Bayou Regional Arts Council

Analysis

Bayou Regional Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Houma, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bayou Regional Arts Council reported income of $264k and spending of $187k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $95k to $264k (+179%), an average of +179% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bayou Regional Arts Council sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Haven Ballet ($264k), Harvard Krokodiloes Inc ($264k) and Los Gatos Ballet Foundation ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $144k. It reported 2 employees.