE $2.5 MILLION BRAINLAB NEUROSURGICAL SUITE. RRMC IS ONE OF FEWER THAN 100 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY ONE IN LOUISIANA TO HAVE THIS MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL SUITE. THE BRAINLAB TOOLS ALLOW HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN 2022 HOLDS THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE: ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN STROKE (PRIMARY STROKE CENTER), COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITATION, JOINT COMMISSION ON NATIONAL QUALITY APPROVAL GOLD SEAL, CERTIFIED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM, CHEST PAIN CENTER CERTIFICATION, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ACCREDITATION GOLD SEAL, NUCLEAR MEDICINE GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MRI GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MAMMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, VASCULAR TESTING ACCREDITATION, AND CAP LABORATORY ACCREDITATION.

  Revenue $4,484,070

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $9,082,195 · Grants $6,447,301

• EDUCATION -- DURING 2022THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION PROVIDED $1.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO THE NINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TRF'S SERVICE AREA. THE GRANTS WERE USED FOR TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND MENTORING OF TEACHERS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR ADMINISTRATORS; AND FUNDING TO ALLOW THE DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INSTITUTES PROVIDED BY THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION'S WORK IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ENCOMPASSES THREE AREAS THE CENLA WORK READY NETWORK, COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND JUMP START PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE CENLA EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA REGION. THE CENLA WORK READY NETWORK IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO LINK EDUCATION WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND ALIGN THEM WITH REGIONAL ECONOMIC NEEDS. DURING 2022, ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE FOUNDATION'S SERVICE AREA, CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AND REGIONAL BUSINESS AND CAREER SOLUTIONS CENTERS ACCESSED ACT'S WORKKEYS CURRICULUM, A CAREER TRAINING COURSE THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CERTIFICATION WITH WORKKEYS ASSESSMENTS. WORKKEYS IS A JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MEASURING REAL WORLD SKILLS THAT EMPLOYERS BELIEVE ARE CRITICAL TO JOB SUCCESS. WORKKEYS ASSESSES THREE CORE AREAS: APPLIED MATHEMATICS; WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS; AND GRAPHIC LITERACY; WHICH DETERMINES A STUDENT'S NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE (NCRC) LEVEL, AN OBJECTIVE DOCUMENTATION OF AN EMPLOYEE'S SKILLS THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED NATIONWIDE. DURING THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, 4,330 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACT'S WORKKEYS CURRICULUM TRAINING, AND 4,713 NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATES WERE EARNED BY CENLA RESIDENTS. IN 2022, THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOUISIANA CENTRAL TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN UTILIZING WORKKEYS AND NCRC IN THEIR HIRING PROCESSES. ALL NINE PARISHES IN THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION SERVICE AREA ARE ACT CERTIFIED WORK READY COMMUNITIES: ALLEN, AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, GRANT, LASALLE, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, VERNON AND WINN. DURING THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH CAREER COMPASS OF LA TO WORK WITH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHING SERVICES IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE SERVICE REGION. A TOTAL OF 5,624 STUDENTS WERE SEEN IN GRADES 8 THROUGH 12 BY COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHES. CAREER SEMINARS WERE ATTENDED BY ANOTHER 20,948 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12. 93% OF THE SENIORS COUNSELED APPLIED TO A POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION OFFERS SUMMER EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO LEARN HOW TO TRANSLATE THE SKILLS NEEDED IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE (WEE) CAMP GIVES TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES TO LEARN HOW CLASSROOM CONTENT AND LEARNING STRATEGIES ARE APPLIED IN THE WORKPLACE. THREE SEPARATE WEE CAMPS WERE HELD IN SUMMER 2022: WEE CAMP I, WEE CAMP II, AND WEE CAMP ELEMENTARY. A TOTAL OF 43 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPS AND COMPLETED A SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY ON THE FINAL DAY THAT INCLUDED A PRESENTATION OF A CAREER LESSON PLAN. ORCHARD HELD ITS ANNUAL STUDENTS EXPLORING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES EXPO (SECO) IN LATE FALL 2022. SECO IS A TWO-DAY EVENT THAT INTRODUCES 10TH GRADERS TO CAREER POSSIBILITIES. A TOTAL OF 2,422 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. 59 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED AND 59 EXHIBITS WERE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION FACILITATED A CARPENTRY COURSE, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF HANDS-ON AND TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTION AND UTILIZES TEXTBOOKS CERTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE CARPENTERS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FUND (CITF) TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS. CO-SPONSORED BY A LOCAL EMPLOYER, IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE A CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION. THE COURSE WAS OFFERED IN FIVE AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND 65 CITF INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS (IBCS) WERE EARNED BY STUDENTS DURING THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION FACILITATED A NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION (NCCER) WELDING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL EMPLOYER IN 5 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING IN INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS, BLUEPRINT READING, LAYOUT/FABRICATION AND THERMAL CUTTING. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE ARE REGISTERED INTO THE NCCER DATABASE FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT IN WELDING. DURING THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, 34 NCCER WELDING INDUSTRY BASED CERTIFICATIONS (IBCS) WERE EARNED. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION WAS AWARDED $4,482,635 BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, SUPPORT AND RETAIN EFFECTIVE MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION AND PROJECT PARTNERS COMMITTED IN-KIND MATCHED FUNDING OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,801,519 TO IMPLEMENT THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP OR CLIP. THIS IS THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION'S FIRST GRANT UNDER THE USDOE'S TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN NINE RURAL, HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN UP TO 70 SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY PREPARING HIGHLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS TO TEACH IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE. CLIP ADDRESSES THE HIGH TEACHER TURNOVER AND SHORTAGES FACING RURAL SCHOOLS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MODEL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHER PREPARATION. THE MODEL IS AN INNOVATIVE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INDUCTION SUPPORT. IN TURN, CLIP IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MEASURABLE POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF LOW-PERFORMING RURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8.THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP. CLIP PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE: THE NINE CENTRAL LOUISIANA SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF ALLEN, AVOYELLES, CATAHOULA, GRANT, LASALLE, NATCHITOCHES, RAPIDES, VERNON AND WINN; NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY'S GALLASPY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY-COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; URBAN LEARNING & LEADERSHIP CENTER; EVALWORKS; AND THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL PROVIDE GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR THE CLIP PROGRAM WILL COMPLETE A 15-MONTH ACCELERATED GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY CULMINATING IN A MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE FROM NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY AND A PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSE. THEY WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND DURING THEIR TRAINING. WHILE COMPLETING THEIR GRADUATE COURSEWORK, CLIP RESIDENTS WILL BE IMMERSED IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR SCHOOL-BASED RESIDENCY IN A HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOL IDENTIFIED BY THE NINE PARTNER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY WILL EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ALONGSIDE A TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED MENTOR TEACHER. NSU'S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WILL LEAD THE MENTORING PROGRAM AS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR SUPERVISION OF THE CLINICAL RESIDENCY COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM. CLIP RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE CONTENT EXPERTISE IN STEM TEACHING TECHNIQUES BY NSU'S COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT ENSURING THEY WILL POSSESS THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPLEMENT STEM LESSONS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, GRADUATES WILL BE PLACED IN CLIP-PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND WILL RECEIVE TWO YEARS OF INDUCTION SUPPORT WITH SUSTAINED COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DELIVERED BY CLIP PARTNER URBAN LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP CENTER. CLIP WILL IDENTIFY, SELECT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCHOOL-BASED COACHES THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE RIGOROUS INDUCTION PROCESS. CLIP GRADUATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RETAINED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS AS PART OF THE CLIP AGREEMENT. EVALWORKS, ANOTHER CLIP PARTNER, WILL PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE BEING MET. OVER FIVE YEARS, CLIP IS EXPECTED TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND SUPPORT 44 NEW HIGHLY QUALIFIED MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ADDITIONALLY, 44 TEACHERS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE TRAINED AS MENTORS FOR THE FIELD-BASED RESIDENCY, AND 44 SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATORS WILL ALSO LEARN COACHING TECHNIQUES TO IMPLEMENT A REGIONAL INDUCTION PROGRAM. THE FIRST CLIP COHORT PRODUCED 9 MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH OR SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO WOULD COMPLETE YEAR 2 OF THEIR 3-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT IN THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. THE SECOND CLIP COHORT PRODUCED 9 MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH OR SCIENCE TEACHERS WHO WOULD COMPLETE YEAR 1 OF THEIR 3-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. THE THIRD CLIP COHORT OF 10 BEGAN THEIR YEAR-LONG RESIDENCY WITH THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. THE FOURTH AND FINAL CLIP COHORT OF 6 STARTED THEIR GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SUMMER 2022 AND BEGAN THEIR RESIDENCY IN FALL 2022.

  Expenses $5,042,351 · Grants $1,460,838

• HEALTHY COMMUNITIES -- THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE MAKES THE LINK BETWEEN HEALTHY ECONOMIES AND HEALTHY PEOPLE. HEALTHY ECONOMIES WITH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND HIGHER WAGE JOBS PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE MEANS TO PURCHASE MEDICAL INSURANCE, MAKE BETTER HEALTHCARE CHOICES AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. THE WORK THAT TAKES PLACE UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO HELP RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY IMPROVING THE REGION'S CAPACITY TO PRODUCE HIGHER WAGE JOBS FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS AND GENERATE MORE WEALTH IN ITS COMMUNITIES. IN THE AREA OF WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT, TRF IN LATE 2017 AWARDED A $2 MILLION MATCHING GRANT TO THE LOUISIANA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM FOUNDATION THAT WAS USED BY CLTCC TO ESTABLISH THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA AND TO BUILD AND EXPAND ITS MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS LOCATED ON CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA MATCHED THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING WITH $2 MILLION. THE GRANT DOLLARS ARE BEING USED TO FUND A STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES FOR THE HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR THROUGHOUT THE REGION. TRF SUPPORTED LOUISIANA CENTRAL, THROUGH $382,255 IN MATCHING GRANTS, AS THE VEHICLE TO BUILD COOPERATION, COORDINATION, TEAMWORK AND SOCIAL COHESIVENESS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES. THESE EFFORTS WERE KEY TO BRINGING EXPANSIONS AND NEW BUSINESSES TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CENTRAL LOUISIANA MAINTAINED ITS STATUS AS LOUISIANA'S ONLY REGION TO BE FULLY ACT WORK READY CERTIFIED. THE REGION'S TEN ACT CERTIFIED PARISHES CONSTITUTE 50% OF ALL CERTIFIED PARISHES IN THE STATE. THIS CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES THE HIGH LEVEL OF SKILLS IN OUR WORKFORCE. MAINTAINING THIS STATUS RELIES HEAVILY ON BUILDING A GROWING BASE OF EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE EARNED ACT'S NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE. THIS IMPORTANT, NATIONALLY PORTABLE CREDENTIAL SHOWS EMPLOYERS THE CALIBER OF SKILLS DEMONSTRATED BY POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. ALL OF THIS ENHANCES CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S ABILITY TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND EXPAND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REGION. TRF SUPPORTS BUSINESS STARTUPS AND EXPANSIONS TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEM FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE BUSINESS ACCELERATION SYSTEM IS FUNDED THROUGH A $900,000, TRF GRANT AND ADMINISTERED BY LOUISIANA CENTRAL. BAS PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANT TO START OR GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. IN 2021, BAS WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH 69 BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IT ALSO BROUGHT IN QUARTERLY SPEAKERS AND OFFERED 9 WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REACHING 168 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS IN TAKING THEIR BUSINESSES TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IN 2021, TRF AWARDED A $1.4 MILLION GRANT TO CAREER COMPASS OF LOUISIANA THAT ADDRESSES THE HIGH NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24 WHO ARE NEITHER WORKING NOR PURSUING AN EDUCATION. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "DISCONNECTED YOUTH". THE PROJECT WILL FUND TRAINED CAREER COACHES TO ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO A LOCAL TWO- OR FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY OR TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IT WILL ALSO FUND STAFF AT PARTICIPATING POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE ONGOING SERVICES TO BEYOND GRADUATION STUDENTS DURING THEIR COLLEGE TENURE TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION. 577 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 2021-22. TRF'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSES SOCIAL CAPITAL BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FOUNDATION FUNDING PROVIDED TO ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKS PROGRAM. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKS PROVIDES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENHANCE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. ITS STRATEGIES SEEK TO FOSTER INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOP ENHANCED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2017, CDW EXTENDED ITS REACH TO THE YOUTH OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE LAUNCH OF MY CIVIC LIFE, A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MODELED ON AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM. THE MY CIVIC LIFE PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUBS CALLED YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS (YVC) CLUBS. THE YVC CLUBS PERFORM SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS MODEL. IN THE 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR, 17 SCHOOLS FACILITATED YVC CLUBS, WITH 453 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OVER 100 SERVICE PROJECTS. CDW ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS FREE, SKILL-BUILDING TRAININGS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. CDW WORKSHOPS ARE TARGETED FOR NONPROFIT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE LOOKING TO CREATE NONPROFITS, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRYING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES A NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2021, CDW OFFERED 33 FREE TRAININGS BOTH ONLINE AND ON-SITE TO 307 INDIVIDUALS. IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS ARE HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL, SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS SUCH AS FUND DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING. CDW'S LEARNING LAB IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDES A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR NONPROFITS AND INDIVIDUALS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS, BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OTHER RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR CITIZEN-LED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. IN ADDITION, CDW OFFERS AN E-LIBRARY SERVICE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES ONLINE. ELEVEN COMMUNITY LEADERS GRADUATED FROM THE POPULAR CENLA BOARDBUILDERS PROGRAM IN 2021. CENLA BOARDBUILDERS IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING LEADERS TO BECOME ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AS MEMBERS OF LOCAL NONPROFIT BOARDS. PARTICIPANTS ARE TRAINED THROUGH A SERIES OF SESSIONS ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBER. EMPLOYER PARTNERS PARTICIPATE BY ALLOWING THEIR EMPLOYEE TIME OFF DURING WORK HOURS TO ATTEND TRAINING SESSIONS AND BOARD MEETINGS. NONPROFIT PARTNERS CONNECT WITH CENLA BOARDBUILDERS GRADUATES TO OFFER BOARD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. THE ELEVEN 2021 GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING ON BOARDS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL LOUISIANA, AND THEY JOIN A GROUP OF 239 CENLA BOARDBUILDERS ALUMNI. IN ADDITION, CDW HOSTED CENLA EXECBUILDERS, A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. SEVEN NONPROFIT DIRECTORS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM IN 2021, AND THEY JOIN A GROUP OF 50 CENLA EXECBUILDERS ALUMNI WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM'S PEER LEADERSHIP NETWORK. THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S GOALS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ARE:10-YEAR IMPACTS (2012-2023): ACHIEVE A REAL AVERAGE ANNUAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROWTH RATE OF 0.8%, OR A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $42,184. INCREASE CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO 92% OF THE SOUTHERN MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. INCREASE CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO 80% OF THE U.S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF POSTSECONDARY DEGREES FROM 2 AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FROM 21% IN 2012 TO 26%. (24% IMPROVEMENT) INCREASE POSTSECONDARY GRADUATION RATES FROM 73% IN 2012 TO 86%. (18% IMPROVEMENT)

  Expenses $1,497,677 · Grants $4,063,684

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY

  $2,000,000

  TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

• LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA

  $1,600,622

  FOR EXPANDING AND REVITALIZING COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL RESOURCES ON CAMPUS

• CMAP EXPRESS

  $1,589,608

  2022 PHARMACY AND PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• CMAP EXPRESS

  $1,501,901

  PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, HEALTHY EATING & INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• LOUISIANA CENTRAL

  $1,500,000

  INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING GRANT

• NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

  $1,166,525

  HEALTHCARE ACADEMIC & CAREER EXPLORATION

• LOUISIANA CENTRAL

  $1,125,000

  2022-2024 BUSINESS ACCELERATION SYSTEM

• CENTRAL LOUISIANA AHEC

  $1,120,000

  AHEC OF A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE

• THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION

  $934,927

  INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT

• NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

  $719,600

  INCREASING THE BSN WORKFORCE IN ALEXANDRIA BY EXPANDING CLINICAL ADMISSIONS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• CMAP EXPRESS

  501(C)(3) · HEALTHCARE ACCESS · LA

  Directly controlled by THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION

• THE ORCHARD FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · EDUCATION · LA

  Directly controlled by THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202343199349326219

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