GARDERE INITIATIVE INC
EIN 47-1391639 · Single Organization Support (S11)
What they do
Our Mission is to Provide Children and Families Throughout The Gardere Community With Fundamental Services and Resources That Are Ultimately Unavailable to Them. Through Spiritual Intervention, Local Partnerships and Selfless Volunteering, We Touch The Lives of Many Individuals That Strive for The Same Opportunities As Surrounding Baton Rouge Areas, to Learn, to Grow and to Succeed. to Address Substance Abuse and Other Social Ills In The Gardere Area That Adversely Affect The Children, Neighboring Subdivisions and The City In General Through Collaboration, Partnership and Spiritual Intervention
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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (10)
BARRY GAHAGANBUSSINES OWNER
CAROL GOLDSMITHFAITH BASED
EDDIE PARFAITBUSINESS
FRANK KLEINCOMMUNITY BASED
JAMES VILASPRESIDENT -ATTORNEY
JOEL SCALESBUSINESS
M SCHNEIDERCOMMUNITY BASED
MIKE ZAUNBRECHERHUMAN RESOURCES
NIKKI GODFREYMEDIA
ROBIN BENNETTCOMMUNITY BASED
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- 8435 Ned Avenue Apt A, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- In care of
- John Monu
- Primary officer
- John Monu, Treasure
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Single Organization Support (S11)
- IRS tax category
- Single Organization Support