St James Place of Baton Rouge

Analysis

St James Place of Baton Rouge is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, St James Place of Baton Rouge reported income of $30.1m and spending of $31.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26.9m to $30.1m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St James Place of Baton Rouge sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Accessible Space Inc ($30.0m), Center for Aging Inc ($30.1m) and Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc ($30.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $685k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.0m. At year end it held assets of $75.3m against liabilities of $110.0m, net assets of -$34.7m. It reported 498 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.