The Ben D Johnson Educational Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$188k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$147k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$189k
$93k liabilities
Net assets
$95k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.5 years on average
Staff
5
4 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
The Ben D Johnson Educational Center's network
9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Prymus | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Edward Ward | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joanna Cooper | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathleen Byrd | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katrice Below | Vice President & Commercial Lender | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Latina Thompson | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marn R Deranger | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Orhan McMillan | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ronald Helaire (also filed as Ron Helaire) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Gray | Senior Proposal Manager | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Prymus | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Latina Thompson | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| Marn R Deranger | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ron Helaire | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Joanna Cooper | Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Katrice Below | Vice President & Commercial Lender | 0 | $0 | ||
| Orhan McMillan | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Byrd | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Gray | Senior Proposal Manager | $0 | |||
| Edward Ward | Director | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- The Ben D Johnson Educational Center
- EIN
- 474073505
- Address
- Po Box 663, Natchitoches, LA, 71458-0663
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- The mission of ben d johnson educational center is to build community in natchitoches and give access to social and economic success for all its residents. This is done by offering workforce development, job specific training, and assistance in removing barriers to employment to give individuals a route out of poverty. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B21 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Claire Prymus (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2016
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsClaire Prymus
≥8years on the filingsEdward Ward
≥8years on the filingsRonald Helaire
≥4years on the filingsJoanna Cooper
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $189k
- Total liabilities
- $93k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $95k
- Contributions and grants received
- $188k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $250
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $276k | $320k | Deficit $44k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.