Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge

Analysis

Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 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 December 2022, Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge reported income of $20.7m and spending of $19.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $11.4m to $20.7m (+83%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hospice Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Atlanta Inc ($20.7m), Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance Inc ($20.8m) and Human-I-T ($20.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.7% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.0m. At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $18.5m. It reported 217 employees.