Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program

Analysis

Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. 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 June 2023, Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program reported income of $10.1m and spending of $9.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $10.1m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program 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 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridc Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Fund ($10.1m), The Bridge Family Center Inc ($10.1m) and Educational Resources Inc ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $886k, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 130 employees.