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Louisiana Center for Children's Rights

Public charity · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 20-5961971 Website

Using direct representation and advocacy, we fight to keep children out of the justice system so that they can thrive in their homes and communities.

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights at a glance

Total assets
$2,544,971
-29.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,556,946
-33.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$104,392
+79.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,589,637
+1.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Louisiana Center for Children's Rights funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New OrleansBaton RougeNew Iberia

How Louisiana Center for Children's Rights gives

  • Giving grew 208% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 5 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2021) to $90K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $90K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy New Orleans, LAFor the marguerite casey foundation Louisiana equal voice action network$90,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,544,971$2,556,946$3,589,637——$104,392
2024$3,631,743$3,865,977$3,538,116$90,0001$58,308
2023$3,268,437$3,726,123$3,450,712——$78,161
2022$2,987,996$3,444,355$3,167,075——$358
2021$2,696,358$3,651,886$3,147,220$29,2505$2,587
2020$2,340,000$3,238,161$3,097,404——$8,235

About Louisiana Center for Children's Rights

Based on IRS filings

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $104K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights is led by Kristen Rome, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kristen Rome

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $100K (2023) → $135K (2025)

  • Ava Rogers

    Chair & Board of Directors

    Member & Board of Directors → Chair & Board of Directors, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Browne

    Treasurer & Board of Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irving Warshauer

    Vice Chair & Board of Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Levick

    Member & Board of Directors

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Asante Amin

    Member & Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Gibson

    Member & Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Okoth

    Member & Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Schirmer

    Member & Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Armant

    Member & Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Harrison

    Member & Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miles Thomas

    Member & Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reginald Parquet

    Member & Board of Directors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Aaron Clark-Rizzio (2020–2024) — Executive Director · Filing note: Until nov
  • Former: George Freeman III (2020–2024) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: David Burks (2020–2023) — Chair & Board of Directors
  • Former: Jana Lipman (2020–2023) — Secretary & Board of Director
  • Former: Troy Bell (2021–2023) — Vice Chair & Board of Director
  • Former: Paula Shepherd (2022–2023) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: Andrew R. Lee (2020) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: Judge Ret Miriam Waltzer (2020) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: Quentin F. Urquhart Jr. (2020) — Member & Board of Directors
  • Former: Victor Jones (2020) — Vice Chair & Board of Directors

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kristen Rome — Executive Director: $135KKristen RomeExecutive Director$135K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $135K, to Kristen Rome (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana Center for Children's Rights

How large is Louisiana Center for Children's Rights?

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Louisiana Center for Children's Rights?

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New Orleans, LA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Louisiana Center for Children's Rights operate?

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights has awarded grants in Louisiana.

What is Louisiana Center for Children's Rights's EIN?

Louisiana Center for Children's Rights's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5961971. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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