Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc

Analysis

Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1952, 74 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $951k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+10.0%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palmetto Place Children & Youth SVCS ($1.2m), Society for Pediatric Research ($1.2m) and California Counties Foundation Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $154k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 10 employees.