Louisiana Association of the Deaf

Analysis

Louisiana Association of the Deaf is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 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 December 2023, Louisiana Association of the Deaf reported income of $259k and spending of $342k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $168k to $259k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Louisiana Association of the Deaf sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinese Economists Society Inc ($259k), Greater Newark Holiday Fund Inc ($259k) and Good Samaritan Colony ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $492k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $470k. It reported 5 employees.