Nonprofit · EIN 51-0138288
ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Tax-exempt · LAFAYETTE, LA 70501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,382,823 | $4,057,164 | $1,325,659 | $4,746,559 | $1,185,145 | $3,561,414 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,206,921 | $3,461,341 | $745,580 | $2,738,064 | $804,185 | $1,933,879 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,909,111 | $3,171,352 | -$262,241 | $1,948,318 | $793,276 | $1,155,042 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,346,850
- of which government grants
- $1,250,869
- Program service revenue
- $1,277,481
- Investment income
- $49,547
- Net rental income
- $157,687
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$49,626
- Other revenue
- $708,945
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $189,799
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,550,086
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,550,086
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $315,486
- Travel
- $53,825
- Depreciation
- $65,160
- Program services (functional)
- $2,256,229
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,606,901
- Fundraising (functional)
- $194,034
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,738,064
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,746,559
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,185,145
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,561,414
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $939,605
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,866,081
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,499,276
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,062,138
- Gross receipts
- $5,656,151
- Employees
- 44
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED ABELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESS ALLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMIE BALDRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANET BEGNAUD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLES BOUDREAUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN CHAPPUIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| APRIL COURVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JON DOWNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESSICA FOREMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERICA FOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIKI FRAYARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LYLE GIROUARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN HARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NANETTE HEGGIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON JOURNET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIAN KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAPHNE KRAMPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BURNELL LEMOINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MELISSA MAEKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HANNAH MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SIMON MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FORREST MONTGOMERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEROME MOROUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARLY NICHOLSON MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY NEIHEISEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LUCY OSBORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLYN SCHUMACHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| OLATUNDE SOYOMBO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEISHA COOK | EXECUTIVE CO Officer | – | $0 |
| RONNIE DAIGLE | PAST PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| TAYLOR DAVIS | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| TRACY FRENTZ | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| SARAH GAUTHIER | PRESIDENT EL Officer | – | $0 |
| ETHAN JORDAN | EXECUTIVE CO Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PAUL MUNZING | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED ABELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESS ALLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMIE BALDRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLES BOUDREAUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD BRAUNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBBIE BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEISHA COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAREN DECLOUET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENNETH DOUET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JON DOWNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESSICA FOREMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERICA FOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRACY FRENTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH GAUTHIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NANETTE HEGGIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ETHAN JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON JOURNET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADRIAN KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CLIFF LACOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BURNELL LEMOINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MELISSA MAEKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HANNAH MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SIMON MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEROME MOROUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PAUL MUNZING | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY NEIHEISEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLYN SCHUMACHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| OLATUNDE SOYOMBO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONNIE DAIGLE | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| TAYLOR DAVIS | PRESIDENT EL Officer | – | $0 |
| LYLE GIROUARD | PAST PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| DAPHNE KRAMPE | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED ABELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESS ALLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMIE BALDRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLES BOUDREAUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD BRAUNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBBIE BUSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEISHA COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAREN DECLOUET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JON DOWNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESSICA FOREMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERICA FOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TRACY FRENTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH GAUTHIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NANETTE HEGGIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ETHAN JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON JOURNET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADRIAN KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CLIFF LACOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BURNELL LEMOINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MELISSA MAEKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HANNAH MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SIMON MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEROME MOROUX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PAUL MUNZING | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY NEIHEISEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLYN SCHUMACHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| OLATUNDE SOYOMBO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONNIE DAIGLE | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| TAYLOR DAVIS | PRESIDENT EL Officer | – | $0 |
| LYLE GIROUARD | PAST PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| DAPHNE KRAMPE | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 101 W VERMILION ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501-6915
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAYLOR DAVIS, 2008 S COLLEGE RD, LAFAYETTE, LA 70505
- Signed the 990
- TAYLOR DAVIS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (337) 233-7060
- Return prepared by
- DARNALL SIKES & FREDERICK
Mission
FOSTERING ART AND CULTURE IN ACADIANA - THE ACA PROVIDES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ALL AGES, GRANT FUNDS AND ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS, AND VISUAL ART EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY.
Program accomplishments
- VISUAL ART EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES- THE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED A ROBUST EXHIBITION SCHEDULE IN APPROXIMATELY 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF MUSEUM- QUALITY GALLERY SPACE. IN 2024-2025, ACA OPENED 18 EXHIBITIONS FEATURING 211 EXHIBITING ARTISTS AND WELCOMED 14,049 VISITORS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, STUDENTS, TOURISTS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAM ATTENDEES. EXHIBITIONS ADDRESSED REGIONAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND PLACE, AND INCLUDED A LARGE THEMATIC EXHIBITION INVITING LOUISIANA ARTISTS TO INTERPRET "OUR POINT IN SPACE." ACROSS ALL GALLERIES, ACA PRESENTED A WIDE RANGE OF MEDIA AND PERSPECTIVES, FOSTERING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS AND BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES.Expenses $435,396 · revenue $214,838
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - ACA'S ARTS IN EDUCATION (AIE) PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY EXPRESSION OF THE TEACH PATHWAY WITHIN LET CULTURE LEAD AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST YOUTH-SERVING ARTS EFFORTS IN LOUISIANA. IN 2024-2025, AIE SERVED 41,650 STUDENTS AT 97 SCHOOLS, DELIVERED 8,950 CLASSROOM SESSIONS, PROVIDED 204 FIELD-TRIP PERFORMANCES AND ARTS-BASED STUDENT EXPERIENCES, EMPLOYED 80 TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OFFERED 131 EDUCATOR TRAININGS. APPROXIMATELY 9,000 STUDENTS RECEIVED WEEKLY ARTS-INTEGRATED CLASSES FOR 16 WEEKS THROUGH THE PACE (PRIMARY ACADEMIC CREATIVE EXPERIENCES) PROGRAM. THE YEAR ALSO MARKED A FULL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMILION PARISH, DEEPER WORK IN LAFAYETTE PARISH THROUGH THE "EVERYBODY GROWS" PILOT AT THREE ACE SCHOOLS, AND NEW AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND AIE INTO EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN IBERIA AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN 2025-2026. VISIONARIES DONOR SUPPORT, ORGANIZED WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL MATCHING FUNDS TOWARD A LONG-TERM GOAL OF SERVING 203 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 80,000 STUDENTS BY 2030.Expenses $900,805 · grants $15,252 · revenue $651,420
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ACADIANA'S CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPORTING ARTISTS, CULTURE-BEARERS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2024-2025, ACA DELIVERED 34 PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS (WORKSHOPS, ARTIST ROUNDUPS, ARTIST TALKS, STATE OF THE ARTS, AND INFORMATION SESSIONS) WITH 917 TOTAL ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED 1,397 ARTISTS AND CREATIVES, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS IN GRANT PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. ACA HOSTED 11 PAID WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES WITH 141 ATTENDEES AND DISTRIBUTED 222,966 IN GRANTS AND STIPENDS TO 60 AWARDEES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARTSPARK, ARTS GRANTS FOR TEACHERS, LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANT, LAFAYETTE ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT, THE COURTNEY GRANGER MEMORIAL AWARD, AND THE JEAN BREAUX AWARD. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THE COMBINATION OF FUNDING, WORKSHOPS, AND MENTORING MADE OPPORTUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COLLABORATIVE. ACA ALSO DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LFT FIBER, THE LAFAYETTE PUBLIC ART NETWORK, AND REGIONAL PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ALIGN CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS.Expenses $302,735 · grants $174,548 · revenue $91,403
- OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - THE LOUISIANA MUSIC MUSEUM ADVANCED AS A FLAGSHIP PROJECT WITHIN ACAS BUILD PATHWAY, HOSTING 104 PLANNING MEETINGS AND ENGAGING 565 STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE SECURING 3.5 MILLION TOWARD ITS CAPITAL GOAL TO CREATE A MUSEUM-QUALITY FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE. THE LOUISIANA SCORING INITIATIVE COMPLETED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR, SERVING NINE CLIENTS, EMPLOYING 128 MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCING ORCHESTRAL AND MEDIA SCORES, STRENGTHENING LOUISIANAS MUSIC WORKFORCE. ACA AMPLIFIED ITS REACH THROUGH MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT, GROWING ITS EMAIL LIST TO 11,663, SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE TO NEARLY 34,000, AND RAISING 1.1 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDS, WITH LET CULTURE LEAD COMMITMENTS REACHING 5.84 MILLION. MEMBERSHIP INCREASED BY 16% TO 692, AND OPERATIONS HOSTED 60 RENTALS WHILE COMPLETING A 600,000 ROOF REPLACEMENT, ENSURING THE FACILITY REMAINS A DURABLE CULTURAL ANCHOR.Expenses $617,293
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0138288
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,746,559
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,656,151
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,382,823 | $4,057,164 | $4,746,559 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,206,921 | $3,461,341 | $2,738,064 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,909,111 | $3,171,352 | $1,948,318 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,734,982 | $2,704,846 | $2,214,037 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 51-0138288).
Questions about ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
- What is the EIN of ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS is 51-0138288.
- Is ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 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 ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TAYLOR DAVIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,382,823, expenses of $4,057,164 and total assets of $4,746,559 at year end.
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