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US nonprofit · EIN 720868899 · Baton Rouge, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 720868899) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Louisiana Engineering Foundation's network

13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bliss BernardDirector2025
1 yr
C M McCallisterDirector2024
2 yrs
Chad BacasPresident2020
6 yrs
Gavin GautreauVice President2023
3 yrs
Jacob WaltzDirector2025
1 yr
Jason ThornhillPast President2021
5 yrs
Joey KrefftDirector2019
7 yrs
Jonathan RatliffDirector2025
1 yr
Kalyn PartinDirector2022
4 yrs
Kevin HurttDirector2025
1 yr
Rachel KenneySecretary-Treasurer2022
4 yrs
William L MillerDirector2025
1 yr
William VollmanDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brenda W GajanExecutive Dir.2019
Mary C RuckertExecutive Directorsince 2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Chad BacasPresident2$0
Kalyn PartinDirector1$0
Jason ThornhillPast President2$0
Joey KrefftDirector1$0
C M McCallisterDirector1$0
Gavin GautreauVice President2$0
Rachel KenneySecretary-Treasurer2$0
William VollmanDirector1$0
Bliss BernardDirector1$0
Jacob WaltzDirector1$0
Kevin HurttDirector1$0
Jonathan RatliffDirector1$0
William L MillerDirector1$0
Mary C RuckertExecutive Director2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Louisiana Engineering Foundation
EIN
720868899
Address
1800 City Farm Dr Bldg 5 Ste B, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806-7500
State
Louisiana
Mission
(as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B9XZ Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
IRS ruling date
1 April 1984
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJoey Krefft
≥6years on the filingsChad Bacas
≥5years on the filingsJason Thornhill
≥4years on the filingsKalyn Partin

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$58k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$85k$84k$1k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.