2025-11-17T11:58:39-06:00 2025-06-30 720440297 MALCOLM M DIENES LLC 611 N CAUSEWAY BLVD METAIRIE LA 700015341 990 2024-07-01 844686547 NOUS FOUNDATION INC NOUS 5044705659 602 TOULOUSE ST NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 NICOLLE MCGUINESS BOARD PRESIDENT 5044705659 2025-11-17 1 0 JOHN W THERIOT P00235453 5045889288 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NICOLLE MCGUINESS 227 RUE LANDRY ST ROSE LA 70087 275246 0 X WWW.NOUS-FOUNDATION.ORG X 2020 LA THE NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION FOR FRANCOPHONE CULTURES PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS THE REVITALIZATION OF LOUISIANA'S HERITAGE CULTURES WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT CLAIM LOUISIANA FRENCH AND CREOLE AS THEIR HERITAGE LANGUAGES -- NAMELY CAJUN, CREOLE, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 11 11 2 20 0 0 142114 249034 0 0 9606 12503 29398 2392 181118 263929 6438 25850 0 0 67949 91978 0 0 28178 72234 111028 146621 228856 34497 35073 145883 180800 0 0 145883 180800 X THE NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION FOR FRANCOPHONE CULTURES PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS THE REVITALIZATION OF LOUISIANA'S HERITAGE CULTURES WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT CLAIM LOUISIANA FRENCH AND CREOLE AS THEIR HERITAGE LANGUAGES -- NAMELY CAJUN, CREOLE, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 0 0 80659 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WE CREATED A CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY OF LOUISIANA MUSIC IN FRENCH AND CREOLE. THE ALBUM WE RECORDED FEATURED 6 ARTISTS AND MUSICAL ENSEMBLES (REPRESENTING DIFFERENT MUSICAL GENRES FROM LOUISIANA) AND A TOTAL OF 12 TRACKS (35 MINUTES). THIS PROJECT, WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE PUBLICATION OF A BOOK (COMPILING THE TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THE INTERVIEWS WE CONDUCTED WITH EACH ARTIST) AND A SHORT FILM (PRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF CREATELOUISIANA), AIMED TO DOCUMENT HOW ARTISTS PERPETUATE LOUISIANA'S CENTURIES-LONG TRADITION OF SINGING IN FRENCH AND CREOLE. OUR BOOK AND ALBUM ARE NOW ARCHIVED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 18276 FROM MAY TO JULY 2025, WE PRESENTED "MUSIQUE(S)", L'EXPOSITION, TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF OUR MUSIQUE(S) PROJECT, A CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY OF LOUISIANA MUSIC IN FRENCH AND CREOLE PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. THROUGH THIS INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION, WE PRESENTED ALL MUSICIANS AND MUSICAL ENSEMBLES FEATURED ON OUR ALBUM AND PUT THEIR WORK IN PERSPECTIVE WITH ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE. WE ALSO PRESENTED EXTRACTS FROM OUR FILM AND RECREATED A STUDIO ROOM WHERE WE PLAYED B-ROLL OF THE MUSICIANS PERFORMING. THIS EXHIBITION WAS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. 19653 19653 DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH DR. KIM VAZ-DEVILLE (DILLARD UNIVERSITY) TO ORGANIZE WORKSHOPS, CONCERTS, AND PERFORMANCES FOR THE NEW ORLEANS BABY DOLLS. IN WORKING WITH DR. VAZ-DEVILLE, WE FUNDRAISED $19,653.09, WHICH WERE REALLOCATED TO THE ORGANIZATION OF SAID WORKSHOPS, CONCERTS, AND PERFORMANCES IN THE FORM OF GRANTS/FISCAL SPONSORSHIP. 7513 6197 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES (TOTAL = $7,513)(1) GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS (= $6,197)AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO LOUISIANA TEACHERS TO HAVE THEM PARTICIPATE IN A PEGAGOGICAL TRAINING SESSION AT CAVILAM DE VICHY, IN FRANCE, IN JULY 2024 ($3,800)AWARDED A TRAVEL GRANT TO A FRENCH FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR BASED IN CHICAGO TO HAVE THEM CONDUCT FIELD RESEARCH IN NEW ORLEANS ($1,697)AWARDED A TRAVEL GRANT TO HAVE A FRENCH JOURNALIST PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS WITH FRENCH IMMERSION SCHOOL STUDENTS ($700)(2) CREATION OF INTERACTIVE MAP (= $1,062)WORKED ON THE CURATION OF A DIGITAL AND INTERACTIVE MAP TO LIST LOUISIANA'S HERITAGE SITES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CAJUN/CREOLE CULTURES. (3) ORGANIZATION OF SMALL RECEPTION FOR NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY (= $254)ORGANIZED THE CLOSING RECEPTION FOR THE NEW ORLEANS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL (MARCH 2025). 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS/DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF OUR BYLAWS, WHICH INCLUDE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL OFFICERS/DIRECTORS ALSO SIGN (AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TWO-YEAR TERM) A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT TO ATTEST THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH SUCH POLICY. ALL DIRECTORS ARE ALSO ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTERST WHICH MAY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL COMPENSATIONS ARE INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED BY OUR OFFICERS/DIRECTORS AND ARE SUBMITTED TO A FORMAL VOTE. OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE NOT PRESENT WHILE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THEIR COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.