Thrive New Orleans
Thrive New Orleans' vision is to create an equitable and resilient city where individuals, families, and neighborhoods can move from survival to thriving, with an emphasis on economic opportunity and environmental stability. This involves building a skilled workforce, supporting small businesses, and fostering community through sustainable development and racial equity initiatives.
Thrive New Orleans at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,116,689
- -16.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $3,027,032
- +3.7% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $6,952
- -61.1% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $3,364,299
- +8.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Thrive New Orleans
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Thrive New Orleans
Who Thrive New Orleans funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $15K (2022). In 2023 it reported $14K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Catholic Church | — | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,116,689 | $3,027,032 | $3,364,299 | — | — | $6,952 |
| 2023 | $2,529,518 | $2,920,353 | $3,114,255 | $13,500 | Total only | $17,871 |
| 2022 | $2,648,610 | $2,931,591 | $3,288,958 | $15,000 | 1 | $54,236 |
| 2021 | $3,052,253 | $3,021,176 | $1,892,631 | — | — | $73,293 |
| 2020 | $2,180,560 | $1,106,892 | $1,242,140 | — | — | $-1,427 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Thrive New Orleans
Based on IRS filings
Thrive New Orleans is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Thrive New Orleans is led by Ben McLeish, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ben McLeish
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen House
Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Welch
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Luter Jr.
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce McLue
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clarence Morse
Executive Di
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $163K (2024)
Toni Dixon
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Elisa Speranza (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Eden (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gentri Williams (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: James Boring (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $163K, to Clarence Morse (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Thrive New Orleans
How large is Thrive New Orleans?
Thrive New Orleans reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Thrive New Orleans?
Thrive New Orleans is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Orleans, LA. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2024.
What is Thrive New Orleans's EIN?
Thrive New Orleans's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1824498. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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