Committee for a Better New Orleans

Analysis

Committee for a Better New Orleans is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Committee for a Better New Orleans reported income of $239k and spending of $153k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $200k to $239k (+19%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Committee for a Better New Orleans sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baraboo Childrens Museum Inc ($239k), Garnerville Arts Project Inc ($239k) and Ten Sleepless Knights Inc ($239k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (52% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $490k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $490k. It reported 4 employees.