2025-05-15T11:14:53-04:00 2024-06-30 HURRICANE FRANCINE IN LOUISIANA 2024 IR-2024-236 821276091 Corcoran & Bernard CPAs LLC 132 N Telemachus Street New Orleans LA 70119 990 2023-07-01 721488935 LOUISIANA BUCKET BRIGADE LOUI 3416 CANAL STREET B NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 ANNE ROLFES EXECUTIVE DIREC 5044843433 2024-11-06 true true Amy Corcoran P01078383 5043721504 2025-05-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANNE ROLFES 4897128 false X LABUCKETBRIGADE.ORG X 2000 LA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES USE OF GRASSROOTS ACTION IN ORDER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS FREE FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. 4 4 16 8 0 0 3593100 4789498 34755 29422 2050 63146 695 3629905 4882761 129577 118572 0 962947 991640 0 205980 1711217 1330084 2803741 2440296 826164 2442465 2578864 5056995 40181 113889 2538683 4943106 TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES USE OF GRASSROOTS ACTION IN ORDER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS FREE FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. false false 747766 LNG GAS EXPORTS: THERE ARE CURRENTLY PLANS TO BUILD OR EXPAND TWELVE GAS EXPORT TERMINALS IN LOUISIANA - SEVEN IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND FOUR IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH. WHILE WE ARE SUPPORTING CONCERNED RESIDENTS IN PLAQUEMINES, OUR FOCUS IS ON CAMERON AND CALCASIEU PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, WHERE WE ESTABLISHED A ROBUST CAMPAIGN BEGINNING IN EARLY 2022. OUR STRATEGY FOR DEFEATING THIS EXPANSION IS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO CAN ADVOCATE TO FEDERAL AGENCIES WHILE ALSO CREATING MORE VISIBLE LOCAL RESISTANCE - VIA EVENTS AND MEDIA - TO THE PLANNED EXPANSION. ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES INCLUDE: MAPPING BUILDOUT IMPACTS OF LOCAL FISHING GROUNDS; ACCIDENT AND OPERATIONS WATCH; COMPILING COMMENTS FOR VARIOUS REGULATORY AGENCIES; PARTICIPATION IN COALITION WORK TO UNDERSTAND THE INSURANCE AND FINANCIERS BEHIND PROJECTS; AND INTERNATIONAL COALITION BUILDING. 391193 118572 18570 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES: EARLY WARNING NETWORK - WE KNOW THAT OUR RESISTANCE IS STRONGER WHEN WE BEGIN EARLY. IN ST. JAMES PARISH, FOR EXAMPLE, WORK TARGETING THE ST. JAMES PLANNING COMMISSION INCLUDED AN OPEN MEETINGS LAWSUIT AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT CAUSED THE CANCELLATION OF THE BILLION DOLLAR WANHUA CHEMICAL PLANT. THE EARLY WARNING NETWORK WILL FOCUS ON THE AREAS OF THE STATE TARGETED FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION. IN CANCER ALLEY THESE INCLUDE ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN, AS WELL AS ST. CHARLES, ASCENSION, IBERVILLE AND JEFFERSON. THE EARLY WARNING NETWORK IS A PLAN TO DO THREE THINGS: 1/ BUILD OUT A BROADER RESISTANCE TO MORE FACILITIES WITH THE DEPTH ON EACH FACILITY NECESSARY TO WIN; 2/ CONNECT PEOPLE WHO ARE CHALLENGING LOCAL PROJECTS WITH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK; 3 / FIND OUT ABOUT PROJECTS AT THE EARLIEST STAGES OF PLANNING. THERE IS OFTEN INTERNAL INFORMATION IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - THE LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, THE GOVERNORS OFFICE, THE ASSESSORS FILES WHERE PROPERTY TRANSFERS ARE RECORDED - YEARS BEFORE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE. OUR PLAN PROPOSES TO FIND THAT INFORMATION AND ACT ON IT. CURRENT STRATEGY INCLUDES THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PHYSICAL/DIGITAL TOOLKIT FOR CONCERNED RESIDENTS WITH ACTIONABLE STEPS. 353213 STANDING WITH ST. JAMES: OUR SIX YEAR LONG COLLABORATION WITH FENCELINE COMMUNITIES IN THE MAJORITY BLACK 4TH AND 5TH DISTRICTS OF ST. JAMES PARISH IS WORK THAT WE CALL STANDING WITH ST. JAMES. THIS WORK IS ANCHORED BY OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF RISE ST. JAMES AND INCLUSIVE LOUISIANA, TWO LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS LED BY BLACK WOMEN AND LONG-TIME RESIDENTS WHOSE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS PRIME LOCATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION. WITHOUT A DEDICATED CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT THESE HISTORIC BLACK COMMUNITIES AND POINT OUT THE VERY CLEAR INJUSTICE, THEIR COMMUNITIES WILL BE DESTROYED BY THE EVER EXPANDING PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. STANDING WITH ST. JAMES STRATEGIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, LEGAL ACTION, POLLUTION MONITORING, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. 210570 11547 MOVEMENT BUILDING:DOWN BY THE RIVER BIKE RIDE - THE GOAL FOR OUR BIKE RIDE IS TO BUILD INSPIRATION AND POWER BY BRINGING THE POWER OF HISTORY TO TODAYS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT ALONG CANCER ALLEY. OUR STRATEGY IS TO GET PEOPLE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND LANDSCAPES WHERE PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES ARE LOCATED SO THEY CAN SEE THE SCALE OF THE PLANTS, THEIR PROXIMITY AND THEIR IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS FIRSTHAND. BY EXPLORING THE CONFLUENCE OF BLACK HISTORY IN THE RIVER PARISHES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, AND ECOLOGY ON BIKES RATHER THAN CARS OR A BUS, WE ARE CREATING A DEEPER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - WE ARE IN THE DEEP SOUTH WHERE RESOURCES FOR FUNDING BLACK-LED GROUPS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE. A CORE PART OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT WHERE, RATHER THAN A SCRAMBLE FOR RESOURCES, GROUPS OF ALL SIZES HAVE THEIR FUNDING NEEDS MET. AS MORE MONEY COMES INTO THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SPACE THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS KEEN TO FUND BLACK-LED GROUPS, WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT THIS MONEY IS SPENT WELL, WHILE ALSO MAKING A PLAN FOR HOW THESE GROUPS CAN RETAIN FUNDING WHEN THIS MOMENT HAS PASSED. IN ADDITION TO CO-FACILITATING A BIWEEKLY COHORT OF GRASSROOTS GROUPS, LABB ALSO PROVIDES STAFF TIME TO SUPPORT GROUPS TO DEVELOP BUDGETS, HIRING PROCESSES, AND BUILD OUT THEIR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES. THE LONG TERM GOAL FOR THIS WORK IS TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SIX BLACK-LED STAND-ALONE ORGANIZATIONS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN LOUISIANA. 128057 ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN TO CREATE A SHIFT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS WHERE PLASTIC PRODUCTION AND GAS EXPORT ARE HEAVILY CONCENTRATED. CURRENTLY THAT INCLUDES THE RIVER PARISHES AS WELL AS CAMERON AND CALCASIEU PARISHES. CREATING AND PUBLICIZING NON- PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AND THE RESULTING JOBS WILL FREE RESIDENTS AND LEADERS FROM THE ERRONEOUS ASSUMPTION THAT LOUISIANA NEEDS THIS INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO THRIVE. REFASHIONING THE ECONOMIC IDENTITY OF AREAS DOMINATED BY INDUSTRY IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN THE WORK TO PROTECT LOUISIANA FROM ACCEPTING ALL BAD IDEAS - INCLUDING MAMMOTH PLASTICS PLANTS AND GAS EXPORT TERMINALS - THAT COME OUR WAY. STRATEGIES TO DATE HAVE INCLUDED: JOB FAIRS ADVERTISING FILM AND ENVIRONMENTAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RIVER PARISHES; GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PROFICIENT FREELANCE GRANT WRITERS; CONNECTING PARTNERS TO SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; AND CONVENING A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS, PRESERVATION INSTITUTIONS AND NONPROFITS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING BLACK CULTURAL ECONOMIC DISTRICTS ALONG THE RIVER ROAD. 338627 11547 1830799 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 41 0 true 16 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X HOPE LEBLANC 5044843433 3416 CANAL STREET B NEW ORLEANS LA 70119 ANNE ROLFES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 120523 0 39230 LISA FLANAGAN CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 1200 0 0 JO BANNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLARE GIESEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY WITHERINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 121723 0 39230 1 false true false 11069 4778429 4789498 SOCIAL VENTURE INCOME 900099 11547 11547 ORGANIZATION FEES 900099 17875 17875 29422 16417 16417 61096 14367 46729 46729 46729 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 695 695 695 4882761 30117 0 63146 X 113760 113760 4812 4812 171538 154384 8577 8577 656595 291822 244804 119969 7078 3814 2166 1098 95198 51294 29127 14777 61231 32991 18735 9505 15 15 33600 33600 472773 464286 8062 425 594910 553059 14423 27428 38552 24596 7047 6909 41966 17071 23900 995 60248 53117 3558 3573 27060 18846 4442 3772 6373 4249 1062 1062 11477 7300 2341 1836 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 22560 23628 -2537 1469 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 20550 11770 4195 4585 2440296 1830799 403517 205980 1795534 1827701 2531828 695000 505000 3100 3100 149862 22263 21407 127599 52409 61767 11414 2578864 5056995 35181 113889 5000 40181 113889 X 1193348 3597840 1345335 1345266 2538683 4943106 2578864 5056995 2442465 -38042 0 X false true X true false X 923932 2048958 2038764 3593100 4789498 13394252 923932 2048958 2038764 3593100 4789498 13394252 2713408 10680844 11622 556 1229 2050 16417 31874 13426126 64872 0.79550 0.99730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 69990 69990 47600 1803 45797 32272 20460 11812 127599 X 4844719 -38042 -38042 4882761 4882761 2440296 2440296 2440296 Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X) THE LOUISIANA BUCKET BRIGADE IS ORGANIZED AS A LOUISIANA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRS SECTIONS 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION, AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, IT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO OUR EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAVE NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. true RESTORE TRUST PO BOX 233 LONGVILLE LA 70652 721518083 501C3 10000 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES INCLUSIVE LOUISIANA 811 ROMEVILLE STREET CONVENT LA 70723 NA 38640 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES THE VESSEL PROJECT OF LOUISIANA PO BOX 757 LAKE CHARLES LA 70762 NA 10000 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT 5593 HWY 18 VACHERIE LA 70090 861668575 501C3 27000 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES RURAL ROOTS LOUISIANA 129 EVANGELINE DR DONALDSONVILLE LA 70346 923355135 501C3 18000 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES RESIDENTS FOR AIR NEUTRALIZATION 2847 ESSEX ST SHREVEPORT LA 71108 NA 10000 SUPPORTING FENCELINE COMMUNITIES 3 3 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE GRANT PROPOSAL AND THE TERMS OF THE GRANTS AWARDS. THEN THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE PROPOSED PROJECTS TO GAIN ASSURANCE THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS DESCRIBED IN THE GRANT PROPOSAL AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE TRACKS ALL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO EACH PROJECT AND TRACKS FUNDS USED UNTIL ALL FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR EACH GRANT. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS EXPENDITURES PRIOR TO DISBURSAL TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE APPLIED AS DIRECTED IN AWARD LETTERS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. ADDITIONALLY, QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE PROJECT ORGANIZER. X X X false false false false false false false false false ANNE ROLFES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 120523 2911 36319 159753 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 FORM 990 IS ISSUED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EXPLAIN ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE, IF ANY EXISTS, AND SIGNS THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF ANY ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR ANALYZES CURRENT SALARY RANGES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND PROVIDES TO THE BOARD THE ANALYSIS WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD VOTES ON THE FINAL SALARY. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g $472,773 TOTAL OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES IS COMPRISED OF:STIPENDS FOR SERVICES $154,326TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE $99,697ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF $95,564CONSULTANTS $56,642ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT $29,260PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER $14,575GENEALOGIST RESEARCHER $12,375RIVER GUIDES $5,145ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION $241PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES $4,392MANAGEMENT FEE $556