Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation

Analysis

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 2022, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $929k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $905k to $1.2m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project ($1.2m), National Association of Railroad Passengers ($1.2m) and The Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 2 employees.