Rapides Station Community Ministries

Analysis

Rapides Station Community Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Rapides Station Community Ministries reported income of $85k and spending of $168k, spending 197% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $85k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 194% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Rapides Station Community Ministries sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Auxiliary of Greenwood Inc ($85k), International Childrens Outreach Inc ($85k) and United States Marines Youth Foundation Inc ($85k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $1,438, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 1 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.