Louisiana Regional Leadership

501(c)(6) organization Lafayette, LA EIN: 45-3069653

Advance common business interests of its members and to promote common best practices on regional economic development operations and education that will increase employment opportunities for citizens of Louisiana.

Louisiana Regional Leadership at a glance

Total assets
$435,495
+33.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$416,000
+420.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$417,751
+387.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Louisiana Regional Leadership funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Baton Rouge

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $10K (2020). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$435,495$416,000$417,751——
2024$326,246$80,000$85,781——
2023$29,527$80,000$81,161$5,000Total only
2022$24,688$80,000$62,053——
2021$6,741$40,000$49,565——
2020$16,306$62,500$136,181$10,0001

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Louisiana Regional Leadership

Based on IRS filings

Louisiana Regional Leadership is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lafayette, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $435K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Louisiana Regional Leadership is led by Rob Cleveland, Chairman on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rob Cleveland

    Chairman

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Wayman

    Treasurer

    Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Justyn Dixon

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Michael Hecht (2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Vic Lafont (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Mandi Mitchell (2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Adam Knapp (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: George Swift (2020–2022) — Chairman

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.

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana Regional Leadership

How large is Louisiana Regional Leadership?

Louisiana Regional Leadership reported $435K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $416K.

What is Louisiana Regional Leadership?

Louisiana Regional Leadership is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lafayette, LA. It holds $435K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Louisiana Regional Leadership operate?

Louisiana Regional Leadership has awarded grants in Louisiana.

What is Louisiana Regional Leadership's EIN?

Louisiana Regional Leadership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3069653. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 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 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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