Bienvenu Counseling Services Inc

Analysis

Bienvenu Counseling Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 December 2023, Bienvenu Counseling Services Inc reported income of $470k and spending of $471k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $564k to $470k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bienvenu Counseling Services Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairmount Christian Child Care ($470k), Hannahs House Inc ($470k) and Faithcentre ($470k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $238k. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $1,634, net assets of $50k. It reported 7 employees.