Southern University at Shreveport Foundation

Analysis

Southern University at Shreveport Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Southern University at Shreveport Foundation reported income of $174k and spending of $125k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $246k to $174k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern University at Shreveport Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Debate Collective Inc ($174k), The Wisconsin Union Association Inc ($174k) and Frontier Black & Blue Boosters ($174k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $523k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $509k. It reported 15 employees.