Louisiana Baptist University

Analysis

Louisiana Baptist University is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Louisiana Baptist University reported income of $606k and spending of $936k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $881k to $606k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Louisiana Baptist University sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kappa Delta Rho Foundation ($606k), Adult and Community Educators of Florida Foundation ($607k) and Pearce Area Band Club Inc ($606k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $443k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $889k, net assets of $2.1m.