Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat

Analysis

Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat is a registered charity in United States, based in Denham SPGS, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2023, Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.9m (+14%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington Inc ($1.9m), Minds in Motion Initiative ($1.9m) and Bradens Hope for Childhood Cancer ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $685k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $209k. It reported 34 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.