Calais Baton Rouge Inc

Analysis

Calais Baton Rouge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Calais Baton Rouge Inc reported income of $368k and spending of $388k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $634k to $368k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82662%. Over the whole period it spent 520% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Calais Baton Rouge Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marlette Senior Living ($368k), Teamster Retiree Housing of Janesville Wisconsin Inc ($368k) and Cny Affordable Realty Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $92k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $320k.

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.