Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana

Analysis

Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana reported income of $6.0m and spending of $6.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $6.0m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana 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 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include HIV Resource Consortium Inc ($6.0m), Navicent Health Foundation Inc ($6.0m) and Northland Cares ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.1% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.4m (51% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $387k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 167 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.