Girl Scouts Louisiana East Inc

Analysis

Girl Scouts Louisiana East Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gonzales, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 September 2023, Girl Scouts Louisiana East Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.3m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Girl Scouts Louisiana East Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento ($3.3m), Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council Inc ($3.3m) and Jobsfirstnyc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $961k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 61 employees.