Rapides Council on Aging

Analysis

Rapides Council on Aging is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1969, 57 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 2023, Rapides Council on Aging reported income of $1.1m and spending of $876k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $794k to $1.1m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 47%. 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, Rapides Council on Aging sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Sky Senior Services Inc ($1.1m), Kodiak Womens Resource and Crisis Center ($1.1m) and Ainsleys Angels of America ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $417k. At year end it held assets of $812k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $736k. It reported 35 employees.