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EIN 72-1005271

Disability Rights Louisiana

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
71
City
New Orleans
State
Louisiana
Year formed
1978
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
NTEE code, primary
P80: Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Population Groups
Description
Disability Rights Louisiana protects and advocates for the human and legal rights of people with disabilities, promoting a life free from abuse and neglect.
Also known as...
Advocacy Center
Total revenues
$4,309,040
2023
Total expenses
$4,533,565
2023
Total assets
$1,944,519
2023
Num. employees
71
2023

Program areas at Disability Rights Louisiana

Community living ombudsmen program (clop): statewide program that monitors private intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled individuals for instances of abuse and neglect. Also assists in moving individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities into the community.
Protection & advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities (padd - acl/hhs): primarily legal work and policy work that is performed on behalf of an individual or group of individuals who have a diagnosis of intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Representative payee program: this program conducts reviews on representative payee performance on behalf of the social security administration (ssa). The program provides oversight to representative payees and their services to beneficiaries as well as giving them support to better understand their role and responsibilities.
Other program services, including client assistance program (cap), protection & advocacy for individual Rights (pair), financial access inclusion and resources (fair), protection & advocacy for beneficiaries of social security (pabss), supported independent living advocacy program (silap), work incentives planning & assistance (wipa), protection & advocacy for individuals with mental illness (paimi), protection & advocacy for individuals with traumatic brain injury (patbi), protection & advocacy for assistive technology (paat), protection & advocacy of voter assistance (pava), and interest on lawyer's trust account (iolta) - Louisiana bar foundation.

Who funds Disability Rights Louisiana

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)Other Legal Services$135,000
Equal Justice WorksFellowship Support$58,188
Foundation for LouisianaEconomic Justice$25,000
...and 3 more grants received

Financials for Disability Rights Louisiana

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,247,641
Program services$10,500
Investment income and dividends$3,043
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$10,785
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$37,071
Total revenues$4,309,040

Organizations like Disability Rights Louisiana

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League of Human DignityLincoln, NE$5,122,390
Womens Center of JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL$2,903,528
Family VoicesConcord, MA$3,713,951
Washington Immigrant Solidarity NetworkYakima, WA$9,360,243
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with DisabilitiesMarion, OH$2,431,981
Bridges OregonSalem, OR$2,822,911
Elizabeth's New Life CenterDayton, OH$4,865,700
Parent Information CenterConcord, NH$1,093,416
Independent Living Resources of Solano and Contra Costa CountiesConcord, CA$1,148,945
1n10 IncPhoenix, AZ$2,841,017
Data update history
April 1, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $135,000 from Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)
September 30, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $59,000 from Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman service organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
8325 Oak St
New Orleans, LA 70118
Metro area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
County
Orleans Parish, LA
Website URL
disabilityrightsla.org/ 
Phone
(504) 522-2337
Facebook page
advocacyla 
IRS details
EIN
72-1005271
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1978
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P80: Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Population Groups
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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