Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance

Analysis

Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic 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, Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance reported income of $925k and spending of $750k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $482k to $925k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nevada Grantlab ($924k), Olean Business Development Corporation ($925k) and Tristate Minority Supplier Development Council Inc ($924k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $244k. At year end it held assets of $751k against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $691k. It reported 12 employees.