Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Natchitoches Historic Foundation Inc

EIN 72-1264958 · Natchitoches, LA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceWeak27 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOUNDATION IS OPERATED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY IN NATCHITOCHES PARISH THROUGH RESTORATION OF STRUCTURES, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

Income
$353,285
Spending
$372,028
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
5.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 90%
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 27 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 27 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 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 (3)
  1. $287,965 spent. NHF IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THE MOVEMENT AND RENOVATION OF THE ROQUE HOUSE, CIRCA 1803. THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BY A FREED SLAVE NAMED PASCALE, WHO WORKED IN THE FIELDS IN SOUTH NATCHITOCHES PARISH. HE BOUGHT HIS FREEDOM FOR 200 IN 1798. THE HOUSE WAS LATER PURCHASED BY PHILAMENE ROQUE. THE HOUSE IN CONSTRUCTED FROM CYPRESS TIMBERS AND PACKED WITH BOUSILLAGE: A MIXTURE OF MUD, DEER HAIR AND SPANISH MOSS. THE ROQUE HOUSE IS AN EXAMPLE OF CREOLE STYLE FRENCH ARCHITECTURE AND IS A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT SYMBOLIZES THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NATCHITOCHES.
  2. EDUCATIONAL TOURS OF THE AMERICAN CEMETERY, THE OLDEST CEMETERY IN LOUISIANA, ARE GIVEN EACH YEAR TO THE NATCHITOCHES SCHOOL STUDENTS. IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS OF NATCHITOCHES ARE PORTRAYED IN CHARACTER AT THEIR GRAVESITES IN EDUCATING THE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY AND HOW THEY MADE AN INFLUENCE IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY.
  3. CHRISTMAS TOURS OF HISTORICAL HOMES IN NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA PROVIDE CITY RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS A GLIMPSE OF THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND FURNISHINGS THAT WERE USED DURING THE LATE 1800'S AND EARLY 1990'S.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 December 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 2015.

    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 October 21, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.