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Unity of Greater New Orleans
Unity of Greater New Orleans reported $46.3 million in revenue and $47.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.10 went to program services, $5.80 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. Government grants made up 98.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $158,131 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $47MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $46MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $158,131 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.34% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseUnity leads a collaborative of about 50 nonprofit and governmental organizations providing housing and services to people currently and formerly experiencing homelessness in New Orleans and jefferson parish. We secure competitive federal grants and subcontract them to nonprofit and governmental organizations, overseeing their work, training them in evidence-based and emerging best practices, and evaluating their performance. Since 2007, we have reduced homelessness by 87 percent. From january 2023 through december 2025, unity and its partners assisted over 3,000 people to overcome…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,705 | $0 | $24,426 | $158,131 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Unity of Greater New Orleans (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $150K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 551
- Volunteers Part I, line 669
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Unity of Greater New Orleans totaling $5,173 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Unity of Greater New Orleans's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Unity of Greater New Orleans, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Unity of Greater New Orleans's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Unity of Greater New Orleans reported that 94.1% of its $47.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.8% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Unity of Greater New Orleans pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Unity of Greater New Orleans reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $158,131, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Unity of Greater New Orleans get its money?
Of $46.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.5% came from contributions and grants (including 98.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Unity of Greater New Orleans a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 72-1222911 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601359349302510 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349311560 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349315779 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311329349307636 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202231459349300408 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131599349300338 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 72-1222911: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.