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US nonprofit · EIN 812371323 · Baton Rouge, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 812371323) - 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, 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Emerge School for Autism Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$145k liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
6.3 years on average
Staff
60
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Emerge School for Autism Inc's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). 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

8 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
Alice HopkinsBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Cal EbeyBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Charles BlaizePresident2018
8 yrs
Danielle RagasBoard Member2023
3 yrs
David ThompsonTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Deanna WhittleBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Erica Jones-MorganBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Robert PettitBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Deanna WhittleCompany secretary2020
JP PerraultPresidentsince 2019
Jeremy JonesTreasurersince 2020
Melissa JuneauCompany secretary2019
Yalonda ShortExec Director2025

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
Charles BlaizePresident1$72k$6k
Linda BrownFormer Principal0$11k$1k
Erica Jones-MorganBoard Member1$0
Alice HopkinsBoard Member1$0
Deanna WhittleBoard Member1$0
Robert PettitBoard Member1$0
Cal EbeyBoard Member1$0
Danielle RagasBoard Member1$0
David ThompsonTreasurer1$0
Yalonda ShortExec Director40$0

About

Legal name
Emerge School for Autism Inc
EIN
812371323
Address
7784 Innovation Park Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70820-7006
State
Louisiana
Mission
To educate students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using therapeutically focused evidence-based strategies grounded in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) enabling children to reach their full potential and transform their lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B28 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
2016
Principal officer
Charles Blaize (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2016
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

≥8years on the filingsCharles Blaize
≥8years on the filingsErica Jones-Morgan
≥7years on the filingsDeanna Whittle
≥6years on the filingsRobert Pettit

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
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$145k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$654k
Program service revenue
$835k
Employees
60

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.5m$1.7mDeficit $179k
2023$1.7m$1.2m$484k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.