KREWE OF HEPHAESTUS INC
EIN 32-0655952 · Recreational Clubs (N50)
What they do
PRESERVE THE MARDI GRAS TRADITIONS: THE SATURDAY BEFORE MARDI GRAS, THE KREWE of HEPHAESTUS WILL HOLD AN ANNUAL MARDI GRAS BALL, WHERE ITS MEMBERS and GUESTS PARTICIPATE IN A MARDI GRAS REVELRY AT THE MORGAN CITY AUDITORIUM FROM 7 PM UNTIL 2 AM. THE MONDAY BEFORE MARDI GRAS, THE KREWE HOLDS A CHILI PARTY for ITS MEMBERS and COURT AT A MEMBERS HOME or BUSINESS. ON MARDI GRAS DAY THE KREWE and ITS GUEST RIDERS PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS of MORGAN CITY THROWING TRINKETS and OTHER ITEMS to THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PARADE BEGINS AT 2 PM RUNNING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM WHERE IT ENDS AT THE MORGAN CITY MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM WHERE ITS MEMBERS and GUESTS HAVE AN AFTER PARADE DANCE and SOCIAL. ON THE TWELFTH NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS, THE KREWE GENERALLY HOLDS A QUEENS PARTY WHERE THE QUEEN INVITES THE COURT and HER GUESTS to CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING of MARDI GRAS SEASON.
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Board and leadership roster (12)
DAVID S PATTERSONDIRECTOR
DRAKE STANSBURYDIRECTOR
GERARD J BOURGEOISDIRECTOR
GREG J HAMERDIRECTOR
JENNIFER B LOUPEDIRECTOR
KIM C HERNANDEZDIRECTOR
LISA R HEBERTSECRETARY
MICHAEL S WISEDIRECTOR
MICHELLE G AUCOINDIRECTOR
ROSALYN T CONRADDIRECTOR
TRACIE H HOVERTREASURER
VALERIE H LEBLANCPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- PO BOX 1906, MORGAN CITY, LA 70381-1906
- County
- St. Mary
- In care of
- VALERIE H LEBLANC
- Primary officer
- VALERIE H LEBLANC, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- June 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DARNALL SIKES & FREDERICK
- NTEE classification
- Recreational Clubs (N50)
- IRS tax category
- Recreational Clubs