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Nonprofit · EIN 72-0408914

BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC

Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

Financials

$1.3M$1.2M2023$1.2M$1.2M2024$1.7M$1.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,684,911$1,301,289$383,622$11,923,811$62,193$11,861,618
December 31, 2024990$1,226,126$1,176,798$49,328$10,544,154$50,317$10,493,837
December 31, 2023990$1,315,623$1,159,362$156,261$10,107,586$100,451$10,007,135
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,544,175
Membership dues
$641,605
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$194,037
Net gain from sales of assets
-$72,507
Net income from fundraising events
-$53,301
Other revenue
-$53,301

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$230,733
Other salaries and wages
$600,355
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$968,741
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$68,032
Occupancy
$60,077
Travel
$7,654
Depreciation
$5,204
Program services (functional)
$792,304
Management and general (functional)
$236,273
Fundraising (functional)
$272,712

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,544,154
Total assets, end of year
$11,923,811
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,193
Net assets, end of year
$11,861,618
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,273
Publicly traded securities
$10,311,789
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,431,853
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,429,765
Gross receipts
$5,469,050
Employees
11
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1932
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
REBECCA MOWBRAYPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$230,733$20,247
STEPHEN B STUARTVP & RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$145,454$4,521
ANNE P BANOSVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
STEVEN W USDINCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
VANESSA B CLAIBORNEASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LOUIS M FREEMAN JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
H MERRITT LANE IIIPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
NATHALIE SIMONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
PERRY EASTMAN IVMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNETH ST CHARLESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELANIE BRONFINMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MOLLYE M DEMOSTHENIDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATTY RIDDLEBARGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN ADKERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R FOSTER DUNCANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RONALD P MCCLAINASSISTANT SCRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JOHN LANDRUMEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
SYRITA STEIBMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CARLIN CONNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
VERA TRIPLETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KHERI BILLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BEN A DUPUYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
CHARLES WESTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID C RIEVESCHLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DOUGLAS M STOKESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSIE HAYNESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ELIZABETH HEFLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ELIZABETH BOHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
GRAHAM RALSTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LAMAR VILLEREEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
PATRICK HERNANDEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE KATZMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
LAUREN MASTIONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
REBECCA MOWBRAYPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$203,071$23,589
STEPHEN B STUARTVP & RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$137,052$4,215
ANNE P BANOSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
STEVEN W USDINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
VANESSA B CLAIBORNEASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LOUIS M FREEMAN JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
H MERRITT LANE IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
NATHALIE SIMONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
NORMA GRACEPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
PERRY EASTMAN IVMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNETH ST CHARLESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELANIE BRONFINMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MOLLYE M DEMOSTHENIDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATTY RIDDLEBARGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN ADKERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R FOSTER DUNCANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RONALD P MCCLAINMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN LANDRUMMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYRITA STEIBMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JONATHAN WILSON 010124 - 22824EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CARLIN CONNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VERA TRIPLETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ROBERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN A DUPUYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHARLES WESTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID C RIEVESCHLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUGLAS M STOKESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSIE HAYNESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH HEFLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH BOHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRAHAM RALSTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ILEANA LEDET 010124 - 061424MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAMAR VILLEREEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
REBECCA MOWBRAYPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$197,634$16,876
STEPHEN B STUARTVP & RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$138,000$4,153
H MERRITT LANE IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
STEVEN W USDINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ANNE P BANOSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
LOUIS M FREEMAN JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
BLAKE J STANFILLASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
CHRISTINE ALBERTASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
NORMA GRACEPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
RYAN ADKERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH BOHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN G BRENNANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELANIE BRONFINMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VANESSA B CLAIBORNEEXECUTIVE COMMITTE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CARLIN CONNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MOLLYE M DEMOSTHENIDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN A DUPUYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PERRY EASTMAN IVMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSIE HAYNESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN LANDRUMMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ILEANA LEDETMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GARY L LORIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RONALD P MCCLAINMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRAHAM RALSTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATTY RIDDLEBARGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID C RIEVESCHLMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ROBERTSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUGLAS M STOKESMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VERA TRIPLETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAMAR VILLEREEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHARLES WESTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JONATHAN WILSONEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MICHELLE MOORE 1123 - 3723MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
400 POYDRAS ST STE 2950, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-6905
In care of
% REBECCA MOWBRAY
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
REBECCA MOWBRAY, 400 POYDRAS STREET 2950, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Signed the 990
REBECCA MOWBRAY, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(504) 525-4152
Return prepared by
LAPORTE APAC

Mission

THE BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MONITORING AND REPORTING ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES: IN 2025 BGR REPORTED ON MANY COMPLEX ISSUES IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN 12 REPORTS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS: IN 2025, BGR PUBLISHED 2 "ON THE BALLOT" REPORTS TO INFORM VOTERS ABOUT IMPORTANT LOCAL PROPOSITIONS. THESE REPORTS ANALYZED A $510 MILLION CAPITAL BOND AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW ORLEANS, AND A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE NEW ORLEANS CITY CHARTER RELATED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. VOTERS AGREED WITH BGR'S POSITION FOR THE BOND AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT AND THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT. IN DECEMBER, BGR PUBLISHED A MAJOR REPORT WHICH PRESENTED SEVERAL WAYS THE NEW ORLEANS ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER COULD RESTRUCTURE THE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES FOR ITS CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS HOTEL PROJECT TO SAVE SUBSTANTIAL TAX DOLLARS WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE (CONT'D ON SCH O) HOTEL PROJECT. IN AUGUST, BGR PUBLISHED CANDIDATE Q&AS FOR THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND SHERIFF ELECTIONS. THIS DASHBOARD PROVIDED VOTERS WITH AN EASY TO NAVIGATE WEBPAGE THAT SHARED CANDIDATE ANSWERS TO A BGR SURVEY ABOUT KEY ISSUES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. IN 2025, BGR RESEARCH STAFF MONITORED MORE THAN 70 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW ORLEANS AREA, INCLUDING THE NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. BGR ALSO TRACKED THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE AND ANY BILLS THAT WERE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.AFTER RESEARCH IS COMPLETED, BGR PURSUES PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, SOMETIMES OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH A SERIES OF FOLLOW-UP PUBLICATIONS AND OUTREACH TO CITIZENS GROUPS, THE MEDIA, DECISION-MAKERS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN RELEVANT POLICY AREAS. IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVENESS, BGR HAS HAD SUCCESSFUL POSITIONS ON BALLOT RESULTS 78% OF THE TIME SINCE 2014ANOTHER MEASURE OF BGR'S IMPACT IS ITS PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA AND LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CONTENT. IN 2025, THE NEWS MEDIA CITED BGR REPORTS MORE THAN 100 TIMES. FOR ITS WORK, BGR HAS RECEIVED MANY AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. IN 2025 BGR WON THE BEST SHORT FORM WRITING FOR OUR 2025 REPORT ON THE ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF AFTER THE RECENT JAILBREAK, THE OUTSTANDING POLICY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUR EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUING $468 MILLION IN TAX-EXEMPT MUNICIPAL BONDS AS OPPOSED TO TAXABLE BONDS, WHICH CARRY HIGHER INTEREST RATES. THIS WILL SAVE PROPERTY TAXPAYERS AN ESTIMATED $88.5 MILLION OVER THE BONDS' 30-YEAR LIFESPAN, AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AWARD FOR OUR "FAIR SHARE" REPORT FOLLOW-UP THAT INFORMED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES OF TOURISM TAXES TO MAINTAIN STREETS, DRAINAGE AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ORLEANS.BGR'S WORK SERVES CITIZENS ACROSS MANY LOCALITIES INCLUDING JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES. BASED ON 2020 U.S. CENSUS DATA, THE POTENTIAL REACH OF BGR'S MONITORING AND REPORTING IS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
    Expenses $760,053
  • BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS: BGR'S BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS ARE PUBLIC FORUM WHERE EXPERTS AND DECISION-MAKERS ARE INVITED TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN THE AREA. THESE EVENTS KEEP CITIZENS INFORMED AND MOTIVATE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND AN INFORMED PUBLIC POLICY DIALOGUE, ALL OF WHICH ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF BGR'S MISSION AND ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT. IN 2025, BGR HOSTED FOUR BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS. ON FEBRUARY 11, BGR PRESENTED A BREAKFAST BRIEFING WITH ST. TAMMANY PARISH PRESIDENT MIKE COOPER, ECONOMIST ROBERT HABANS, AND ST. TAMMANY CORP.'S CEO CHRIS MASINGILL THAT DISCUSSED THE IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ST. TAMMANY'S ECONOMIC GROWTH, IN PARTICULAR THE SHIFT FROM BEING A PART OF THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA TO BECOMING ITS OWN (CONT'D ON SCH O) ECONOMIC AREA. ON MARCH 26, BGR PRESENTED A BREAKFAST BRIEFING WITH GREATER NEW ORLEANS, INC. PRESIDENT AND CEO MICHAEL HECHT WHERE MR. HECHT SHARED HIS INSIGHTS FROM GUIDING THE CITY'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2025 SUPER BOWL. HE DISCUSSED LESSONS NEW ORLEANS CAN LEARN FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ON JUNE 18, BGR PRESENTED A BREAKFAST BRIEFING WHERE BGR PRESIDENT AND CEO REBECCA MOWBRAY MODERATED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE LEGACY OF GOVERNMENTAL REFORMS FOLLOWING THE HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER IN 2005 AND THE ROLE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN DRIVING FUTURE PROGRESS. PANELISTS WERE CALVIN JOHNSON, RETIRED FORMER CHIEF JUDGE OF ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, DR. ROBERT COLLINS, DILLARD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC POLICY, AND ANDY KOPPLIN, GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO. ON SEPTEMBER 18, BGR PRESENTED A BREAKFAST BRIEFING WHERE LOUISIANA COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TIM TEMPLE SHARED HIS OUTLOOK FOR THE STATE'S PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKETS.
    Expenses $32,251

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
72-0408914
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
1960
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,923,811
Income (IRS master file)
$5,469,050

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,684,911$1,301,289$11,923,811XML
990December 2024$1,226,126$1,176,798$10,544,154XML
990December 2023$1,315,623$1,159,362$10,107,586XML
990December 2022$1,070,957$1,107,671$9,335,387IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 72-0408914).

Questions about BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC

What is the EIN of BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC is 72-0408914.
Is BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
Are donations to BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH 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 BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH 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 BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH 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 BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names REBECCA MOWBRAY.
Who are the officers and directors of BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $230,733 (REBECCA MOWBRAY, PRESIDENT/CEO).
How much revenue does BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,684,911, expenses of $1,301,289 and total assets of $11,923,811 at year end.

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