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Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Baton Rouge Area Foundation reported $56.9 million in revenue and $48.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.99 went to program services, $9.20 to management and general costs and $1.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 74.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $718,318 (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $48MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $57MOther revenue was negative: −$7,523. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 74.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $718,318 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.49% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 82.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseServing the Baton Rouge and south louisiana area by funding various nonprofits, programs, and projects benefitting the needy and the community as a whole
Sponsoring and administering a number of programs and projects that are dedicated to providing the appropriate response to emerging community needs such as facilitating investments and parternships and coordinating processes to improve the education of primary and secondary students throughout south louisiana; facilitating investments and parternships to support cities and regions creating positive impact for people, organizations and economies necessary to build safe and sustainable communities; supporting ligo-livingston (laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory) which studies…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $718,318 | $0 | $0 | $718,318 |
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $443,960 | $0 | $81,568 | $525,528 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $252,944 | $0 | $73,162 | $326,106 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $236,164 | $0 | $75,968 | $312,132 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $221,403 | $0 | $52,885 | $274,288 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,475 | $0 | $65,085 | $205,560 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,266 | $0 | $47,307 | $194,573 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPIC ADVANCEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,310 | $0 | $29,984 | $166,294 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Baton Rouge Area Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 537
- Volunteers Part I, line 685
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WATERSHED ADVISORS LLC Consulting | $3,145,500 |
| SPED STRATEGIES LLC Special education consultant | $440,441 |
| COMMON GOOD LABS Data science consultant | $375,000 |
| CAPITAL CITY PRESS LLC Newspaper publishing | $333,332 |
| EXPLORATORIUM Consulting | $287,330 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Baton Rouge Area Foundation totaling $6.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Baton Rouge Area Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Baton Rouge Area Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Baton Rouge Area Foundation spent in 2024, $88.99 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Baton Rouge Area Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Baton Rouge Area Foundation reported that 89.0% of its $48.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.2% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Baton Rouge Area Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Baton Rouge Area Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $718,318, for the role of EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Baton Rouge Area Foundation get its money?
Of $56.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 74.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Baton Rouge Area Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 72-6030391 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349304538 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349320109 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349311132 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349326018 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123559349300147 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 72-6030391: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.