Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation

Analysis

Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation reported income of $121k and spending of $116k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $142k to $121k (-14%), an average of -14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashakiran Foundation ($121k), Oregon Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice ($121k) and The Prosthetic Foundation ($121k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $91k against liabilities of $4,345, net assets of $87k.