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Lsu Health Foundation New Orleans

EIN 72-1115391 · New Orleans, LA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak24 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO INSPIRE DONORS TO INVEST IN THE LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS ("HSC-NO") AND ITS FUTURE, TO PROPERLY STEWARD THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TO HELP MEET THE EVER EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE LSUHSC-NO BY PROVIDING NEW (CONT'D ON SCH O) PHILANTHROPIC AND BUSINESS RESOURCES, PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRAMS, REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY LEASES, AUXILIARY BUSINESSES, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY MISSION OF THE LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - NEW ORLEANS.

Income
$11.7 million
Spending
$17.1 million
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
-1.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 43%
Employees
21
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$270,133, vice-president & cfo (thru 4/31/25)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 32% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 40 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    26 of 26 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $13.0 million spent. ENHANCING THE MISSION OF THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS (LSUHSC-NO), WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1931, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. LSUHSC-NO COMPRISES THE SCHOOLS OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS, DENTISTRY, GRADUATE STUDIES, MEDICINE, NURSING, AND PUBLIC HEALTH, INCLUDING FOUR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND THREE RESEARCH INSTITUTES. LSUHSC-NO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS. THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DISSEMINATES AND ADVANCES KNOWLEDGE THROUGH STATE AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS OF BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH, RESULTING IN PUBLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND RELATED ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENTS TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE NATION. LSUHSC-NO (CONT'D ON SCH. O) PROVIDES VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH DIRECT PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING CARE OF INDIGENT AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH LSUHSC-NO CLINICS IN ALLIED HEALTH, DENTISTRY, MEDICINE, NURSING, AND IN NUMEROUS AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND CLINICS THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA. LSUHSC-NO PROVIDES REFERRAL SERVICES, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE CITIZENS OF LOUISIANA. IN ADDITION, LSUHSC-NO WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH TWO AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHECS), WHOSE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN UNDERSERVED RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF LOUISIANA AND ON SUPPORTING EXISTING RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. LSUHSC-NO SERVES THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY OF 376,971 CITIZENS LOCALLY AND 1,013,000 IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGION ALONG WITH SUPPORTING THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSION THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. LSUHSC-NO PROVIDES PATIENT CARE IN METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS, AS WELL AS BATON ROUGE AND LAFAYETTE WITH OVER 1,062,180 PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY. CURRENTLY, ON AVERAGE 3,000 STUDENTS, 2,400 FACULTY AND STAFF, AND 1,000 RESIDENTS ARE SERVED BY THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS IN SUPPORT OF THE LSUHSC-NO CAMPUS. IN A 2021-2022 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, 4,320 DIRECT JOBS AND AN ADDITIONAL 4,798 JOBS ALONG WITH $1.6 BILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT ARE EFFECTS OF THE LSUHSC-NO CAMPUS. IN SERVING THE LSUHSC-NO CAMPUS, THE FOUNDATION HAS ASSISTED IN PROVIDING VITAL CHAIRS, PROFESSORSHIPS, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO BOTH FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 RESTRICTED FUNDS MANAGED FOR THESE EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF 211 DIRECT SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE THAN $33 MILLION IN RESEARCH FUNDING OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AT LSUHSC-NO. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SERVES AS A MECHANISM FOR DONATIONS WITHOUT VALUE, INCLUDING ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND OTHER TYPES OF PROPERTY THAT ASSIST LSUHSC-NO IN PROVIDING EDUCATION TO ITS STUDENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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