Nonprofit · EIN 72-1246027
FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $256,977 | $273,551 | -$16,574 | $348,805 | $12,934 | $335,871 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $224,905 | $278,076 | -$53,171 | $356,012 | $2,801 | $353,211 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $198,081 | $228,220 | -$30,139 | $404,853 | $920 | $403,933 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $132,328
- Membership dues
- $46,675
- Program service revenue
- $110,895
- Investment income
- $13,754
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,900
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,763
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $89,534
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,479
- Program services (functional)
- $172,071
- Management and general (functional)
- $101,480
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $356,012
- Total assets, end of year
- $348,805
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,934
- Net assets, end of year
- $335,871
- Gross receipts
- $256,977
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 175
- Year formed
- 1937
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBBIE SKRMETTA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $59,583 |
| BRIAN CAPITELLI | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HON SUSIE MORGAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| HON JANIS VAN MEERVELD | REC. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HON JANE TRICHE MILAZZO | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| M DAVIS READY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA COOPER | YOUNG LAW. REP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN M MCGLONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S ALMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL ANTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN B CAMBRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN C GASPARIAN | MEMBER. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN D KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON LYLE W CAYCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
34 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BEARY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZOE VERMEULEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M PALMER LAMBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE M CALOGERO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY R CAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON MEREDITH S GRABILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN ATKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN M BALLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALIDA C HAINKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARONDA R WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON DARREL J PAPILLION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE J KELLY III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MOELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY L MENASCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN J HAEDICKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA MERCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN S FORESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GA MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON MICHAEL NORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA A JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE FORNIAS GIARRUSSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER M MANSFILED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT L STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA COLE SURPRENANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WASHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON WENDY B VITTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON KELLY MCNEIL LEGIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON CAROL L MICHEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSON L MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAYCE PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM M ROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY E THEARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J CHRISTOPHER ZAINEY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 52 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELENA PEREZ | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $73,000 |
| MICHAEL J ECUYER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN J CAPITELLI | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| HON SUSIE MORGAN | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HON JANE TRICHE MILAZZO | REC. SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIN K ARNOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHLOE CHETTA | YOUNG LAW. REP Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE SKRMETTA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KEVIN M MCGLONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S ALMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL ANTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN B CAMBRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN C GASPARIAN | MEMBER. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN D KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON LYLE W CAYCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA BEARY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN P BRADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M PALMER LAMBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE M CALOGERO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY R CAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON MEREDITH S GRABILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN ATKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN M BALLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALIDA C HAINKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARONDA R WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON DARREL J PAPILLION | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE J KELLY III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY L MENASCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN J HAEDICKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA MERCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN S FORESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GA MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON MICHAEL NORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA A JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE FORNIAS GIARRUSSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER M MANSFILED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT L STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA COLE SURPRENANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON JANIS VAN MEERVELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON WENDY B VITTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON KELLY MCNEIL LEGIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON CAROL L MICHEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSON L MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAYCE PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM M ROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY E THEARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER J WANEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN WATERS SHIPMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA M PLAISCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J CHRISTOPHER ZAINEY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2023: 54 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA T KAISER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $60,538 |
| ELENA PEREZ | Executive Dir. | 40 | $11,667 |
| HON DONNA CURRAULT | PAST PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J ECUYER | President | 10 | $0 |
| BRIAN J CAPITELLI | PRESIDENT-ELECT | 5 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| HON SUSIE MORGAN | REC. SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D AARON JR | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR KRAATZ | YOUNG LAW. REP | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN M MCGLONE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S ALMON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL ANTIS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN B CAMBRE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN K ARNOLD | MEMBER. CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN C GASPARIAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON LYLE W CAYCE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA BEARY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN P BRADY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON DANA M DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE M CALOGERO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CORY R CAHN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON MEREDITH S GRABILL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| IAN ATKINSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN M BALLAY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| ALIDA C HAINKEL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SHARONDA R WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN J HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE J KELLY III | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON GREG G GUIDRY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY L MENASCO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN J HAEDICKE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA MERCER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON JANE TRICHE MILAZZO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN S FORESTER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GA MYERS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON MICHAEL NORTH | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SARA A JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE FORNIAS GIARRUSSO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| PETER M MANSFILED | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT L STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA COLE SURPRENANT | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON JANIS VAN MEERVELD | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON WENDY B VITTER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON KELLY MCNEIL LEGIER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| HON CAROL L MICHEL | EX OFFICIO MBR | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSSON L MILLS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| CAYCE PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM M ROSS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY E THEARD | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| PETER J WANEK | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN WATERS SHIPMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA M PLAISCIA | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| J CHRISTOPHER ZAINEY JR | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 POYDRAS STREET SUITE B245, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-3319
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III, 500 POYDRAS STREET B-245, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
- Signed the 990
- LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III, Treasurer
- Phone
- (504) 589-7990
- Website
- WWW.NOFBA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CREMALDI & KAUPP LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE FEDERAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY SERVING THE INTERESTS AND THE NEEDS OF THE FEDERAL PRACTITIONER, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE.
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCE CENTER: THE CHAPTER OPERATES AN ATTORNEY CONFERENCE CENTER THAT BENEFITS ATTORNEYS DOING BUSINESS AT THE COURT. THE CONFERENCE CENTER FEATURES CONFERENCE ROOMS, A COMPUTER WORKROOM, AND LOUNGE.Expenses $96,550 · grants $1,900
- EVENTS & SEMINARS: OUR CHAPTER SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,200 MEMBERS, THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. AS A CHAPTER, WE STRIVE TO FULFILL OUR MISSION BY IMPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF OUR MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF TANGIBLE WAYS, INCLUDING OVER 13 HIGH QUALITY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE LATEST LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS, FEDERAL ISSUES, PRO BONO EVENTS THAT BENEFIT THE LEGAL AND GREATER COMMUNITY, NETWORKING EVENTS, NON-PARTISAN ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL BENCH AND BAR, CIVICS EDUCATION, AND AWARD WINNING NEWSLETTERS.Expenses $75,521 · revenue $110,895
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1246027
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $348,805
- Income (IRS master file)
- $256,977
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $256,977 | $273,551 | $348,805 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $224,905 | $278,076 | $356,012 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2023 | $198,081 | $228,220 | $404,853 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2020 | – | – | – | 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 72-1246027).
Questions about FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER
- What is the EIN of FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER is 72-1246027.
- Is FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
- Are donations to FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER 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 FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LAWRENCE J CENTOLA III.
- Who are the officers and directors of FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,583 (DEBBIE SKRMETTA, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $256,977, expenses of $273,551 and total assets of $348,805 at year end.
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