Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,340,566
- Total expenses
- $1,286,239
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,335,964
- Grants paid
- $232,161
- Program service revenue
- $4,602
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $151,411
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $155,032
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$3,621
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,227,028
- Management and general expenses
- $48,083
- Fundraising expenses
- $11,128
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,227,028
Program services were 95.4% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$991,262
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$344,702
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $4,602 · related or exempt $4,602
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $232,161 · program services $232,161
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $102,400 · program services $81,920 · management and general $10,240 · fundraising $10,240
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $75,000 · program services $75,000
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $13,576 · program services $12,024 · management and general $776 · fundraising $776
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,188 · program services $2,171 · management and general $17
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11g · Fees: other
total $32,373 · program services $29,149 · management and general $3,112 · fundraising $112
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,701 · program services $6,118 · management and general $583
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13 · Office expenses
total $27,265 · program services $26,038 · management and general $1,227
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16 · Occupancy
total $39,856 · program services $39,856
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17 · Travel
total $22,729 · program services $20,746 · management and general $1,983
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20 · Interest
total $4,136 · management and general $4,136
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,005 · management and general $5,005
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23 · Insurance
total $22,671 · program services $3,053 · management and general $19,618
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24a · Other expenses: JOB EXPENSES
total $350,515 · program services $350,370 · management and general $145
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM STIPENDS
total $241,933 · program services $241,933
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24c · Other expenses: JOB SUPPLIES
total $45,514 · program services $45,514
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24d · Other expenses: EPA GRANT EXPENDITURE
total $43,295 · program services $43,295
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24e · All other expenses
total $18,921 · program services $17,680 · management and general $1,241
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $23,352 · end of year $42,701
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $49,162 · end of year $96,047
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,243 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$25,027
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$12,364
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $17,668 · end of year $12,663
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,553 · end of year $3,127
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $154,820 · end of year $151,905
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$57,948 · end of year -$3,621
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
GROUNDWORK NEW ORLEANS ENGAGES LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND TRANSFORM COMMUNITY LIABILITIES INTO COMMUNITY ASSETS. BY CHANGING PLACES WE CHANGE LIVES. SINCE 2006, GWNOLA HAS FOCUSED ON NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, OR "BMPS", IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS THAT MITIGATE STORM WATER THREATS WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE, RESTORING ECOSYSTEMS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO A HEALTHIER WATERSHED THAT INCLUDES SURROUNDING WETLANDS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO ESTUARIES. AT THE CORE OF OUR PROGRAMING IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JOB AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. THE GREEN TEAM PROGRAM EMPLOYS YOUTH AGES 14-18, THE GROUND CREW PROGRAM EMPLOYS YOUNG ADULTS 19-25, IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS.
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EPA GMD TFW - GWNOLA WAS AWARDED A EPA GRANT TO REMOVE TRASH FROM WATERWAYS IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND ALABAMA- 97K LBS OF TRASH REMOVED. RIBBON-CUTTING ON THE NEW VISION 2 REALITY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PARK - 400K.
Expenses $489,954 · Grants $232,161
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CPLR - CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS LAND RESTORATION PROGRAM TO BUILD A COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PARK. EXPANDED TREE PLANTING TO 500 TREES IN 2024 AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING TO 45 NEW POSITIONS.
Expenses $241,742
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CSN - GWNOLA ESTABLISHED A NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION IN THE 7TH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS. FIRST OPERATIONAL "BEEHIVE" MICROGRID RESILIENCE HUB IN THE COUNTRY 425K.
Expenses $43,836
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SOLAR MICROGRID COMMUNITY HUB (EPA EJPS) - GROUNDWORK NEW ORLEANS AND ITS PARTNERS SEEKS TO PREVENT SUCH TRAGIC DEATHS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. NEW ORLEANS RANKS AMONG THE TOP 10 CITIES IN THE U.S. FOR POWER OUTAGES FROM SEVERE WEATHER, WHICH HAVE DOUBLED NATIONWIDE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND THE FREQUENCY AND LENGTH OF POWER FAILURES ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS SINCE RELIABILITY TRACKING BEGAN. FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA, NEARLY ONE MILLION NEW ORLEANIANS LOST POWER; SOME RESIDENTS REMAINED IN THE DARK MORE THAN ONE MONTH LATER. WHEN POWER OUTAGES OCCUR, GROUNDWORK NEW ORLEANS WILL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR THOSE NEEDS BY OFFERING CHARGING STATIONS AND SMALL BATTERY DISTRIBUTION, FOOD PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION, COOLING/HEATING STATIONS, AND WIFI ACCESS. TOTAL EPA EJPS ($116,878) WITH ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES IS $451,496.
Expenses $451,496 · Revenue $4,602
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jared SessumJARED SESSUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colleen McHughCOLLEEN MCHUGH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ella DelioELLA DELIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sonji WhiteSONJI WHITE
DIRECTOR (JOINED 01/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mindy JoinerMINDY JOINER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenny SnapeJENNY SNAPE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Yarrow EtheredgeYARROW ETHEREDGE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ramiro DiazRAMIRO DIAZ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Todd ReynoldsTODD REYNOLDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $102,400
- From this org
- $100,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,400
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Grants on this return
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OSPREY INITIATIVE
$138,852
EPA NUTRIENT REMOVAL GRANT
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WATER IS ALIVE
$75,913
EPA NUTRIENT REMOVAL GRANT
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CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION
$17,396
EPA NUTRIENT REMOVAL GRANT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513219349316276
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