Disability Rights Louisiana

Analysis

Disability Rights Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 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 September 2023, Disability Rights Louisiana reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.5m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.3m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Rights Louisiana sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund Inc ($4.3m), Knoxville Area Urban League ($4.3m) and Hope Center Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $586k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 71 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.