Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana

Analysis

Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana reported income of $417k and spending of $358k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $417k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alpha Day Care Center Corporation ($417k), Uttermost International ($417k) and Local Food Network ($417k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $3.1m.