Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana Inc

Analysis

Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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 December 2023, Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana Inc reported income of $67k and spending of $57k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $71k to $67k (-6.0%), an average of -6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana Inc sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance Hospital Auxiliary ($67k), Chaim V Chesed of Raritan Valley Inc ($67k) and Sams Children Inc ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $141k against liabilities of $1,462, net assets of $139k.