YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge

Analysis

YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1968, 58 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 March 2023, YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge reported income of $8.0m and spending of $7.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $8.0m (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anne Arundel County Food Bank Inc ($8.0m), Opportunity Matters Inc ($8.0m) and Zia Therapy Center Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 84 employees.