OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SYSTEM OF NORTH is a public charity based in Shreveport, Louisiana, formed in 2018. It operates a nonprofit integrated healthcare system serving North Louisiana, including three safety-net hospitals, teaching hospitals, outpatient clinics and urgent care facilities. Its stated organizational purpose includes expanding medical education and research and improving access to quality medical care in North Louisiana; the system reported that nearly 39% of its patient encounters in 2025 involved Medicaid recipients.
Key facts about Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana
In short: Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana gave $683K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 83-1605004
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $682,983
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- Average grant
- $42,686
- Median grant
- $21,500
- Total assets
- $918,400,520
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated in the available information. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$918.4M
-6.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$683K
-65.9% YoY
Grant Count
16
+1500.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$43K
-97.9% YoY
How Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana gives
- Giving fell 83% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s 2024 filing states that it had no board-approved mission statement. Its website gives the mission as “We Serve, Teach, Heal, Discover, Lead and Innovate.” The website also describes a vision of becoming a global medical and academic leader and shaping healthcare through an integrated health system.
Its stated purpose centers on medical care, education and research in North Louisiana. The organization’s 2025 grants went to a range of recipients. For example, Providence Classical Academy describes its mission as providing a classical and Christian education, while the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana says its mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body. The Film Prize Foundation describes work in economic growth, workforce development, youth job training, creative entrepreneurship and tourism in Shreveport and Northwest Louisiana. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the funder’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 16 grants totaling $682,983. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $200,000, with a median of $21,500; the reported purpose for the listed largest grants was general assistance.
Largest reported grants included $200,000 to Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc. in Roxbury, Massachusetts; $167,000 to Providence Classical Academy in Bossier City, Louisiana; $92,500 to the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana in Shreveport; and $40,000 to the Caddo Bossier Soccer Association in Shreveport. Other listed grants included $27,500 to the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, $25,000 to the American Heart Association Inc., $23,800 to Grambling State University, and $23,000 to the LSU Shreveport Alumni Association.
How to Apply
No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated in the available information.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its healthcare service area as North Louisiana, including communities from Shreveport to Monroe. In 2025, 71% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Louisiana and 29% to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $263K (2020) to $5.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $683K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc ($200K). Together the top 10 received $638K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 20 (65%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc Roxbury, MA | General Assistance | $200,000 |
| Providence Classical Academy Bossier City, LA | General Assistance | $167,000 |
| YMCA of Northwest Louisiana Shreveport, LA | General Assistance | $92,500 |
| Caddo Bossier Soccer Association Shreveport, LA | General Assistance | $40,000 |
| Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Shreveport, LA | General Assistance | $27,500 |
| American Heart Association Inc Dallas, LA | General Assistance | $25,000 |
| Grambling State University Grambling, LA | General Assistance | $23,800 |
| LSU Shreveport Alumni Association Shreveport, LA | General Assistance | $23,000 |
| Bossier Parish School Board Benton, LA | General Assistance | $20,000 |
| Red River STEM Inc Shreveport, LA | General Assistance | $19,143 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $918,400,520 | $1,093,086,473 | $1,082,063,784 | $682,983 (16 grants) |
| 2024 | $985,359,455 | $1,046,376,810 | $1,030,383,188 | $2,000,000 (1 grant) |
| 2023 | $899,239,505 | $1,043,372,901 | $1,064,566,596 | $5,000,000 (1 grant) |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $918,400,520 | $985,359,455 | $899,239,505 |
| Revenue | $1,093,086,473 | $1,046,376,810 | $1,043,372,901 |
| Expenses | $1,082,063,784 | $1,030,383,188 | $1,064,566,596 |
| Net Investment Income | $18,709,781 | $7,857,926 | $1,914,733 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Peter November as board chair. Directors listed include Charles D. Daigle, David Guzick, Deborah Grimes, Leonardo Seoane MD, Lester Wayne Johnson MD, Mike Hulefeld, William F. Tate, and Cindy Rives. The filing notes that Guzick’s service ended May 15, 2025; Tate’s ended May 19, 2025; Seoane’s ended December 4, 2024; and Rives’s ended June 30, 2024. Rev. Timothy Jones MD is listed as a community representative.
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana is led by David Callecod, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Callecod
CEO
Interim CEO → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
49 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corwin Harper
CEO
CEO & President - → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
49 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter November
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles D. Daigle
Director
CEO & President → Director, CEO & President, 2024
Director, CEO & President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonardo Seoane MD
Director
Director → Director & Int CEO, 2023
Director & Int CEO → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lester Wayne Johnson MD
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Rives
Director
Director - → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hulefeld
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William F. Tate
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Guzick
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Grimes
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Lafitte
Avp-Pharmacy
Assistant Vice President Pharmacy → Avp-Pharmacy, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$238K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Lauri Walton
Former Officer
Interim CFO → Int CFO & Treasurer, 2023
Int CFO & Treasurer → Former Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$188K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Derek Olden
Crna Prn
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$348K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Jonathan Johnson
Crna Prn
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$303K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Carolyn Hunt
Community Representative
Director - Community Representative → Community Representative, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley S. Tynan
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Skrivanos
Community Representative
Director - Community Representative → Community Representative, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Jones MD
Community Representative
Director - Community Representative → Community Representative, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles J. Fox III MD
Chief Medical Officer
System Chief Medical Officer → Sys CMO & Brd Chair, 2023
Sys CMO & Brd Chair → Chief Medical Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Britteny Green
Community Representative
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Shaughnessy
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
49 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea McKittrick
Crna
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Dickson
Cno-Olhs Academic Med Ctr
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Kristi Hylan (2020–2024) — Assistant Vice President Hospital Operations
- Former: Jeff Reynolds (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Clifford H. Leblanc (2024) — Avp-Clinic Operations
- Former: Nathan Disotell (2024) — Mgr-Crna
- Former: David F. Lewis MD MBA (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Jeannine Hinton (2020–2023) — Vice President Academics
- Former: Warner Thomas (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Burford (2023) — Crna Prn
- Former: Vernon H. Moore III (2020–2022) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Katrina Thornton (2022) — Rn Emergency Medicine
- Former: Mary Stephens (2022) — Vice President Quality
- Former: Chezhiyan Murugesan (2020–2021) — Pediatrics -
- Former: Jaqueline Scott (2020–2021) — Community Representative -
- Former: Jason Jarrett (2020–2021) — Crna-Olhs
- Former: W. Jeff Reynolds (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Elizabeth Roos (2021) — Assistant Vice President Revenue Cycle
- Former: Ge Ghali Dds Md Facs Frcsed (2021) — Director -
- Former: Ge Ghali Dds Md Facs Frcs (2020) — Director
- Former: Stephen Randall (2020) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Umashankar Kandasamy (2020) — Physician
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 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $348K, to Derek Olden (CRNA PRN). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone: (318) 626-0990
Website: https://ochsnerlsuhs.org
Frequently asked questions about Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana
How much does Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana give each year?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana gave $683K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 1 grant.
What is Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's typical grant size?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's median grant in 2025 was $21,500, and its average grant was $42,686, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana give grants?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana gives mostly in Louisiana: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Shreveport, LA (10 grants) and Bossier City, LA (2 grants).
Does Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's largest grantees?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's largest 2025 grantees include Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc ($200,000), Providence Classical Academy ($167,000) and YMCA of Northwest Louisiana ($92,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana reported $918.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1B.
What does Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana fund?
The organization’s 2024 filing states that it had no board-approved mission statement. Its website gives the mission as “We Serve, Teach, Heal, Discover, Lead and Innovate.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana?
No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated in the available information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's EIN?
Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1605004. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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