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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEDE NEW ORLEANS INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 5 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,053,075 changed to $653,075
Contributions and grants received
$1,053,075 changed to $653,075
Total assets, end of year
$875,715 changed to $475,715
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$875,715 changed to $475,715

Totals

Total revenue
$653,075
Total expenses
$482,509
Contributions and grants received
$653,075
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$475,715
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$475,715
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$475,031
Management and general expenses
$7,478
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$475,031

Program services were 98.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $653,075

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $279,638 · program services $279,638

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,856 · program services $22,856

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,752 · program services $2,752

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,150 · program services $29,150

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,193 · program services $4,193

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,953 · program services $7,475 · management and general $7,478

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,141 · program services $13,141

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,258 · program services $3,258

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,700 · program services $1,700

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $51,531 · program services $51,531

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $33,292 · program services $33,292

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS - PROGRAM MEALS

    total $8,875 · program services $8,875

  • 24d · Other expenses: HUMAN RESOURCES

    total $3,438 · program services $3,438

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,732 · program services $13,732

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $305,149 · end of year $475,715

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $305,149 · end of year $475,715

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

A NONPROFIT NEWS INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG ADULTS, JOURNALISTS, AND ARTISTS TO PRODUCE EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MEDIA IN NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

  • A NEWS INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG ADULTS, JOURNALISTS AND ARTISTS TO PRODUCE EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN MEDIA IN NEW ORLEANS.

    Expenses $475,031

  • Lede New Orleans launched its flagship programthe Community Reporting Fellowshipin March 2020, just days before the pandemic shutdowns. Co-founders Jennifer Larino, a journalist, and Ejaaz Mason, a filmmaker and educator, had a straightforward goal: to train older youth of color in New Orleans to do media work. The 10,000-foot vision was to model what an equitable future for local media might look like by equipping older youth with skills, tools and resources they could use to drive change in their communities. Our founding team and the 11 fellows in our first two fellowship cohorts persevered through pandemic uncertainty, job loss and racial unrest nationwide to lay the foundation for this work.

  • In 2022, Lede New Orleans grew from a successful pilot to a fully-fledged organization. The following are major programmatic, organizational and revenue accomplishments from 2022. Over the last 12 months, we:Secured 501(c)(3) status in March 2022.Hired two new employees, both fellowship alumni, to oversee programs, growing from two to four staff members.Recruited two new members to our Board of Directors, growing from three to four members.Launched the fifth cohort of the Community Reporting Fellowship, training 6 emerging storytellersall young women of color. The cohorts reporting looked into mental wellness and mental health care access in New Orleans.Engaged more than 200 community members through Feed The People, a live exhibit showcasing stories and media about local food access produced by the Fall 2021 Community Reporting Fellows.Worked to democratize basic media skills through free, public media workshops serving over 20 community members.Elevated local BIPOC voices in 28 original pieces of content produced by fellows and published on Lede platforms.Provided support and resources for 20 fellowship alumni breaking into a range of career pathways.Raised more than $400,000 to support our mission, growing a network of community and institutional supporters.Workshopped our mission statement with program alumni, board members and business consultants to refine its work, adopting the following statement in December 2022: Lede New Orleans is community journalism organization that equips creative professionals from underrepresented communities, age 18-25, with skills, tools and resources to transform local media.To learn more about Lede New Orleans and our work, visit www.ledenola.org.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tim Williamson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Shanieka Dabney-Henderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lana Kimayeva

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Terri Troncale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Michele Garval

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jasmine Henderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jennifer Larino

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • E'Jaaz Mason

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531399349301503

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