Catholic Charities of North Louisiana

Analysis

Catholic Charities of North Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. 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 June 2024, Catholic Charities of North Louisiana reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.2m to $1.0m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Catholic Charities of North Louisiana sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty Fellowship of South Carolina ($1.0m), Lasalle School Foundation ($1.0m) and Safety Education Center Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $235k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 18 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.