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Louisiana Public Health Institute

EIN 72-1379921 · New Orleans, LA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

LPHI LEADS AND PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS FAIR AND JUST OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HEALTHY AND WELL.

Income
$12.8 million
Spending
$13.3 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 42%
Employees
126
Volunteers
11
Highest pay
$274,503, chief executive officer

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: 43 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 67% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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 (43)
  1. $2.3 million spent. THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING (TFL)PURPOSE: TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. TFL'S GOALS ARE TO: 1) ELIMINATE EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE; 2) PREVENT INITIATION OF TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH; 3) PROMOTE TOBACCO CESSATION AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS; 4) IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE TOBACCO-RELATED DISPARITIES; AND 5) FACILITATE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION OF ALL TOBACCO CONTROL AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
  2. $1.1 million spent. PCORI: CRN INFRASTRUCTURE 4.0PURPOSE: TO ENABLE THE CONDUCT OF MULTI-SITE RESEARCH ACROSS THE NATIONAL PATIENT CENTERED CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (POCRNET) WITH ENHANCED EFFICIENCY IN REAL WORLD HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
  3. $927,427 spent. PCORI: CRN INFRASTRUCTURE 3.0PURPOSE: TO ENABLE THE CONDUCT OF MULTI-SITE RESEARCH ACROSS THE NATIONAL PATIENT CENTERED CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (POCRNET) WITH ENHANCED EFFICIENCY IN REAL WORLD HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
  4. $741,871 spent. OPH: CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTIONPURPOSE: STATE OF LOUSIANA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE FOR MEDIA/MARKETING AND QUITLINE SERVICES AROUND SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION
  5. $710,653 spent. PCORI: ACHD RARE DISEASE:PURPOSE: STUDY THAT USES PCORNET TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF GAPS IN RECOMMENDED CARE ON PATIENT-PRIORITIZED OUTCOMES FOR ADULTS WITH NON-COMPLEX AND COMPLEX SUBTYPES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD). BY ENROLLING PATIENTS AND LINKING THEIR PCORNET DATA INTO AN EXISTING ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (ACHD) SPECIFIC REGISTRY, FUTURE INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE GAPS IN CARE BASED ON STUDY FINDINGS CAN BE RAPIDLY IMPLEMENTED IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS THROUGH THE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED WITH KEY CHD STAKEHOLDERS.
  6. $660,592 spent. CMS: LDH: CEA ORCHESTRATOR MODELPURPOSE: LDH WILL ENGAGE LPHI AND THE LOUISIANA HEALTH CARE QUALITY FORUM (LHCQF), TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT ANORCHESTRATED STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (STATEWIDE HIE) BY CONNECTING THE VARIOUS HIES INTO ONE STATEWIDE ENTITY. THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION (DDI) OF THE STATEWIDE HIE, THE STATE WILL UTILIZE DATA AND FUNCTIONALITY OF EXISTING HIES UTILIZED BY MEDICAID PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE SYSTEMS THROUGH A COORDINATED AND CENTRALIZED NETWORK.
  7. $365,255 spent. INFORMATION SERVICES SPECIAL PROJECTS
  8. $259,857 spent. GNO CHNASPURPOSE: GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA HOSPITALS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH OCHSNER AND LCMC HOSPITALS TO DEFINE THE COMMUNITY, COORDINATE COMMUNICATION, REVIEW/ANALYZE DATA, IDENTIFY NEEDS, AND AUTHOR IMPROVEMENT PLANS
  9. $233,770 spent. PCORI-PS3 EXPANSIONPURPOSE: THIS PROJECT STATEMENT SUPPORTS WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDS NEW HEALTH SYSTEM SITES TO REACHNET IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE PARTICIPATION OF DIVERSE, UNDERREPRESENTED, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN BOTH PCORNETSTUDIES AND NETWORK GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.
  10. $205,583 spent. CEA 2.0
  11. $187,158 spent. RWJF: BRIDGING SOUTHERN HEALTHPURPOSE: PROJECT COMMITTED TO (A) DESIGN AND TEST STRUCTURES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT CAN FACILITATE CONTEXT-INFORMED ACTION AND STRATEGY WITHIN GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GULF COAST STATES (LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA) AND (B) EVALUATE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO TEST THOSE STRUCTURES AND GENERATE POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.
  12. $177,888 spent. NNPHI_CDC_TA-HUBPURPOSE: PARTNERING WITH NNPHI TO SERVE AS THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) HUB, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TA TO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT RECIPIENTS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TA TO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT RECIPIENTS
  13. $166,610 spent. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICESPURPOSE: MY COMMUNITY CARES (MCC) IS A COMMUNITYDRIVEN, NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE MISSION OF MCC IS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES.
  14. $139,889 spent. WKKF: BIRTH REGISTRYPURPOSE: TO PROVIDE CORE SUPPORT TO THE PERINATAL BIRTH REGISTRY PROJECT TO SUSTAIN, FURTHER EXPAND AND DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE FROM THE REGISTRY INFRASTRUCTURE
  15. $119,998 spent. OBH: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-WELLBEING PROGRAMPURPOSE: DELIVER THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TRAINING PROGRAM TO OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (OBH) STAFF THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE TO THE WORKFORCE NEEDING TO ADDRESS THEIR OWN WELLNESS NEEDS.
  16. $119,281 spent. RWJF: REDUCING INEQUITIES IN TOBACCOPURPOSE: PROJECT ASIRT (ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO-USE)PRIORITIZES EQUITY IN ALL POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOUISIANA'S SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, RURAL COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS, RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS TOBACCO-RELATED INEQUITIES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY CHANGE AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL.
  17. $118,461 spent. KRESGE FOUNDATION: GENERAL OPERATINGPURPOSE: KRESGE WORKS TO EXPAND EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AMERICA'S CITIES THROUGH GRANTMAKING AND SOCIAL INVESTING IN ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED IN FURTHERANCE OF KRESGE'S HEALTH PROGRAM
  18. $106,851 spent. CDC: NACDD: MENDSPURPOSE: PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING CHRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE USE OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
  19. $102,816 spent. SAMHSA: UWSELA: MHFA-RECASTPURPOSE: EXPAND AND CREATE MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; AND ESTABLISH A MORE COORDINATED SYSTEM OF TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ON NEW ORLEANS YOUTH OF COLOR FROM COMMUNITIES OF CHRONIC POVERTY
  20. $94,665 spent. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECT OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
  21. $90,110 spent. PCORI: PS7: CDM ENHANCEMENTPURPOSE: ENHANCING CAPACITY OF THE PCORNET COMMON DATA MODEL TO SUPPORT PATIENT-CENTERED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
  22. $88,682 spent. HEALTHIER NORTHSHORE CHNAS 2024PURPOSE: NORTHSHORE AREA HOSPITALS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH 4 OCHSNER HOSPITALS TO COORDINATE COMMUNICATION, REVIEW/ANALYZE DATA, IDENTIFY NEEDS, AND AUTHOR IMPROVEMENT PLANS
  23. $85,009 spent. AHA: DUKE: FOOD IS MEDICINEPURPOSE: ASSESSMENT OF FOOD PURCHASING INTERVENTION AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS ON DIETARY OUTCOMES IN NEW ORLEANS
  24. $82,542 spent. CDC: LSU: COLORECTAL SCREENING PROGRAMPURPOSE: LPHI WORKS WITH THE FEDERAL QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) ON BEHALF OF SCREEN UP TO INCREASE FQHCS CAPACITY TO OFFER COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING SERVICES.
  25. $80,333 spent. EVALUATION-SPECIAL PROJECTSPURPOSE: TO PROVIDE WIDE-RANGING EVALUATION SERVICES TO THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, RAPID CYCLE EVALUATIONS, SERVING AS THE EXTERNAL EVALUATOR ON FUNDED PROJECTS, AND OTHER VARIOUS EVALUATION SERVICES TO MEET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS.
  26. $76,845 spent. CDC: TULANE: NEXT D-3PURPOSE: LEAD-ZDC IS A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZERO DOLLAR COPAYMENT FOR SELECT COMMON DIABETES MEDICATIONS ON PATIENTS' MEDICATION ADHERENCE, BLOOD GLUCOSE (A1C) CONTROL, DIABETES COMPLICATIONS, AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION.
  27. $72,297 spent. PCORI_PS6_QUERY INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTPURPOSE: ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF PCORNET STUDIES
  28. $65,845 spent. PACKARD FOUNDATION-PREGNANCY REGISTRYPURPOSE: SUPPORT EXPANDING THE USE OF THE LOUISIANA PREGNANCY REGISTRY.
  29. $62,374 spent. PORTFOLIO: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHPURPOSE: AN INTERNAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CENTRALIZED COSTS AND NET PROGRAM REVENUE FOR ALL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
  30. $61,345 spent. COMMUNICATIONS: SPPRO
  31. $60,426 spent. NIH: NYU: NYU OPIOIDPURPOSE: TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTANDING THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE OVERDOSE CRISIS
  32. $58,800 spent. NNPHI: CDC: PHIGPURPOSE: NNPHI RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PROJECT GRANT FEDERAL AWARD NO. 5 NE11OE000067-03-00. NNPHI ISSUED LPHI THIS SUBAWARD UNDER THE FEDERAL AWARD PROJECT TITLE, "NATIONAL CENTER FOR WORKFORCE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA SYSTEMS CDC'S COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIA TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH"
  33. $58,279 spent. REACHNET QUERY SERVICESPURPOSE: TO PROVIDE QUERY SERVICES TO RESEARCHES WHO WISH TO LEVERAGE THE REACHNET NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN RUNNING CLINICAL TRIALS.
  34. $58,068 spent. NIH: WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE: RECOVERPURPOSE: LPHI PROVIDES CLINICAL AND DATA EXPERTISE TO THE RECOVER TEAM THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. LPHI WILL PARTIPATE IN STUDY MEETINGS, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO ANALYTIC PLANS AND MANUSCRIPTS.
  35. $57,438 spent. CDC: PHII: COVID-19PURPOSE: "THE COVID-19 ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE DATA INITIATIVE PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE PCORNET SITES ABILITY TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON COVID DATA THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED DATA INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COLLECTION OF THESE COVID-19 DATA WILL HELP TO ANSWER CRITICAL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PHII PROPOSES TO COMMENCE THIS PROJECT BY ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARTICIPATING HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PCORNET SITES, PCORNET COORDINATING CENTERS, CDC OTHER PARTNERS. THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE THE ESTABLISHED DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FROM PCORNET TO SUPPORT QUERYING OF COVID-19 RELATED CONDITIONS."
  36. $48,235 spent. PCORI INNOVATION WORKGROUPPURPOSE: THE PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PCORI) FUNDS PATIENT-CENTERED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH (CER) THAT FOCUSES ON OUTCOMES THAT MATTER TO PATIENTS, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS INNOVATION WORKGROUP WILL BE OPEN TO THE COORDINATING CENTER FOR PCORNET AND ALL CRNS TO CONTRIBUTE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) TO THE WORKGROUP.
  37. $47,207 spent. ASCENSION PARISHPURPOSE: SUPPORT ASCENSION PARISHWITH PROJECT COORDINATION AND PARTNER MANAGEMENT ON TOPICS UNDERSTOOD TO BE STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUCH AS: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, MATERNAL& CHILD HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
  38. $45,345 spent. ALBERT SCHWEITZER FELLOWSHIP - NEW ORLEANSPURPOSE: LPHI WORKS AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER OF THE ALBERT SCHWEITZER FELLOWSHIP
  39. $44,763 spent. RWJF: NATIONAL COUNCIL: DELTA CENTER PHASE 2PURPOSE: THE DELTA CENTER FOR A THRIVING SAFETY NET SEEKS TO CULTIVATE A HEALTH POLICY AND CARE SYSTEM THAT IS BOTH MORE EQUITABLE AND BETTER MEETS THE GOALS AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
  40. $44,675 spent. SAMHSA: OBH: PIPBHC (OBH: INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE (LAPIPBHC))PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN LOUISIANA.
  41. $41,239 spent. OPH: CHILD HEALTHPURPOSE: THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO STATES PROGRAM IS A FORMULA GRANT PROVIDED TO STATES THROUGH FEDERAL ALLOCATION. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935. TO RECEIVE FUNDS, STATES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND REPORT ANNUALLY.
  42. $40,074 spent. OCHSNER BAYOU CHNASPURPOSE: PROVIDE AND MANAGE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARATION, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS, FOR OCHSNER GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA HOSPITALS.
  43. $866,262 spent. OTHER

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 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 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 1997.

    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.

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