Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Monroe, LA EIN: 83-0362156

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Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation at a glance

In short: Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,496
+32.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,496
+32.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,496
Total assets
$13,153
+162.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Wellspring Alliance for Families Inc: $26KThe Wellspring Alliance forFamilies Inc$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Wellspring Alliance for Families Inc ($26K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MonroeNew Orleans

How Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. 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$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $356K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.

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

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Wellspring Alliance for Families Inc Monroe, LATo provide emergency shelter in hotels for vulnerable households when no other shelter option was available, in accordance with regs for HUD ESG grant program.$26,496
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$13,153$394,831$386,697$26,4961
2024$5,019$293,800$298,024$20,0001
2023$9,243$367,842$369,219$30,0761
2022$10,620$667,307$665,395$356,4852
2021$8,708$509,311$526,346$182,298Total only
2020$25,743$322,579$305,240——

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

About Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Monroe, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation is led by Sarah B Johnson, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sarah B Johnson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $48K (2020) → $70K (2025)

  • Rick McPhearson

    Board President & Director

    Director → Board Vice President Director, 2024

    Board Vice President Director → Board President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chantal Ambrose

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ella Nimmers

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Hll

    Director

    Board Vice President & Director → Board President & Director, 2022

    Board President & Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerlyn Bobo

    Director

    Board Vice President & Director → Board President & Director, 2024

    Board President & Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Lowery

    Director

    Board President & Director → Secretary-Treasurer & Director, 2022

    Secretary-Treasurer & Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doretha Bennett

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Sanson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ross

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Mixon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugenia Sevier-McNeill

    Sect.-Treasurer & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calvin Williams

    Board Vice President Director

    Director → Board Vice President Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Christy Montgomery (2020–2024) — Sect.-Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Eugenia Sevier McNeill (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chocka Sullivan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Guillot (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Terry Williams (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Trena Pruitt (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Victor Vidaurre (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Keith McVay (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kwasic Heckard (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Naomi Jackson (2020–2021) — Board Sect-Treasurer & Director

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

Sarah B Johnson — Executive Director: $70KSarah B JohnsonExecutive Director$70K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $70K, to Sarah B Johnson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation

How much does Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation give each year?

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.

How large is Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation?

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $395K.

What is Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation?

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Monroe, LA. It holds $13K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation operate?

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation has awarded grants in Louisiana.

What is Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation's EIN?

Nela Housing and Supportive Services Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0362156. 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 November 14, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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