Nonprofit · EIN 42-1536915
EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,083,388 | $3,770,485 | $1,312,903 | $6,462,634 | $1,133,327 | $5,329,307 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,148,432 | $3,250,668 | -$102,236 | $5,453,643 | $1,429,556 | $4,024,087 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,987,060 | $4,399,275 | -$1,412,215 | $5,102,438 | $1,263,229 | $3,839,209 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,676,769
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $172,630
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $57,169
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$767,617
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,606
- Other revenue
- -$766,011
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,329,115
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $499,096
- Other salaries and wages
- $215,844
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $867,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,259
- Accounting fees
- $69,422
- Occupancy
- $41,651
- Travel
- $96,633
- Depreciation
- $5,895
- Program services (functional)
- $1,899,167
- Management and general (functional)
- $594,889
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,276,429
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,453,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,462,634
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,133,327
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,329,307
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,008
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,689,469
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,693,693
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,635,614
- Gross receipts
- $7,292,903
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- LA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN KISH | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $292,801 | $16,991 |
| KATIE MULARZ | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,051 | $11,011 |
| ANTONIA KELLER | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $103,244 | $5,061 |
| EMERIL LAGASSE | CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEN LAGASSE | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARRELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE PRIDE BRYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GOLDSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HINES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI OUSTALET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ROMIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY N SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON SANCHEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN KISH | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $287,461 | $15,255 |
| ANTONIA KELLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $114,639 | $5,450 |
| EMERIL LAGASSE | CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEN LAGASSE | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARRELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE PRIDE BRYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GOLDSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HINES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI OUSTALET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ROMIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY N SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON SANCHEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN KISH | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $271,693 | $14,264 |
| ANTONIA KELLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $113,290 | $5,116 |
| EMERIL LAGASSE | CHARIMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEN LAGASSE | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET HARRELL | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE PRIDE BRYAN | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL FRANK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GOLDSTEIN | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HINES | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI OUSTALET | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ROMIG | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SOLOMON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL THOMPSON | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON SANCHEZ | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 829 ST CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-3715
- In care of
- % EMERIL LAGASSE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIAN KISH, 3801 CANAL ST 300, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119
- Signed the 990
- EMERIL J LAGASSE III, CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER
- Phone
- (504) 212-2222
- Website
- WWW.EMERIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGMANN DAZET APC
Mission
EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE, MENTOR, AND ENABLE YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH CULINARY, NUTRITION, AND ARTS EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY GRANTS: PROVIDING CAPITAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION.Expenses $1,143,820 · grants $1,012,464
- SIGNATURE PROGRAM: NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES CULINARY GARDENS AND TEACHING KITCHENS IN SCHOOLS.Expenses $330,003 · grants $87,177
- AARON SANCHEZ IMPACT FUND: PROVIDING CULINARY ARTS EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMMING FOR LATINO YOUTH.Expenses $425,344 · grants $229,474
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1536915
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,462,634
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,292,903
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $5,083,388 | $3,770,485 | $6,462,634 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $3,148,432 | $3,250,668 | $5,453,643 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $2,987,060 | $4,399,275 | $5,102,438 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $3,394,228 | $1,448,092 | $6,404,684 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1536915).
Questions about EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION is 42-1536915.
- Is EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names BRIAN KISH.
- Who are the officers and directors of EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $292,801 (BRIAN KISH, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,083,388, expenses of $3,770,485 and total assets of $6,462,634 at year end.
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