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New Orleans Habitat for Humanity

Public charity · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 72-0973161 Website

"to responsibly build communities where families can thrive, in homes they can afford". Noahh makes home ownership possible by serving as both the builder and lender, providing zero percent interest loans to low income buyers who typically would not qualify for commercial products.

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity at a glance

Total assets
$31,742,353
-17.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,406,525
+0.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$-1,016,162
-315.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,872,660
-47.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who New Orleans Habitat for Humanity funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AmericusNew Orleans

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $3.6M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $3.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Noahh so Inc New Orleans, LATo facilitate the legal structure of a property transfer for a new market tax credit deal$3,630,400
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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$31,742,353$4,406,525$5,872,660——$-1,016,162
2024$38,432,012$4,388,745$11,273,488$3,630,4001$472,429
2023$35,298,101$7,307,377$8,219,324——$1,466,405
2022$35,907,536$11,015,367$6,000,969——$383,672
2021$31,307,957$6,711,459$5,734,898——$613,548
2020$33,713,653$14,463,912$5,083,230——$593,374
2019$23,441,056$3,673,656$4,168,004$5,0001$1,884,275

About New Orleans Habitat for Humanity

Based on IRS filings

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity is a public charity, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.7M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity is led by Marguerite Oestreicher, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 4 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marguerite Oestreicher

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $111K (2020) → $152K (2025)

  • W. Anthony Toups Iii Tony

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Allen Bell

    Director of Strategic Plan

    Director of Strategic Plan → Director of Strategic Plan & Advancement, 2024

    Director of Strategic Plan & Advancement → Director of Strategic Plan, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $61K (2022) → $122K (2025)

  • Timothy O'Rourke

    Director of Operations

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $66K (2022) → $101K (2025)

  • Kelly Theard

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Palestina

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Riley Kennedy

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Gordon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Fields

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Ferguson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Diggs-Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Ieyoub

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Buck

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Foster

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Richard

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas J. Exnicios

    Chief Financial Officer

    President → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $40K (2023) → $125K (2025)

  • Ann Clayton Chamberlain

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Ferris

    Vice President & Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Robert Eustis (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Terri Dreyer (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Nichols (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: James E. Huffstatler (2022–2024) — Chief Advancement Officer
  • Former: John Creevy (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Annette Leblanc (2020–2022) — Chief Financial Officer · Filing note: Ended date 62422
  • Former: Sue Bonseigneur (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brandin Dubos (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dann Cahoon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joe Blanchek (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lona Hankins (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jay Huffstatler Start Date (2021) — Chief Advancement Officer
  • Former: Carl Butler (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Cassie Worley (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Greg Hollier (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Larry Jordan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Schutz Lilly (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Doran (2019–2020) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Shane Mutter (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Hebert (2020) — Director of Operations
  • Former: William E. Wright Jr. (2020) — Director
  • Former: Bill Wright (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Elizabeth Lisle (2019) — Director of Operations
  • Former: James Pate (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Katy Casbarian (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ken Flower (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Pastor Antoine Barriere (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Simone Boustead (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Theron Batie (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Exnicios (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Marguerite Oestreicher — Executive Director: $152KMarguerite OestreicherExecutive Director$152KThomas J Exnicios — Chief Financial Officer: $125KThomas J ExniciosChief Financial Officer$125KJames Allen Bell — Director of Strategic Plan: $122KJames Allen BellDirector of Strategic Plan$122KTimothy O'Rourke — Director of Operations: $101KTimothy O'RourkeDirector of Operations$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $152K, to Marguerite Oestreicher (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about New Orleans Habitat for Humanity

How large is New Orleans Habitat for Humanity?

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity reported $31.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

Where does New Orleans Habitat for Humanity operate?

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity has awarded grants in Georgia, Louisiana.

What is New Orleans Habitat for Humanity's EIN?

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0973161. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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