Acadiana Safety Association

Analysis

Acadiana Safety Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1960, 66 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 December 2023, Acadiana Safety Association reported income of $283k and spending of $350k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $440k to $283k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Acadiana Safety Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners ($283k), Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department & Relief Association ($283k) and Valley Stream Fire Department Inc ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $144k, net assets of -$103k. It reported 5 employees.