Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PRESERVE, HONOR, AND IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE BY FUNDING, DEVELOPING OR OTHERWISE PROMOTING EFFORTS WHICH ENHANCE THE LEGAL PROFESSION, INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADVANCE THE REALITY OF EQUAL JUSTICE.AS THE LARGEST FUNDER OF CIVIL LEGAL AID, THE LBF SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR IN ALL 64 PARISHES OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE LBF ALSO SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE LAW-RELATED EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE PROJECTS AND OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES. THE LBF HELPS WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDREN WHO NEED A STABLE HOME OR SPECIAL EDUCATION, ELDERLY WHOSE ECONOMIC SECURITY OR HEALTH CARE IS IN JEOPARDY, CONSUMERS IMPACTED BY IMPROPER LENDING PRACTICES, WORKERS DENIED LAWFUL WAGES AND BENEFITS, DISABLED PEOPLE DENIED OPPORTUNITIES, IMMIGRANTS WHO WORK WITHOUT BENEFITS OR CONTRACTS, AND COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
IOLTA PROGRAM - INTEREST ON LAWYER TRUST ACCOUNTS -THE IOLTA PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE LBF. IOLTA GENERATES INTEREST THAT HELPS FINANCE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR. THE INTEREST IS GRANTED ANNUALLY BY THE LBF TO LOUISIANA'S LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, PRO BONO PROGRAMS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO LOUISIANA'S POOR.
CHILD IN NEED OF CARE -THE LBF SERVES AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CINC PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT. THE LBF PROVIDES GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE FUNDS AND ENSURES PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 THE PROGRAM PROVIDED REPRESENTATION TO 4,008 CHILDREN, MADE OVER 14,498 COURT APPEARANCES ON THEIR BEHALF AND PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 1450 FAMILY STAFFINGS ATTENDED. THE CINC PROGRAM PROVIDES $2.0 MILLION ANNUALLY.
KID'S CHANCE SCHOLARSHIPS-THE KID'S CHANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED IN AN ACCIDENT COMPENSABLE UNDER A STATE OR FEDERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OR LAW. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE LBF AND IS GOVERNED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE STATE'S LEGAL AND WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMUNITIES. SINCE 2004, THE PROGRAM HAS AWARDED 313 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $754,600.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Donna Cuneo | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $161,520 |
| Karleen J Green | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie M Lafargue | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Bourque Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alainna R Mire | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John C Nickelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edmund J Giering Iv | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Guy E Bradberry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Bonneau | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Adams Ates | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert A Kutcher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| W Michael Street | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sharonda R Williams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry A Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eugene G Gouaux Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hon John Davidson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry J Philipsjr | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| George D Ernest Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David E Verlander Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher K Ralston | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Zebulon M Winstead | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda W Barnett | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Alan G Brackett | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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