The Arc Baton Rouge

Analysis

The Arc Baton Rouge is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2022, The Arc Baton Rouge reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income fell from $3.7m to $3.5m (-5.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc Baton Rouge sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chai 4ever Inc ($3.5m), Sacramento District Council St Vincent de Paul Society ($3.5m) and West River Transit Authority Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $329k. It reported 144 employees.