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US nonprofit · EIN 720887915 · Baton Rouge, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 720887915) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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 (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

St James Place of Baton Rouge's network

13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 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 (6) 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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
Kim Sangari ChairChair2022
4 yrs
Bishop Shannon DuckworthMember2023
3 yrs
Chris DuncanMember2023
3 yrs
David WarringtonMember2018
8 yrs
George KurzMember2018
8 yrs
John F SmithVice Chairman2018
8 yrs
Linda GibsonMember2023
3 yrs
Lucius ButtsMember2023
3 yrs
Margaret JohnsonSJP Resident Representative2024
2 yrs
Nanette NolandMember2018
8 yrs
Ralph BenderMember2023
3 yrs
Richard Wager (also filed as Dick Wager)President, CEO2022
4 yrs
Steve JacksonMember2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy NelsonAssisted Living Director2023
Ann HonoreSales Counselorsince 2023
Anthony GaudianoDining Service Directorsince 2023
Denette MorvantVP of Personnelsince 2018
Farisa Husband-KellyDirector of Nursing2024
Judy PerryDirector of Salessince 2018
Kevin CheathamDirector of Building and Groundssince 2023
Ronald AlbinDirector of Health Care2020
Thom MelanconSr. Vice President, CFOsince 2018
Thomas J MelanconSr. Vice President, CFO2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Richard WagerPresident, CEO40$370k$17k
Thomas J MelanconSr. Vice President, CFO40$215k$9k
Judy PerryDirect of Sales40$143k$14k
Ann HonoreSales Counselor40$129k$5k
Anthony GaudianoDining Service Director40$121k$4k
Farisa Husband-KellyDirector of Nursing40$118k$2k
Kevin CheathamDirector of Building and G40$110k$6k
Kim SangariChair0.5$0
John F SmithVice Chairman0.5$0
Ralph BenderMember0.5$0
Lucius ButtsMember0.5$0
Bishop Shannon DuckworthMember0.5$0
Chris DuncanMember0.5$0
Linda GibsonMember0.5$0
Steve JacksonMember0.5$0
Margaret JohnsonSJP Resident Representative0.5$0
George KurzMember0.5$0
Nanette NolandMember0.5$0
David WarringtonMember0.5$0

About

Legal name
St James Place of Baton Rouge
EIN
720887915
Address
333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808-4980
State
Louisiana
Mission
A premier continuing care retirement community providing the highest possible quality of life and health services with a professional, compassionate staff; sponsored by the eposcopal church and open to all. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P750 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1980
Principal officer
Richard J Wager (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1980
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid Warrington
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Kurz
≥8years on the filingsJohn F Smith
≥8years on the filingsNanette Noland

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$78.9m
Total liabilities
$112.6m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $33.7m
Contributions and grants received
$327k
Program service revenue
$32.3m
Grants and similar paid out
$69k
Employees
459
Volunteers
275

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$33.3m$33.2m$151k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
St James Place FoundationTransfer of funds$69k