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US nonprofit · EIN 721216797 · Denham Springs, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 721216797)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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).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.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Dixie Business Development Center Inc's network

7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (7) 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

7 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dennis AucoinDirector2018
8 yrs
Lela MAE WilkesVice President2018
8 yrs
Leslie FalksSecretary/Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Randall PierceDirector2019
7 yrs
Richard SitmanPresident2018
8 yrs
Ronald FosheeDirector2019
7 yrs
Shane LacombeDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
John WareExecutive Directorsince 2018
John Ware 010124 - 083124Executive Director2024
William Joubert 090124 - 123124Executive Director2024

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
John Ware 010124 - 083124Executive Director32$31k$914
William Joubert 090124 - 123124Executive Director40$13k$391
Randall PierceDirector1$0$494k$159k
Leslie FalksSecretary/Treasurer2$0$41k
Richard SitmanPresident2$0$39k
Lela Mae WilkesVice President1$0
Dennis AucoinDirector0.25$0
Ronald FosheeDirector0.5$0
Shane LacombeDirector0.25$0

About

Legal name
Dixie Business Development Center Inc
EIN
721216797
Address
1814 S Range Ave Suite B2, Denham Springs, LA, 70726-5206
State
Louisiana
Mission
To attract and assist emerging businesses in the local service area by providing office space and technical services in an environment in which businesses can develop, grow, and succeed. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
William Joubert (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDennis Aucoin
≥8years on the filingsLela MAE Wilkes
≥8years on the filingsLeslie Falks
≥8years on the filingsRichard Sitman

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
$978k
Total liabilities
$249k
Net assets or fund balances
$729k
Contributions and grants received
$14k
Program service revenue
$230k
Employees
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$246k$274kDeficit $28k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.