Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Analysis

Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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 June 2023, Louisiana Bucket Brigade reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $938k to $3.6m (+287%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Louisiana Bucket Brigade sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Energy Works ($3.6m), Tampa Baywatch Inc ($3.6m) and Wabash River Enhancement Corp ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $662k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 17 employees.