Nonprofit · EIN 47-5377647
SHREVEPORT COMMON INC
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $108,179 | $128,052 | -$19,873 | $681,287 | $0 | $681,287 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $100,646 | $87,628 | $13,018 | $701,160 | $0 | $701,160 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $96,199 | $101,222 | -$5,023 | $688,142 | $0 | $688,142 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $104,507
- of which government grants
- $55,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,135
- Net rental income
- $2,537
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$6,000
- Other revenue
- -$3,463
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $60,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,800
- Program services (functional)
- $123,200
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,852
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $701,160
- Total assets, end of year
- $681,287
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $681,287
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $37,500
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $140,203
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $541,084
- Gross receipts
- $115,642
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2014
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Benscoter | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $60,000 |
| Shelly Ragle | Chairman Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Aaron Storer | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JB Beaird | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Schimberg | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Seamster | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Tharnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Bonnevier | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Adam Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cole Anderson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Everson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Torri Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lemar Flukers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Shonda Reynolds | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Brooks | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Holland | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Betsy Levels | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cameron Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dannye Malone | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bonnie Moore | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Karen Barnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Connor Peterson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kent Rogers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janie Landry | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Benscoter | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $60,000 |
| Shelly Ragle | Chairman Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Aaron Storer | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JB Beaird | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Schimberg | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Seamster | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Tharnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Bonnevier | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Adam Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cole Anderson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Everson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Torri Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lemar Flukers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Shonda Reynolds | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Brooks | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Victor Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Holland | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Betsy Levels | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cameron Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dannye Malone | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bonnie Moore | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Karen Barnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Connor Peterson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kent Rogers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janie Landry | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Benscoter | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $60,000 |
| Shelly Ragle | Chairman Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Aaron Storer | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JB Beaird | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Schimberg | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Seamster | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jack Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pam Atchison | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Adam Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cole Anderson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Everson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Torri Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lemar Flukers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Taylor Jamison | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Brooks | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Victor Thomas | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Holland | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dominique McLemore | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cameron Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dannye Malone | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bonnie Moore | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ben Moss | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Connor Peterson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kent Rogers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janie Landry | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Aaron Storer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Liz Swaine | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alan Warren | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tim Wright | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 801 CROCKETT ST, SHREVEPORT, LA 71101-3435
- In care of
- % PAM ATCHISON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 801 Crockett St, Shreveport LA 71101
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Wendy Benscoter, 801 Crocket St, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Pam Atchison, 801 Crockett St, Shreveport LA 71101
- Signed the 990
- Wendy Benscoter, Director
- Phone
- (318) 673-6537
- Website
- shreveportcommon.com
- Return prepared by
- Chavanne Consulting LLC
Mission
Shreveport Common Inc mission is to facilitate public/private partnerships to implement the Shreveport Common Vision Plan for an Arts-Inspired revitalization of Shreveport Common to an UNcommon Creative Cultural Community.
Program accomplishments
- Removing obstacles for redevelopment of blighted properties in Shreveport Common to include raising private funds to match public funds for community revitalization efforts such as the new Caddo Common park.Expenses $123,200 · revenue $108,179
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-5377647
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $681,287
- Income (IRS master file)
- $115,642
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- December 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- November 18, 2015
- Reinstated
- Effective October 15, 2015
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $108,179 | $128,052 | $681,287 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $100,646 | $87,628 | $701,160 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $96,199 | $101,222 | $688,142 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $103,117 | $143,831 | $693,269 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Pam Atchison | July 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-5377647).
Questions about SHREVEPORT COMMON INC
- What is the EIN of SHREVEPORT COMMON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SHREVEPORT COMMON INC is 47-5377647.
- Is SHREVEPORT COMMON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on December 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective October 15, 2015.
- Are donations to SHREVEPORT COMMON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SHREVEPORT COMMON INC 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 SHREVEPORT COMMON INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SHREVEPORT COMMON INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SHREVEPORT COMMON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Wendy Benscoter.
- Who are the officers and directors of SHREVEPORT COMMON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,000 (Wendy Benscoter, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SHREVEPORT COMMON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $108,179, expenses of $128,052 and total assets of $681,287 at year end.
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