Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf

Analysis

Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1957, 69 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 of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.3m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Touch Ministries ($2.3m), Just 4 Kids Booster Club ($2.3m) and First Priority of Broward County Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $805k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 40 employees.