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Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923381490
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Phone
2255375203
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$334,432
Expenses
$152,160
Assets
$186,016
Liabilities
$3,744

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ERIC DEXTER (DIRECTOR)
  • MARK GOODSON (TREASURER)
  • SHERRETA HARRISON (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To create sustainable, neighborhoods that foster economic growth, educational excellence, and overall well-being in the 70802 area. We strive to restore pride and uplift the voices of residents, ensuring their needs and futures are at the heart of every effort made in their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The purpose built model an approach to envision the future differently. Mixed-income housing enriching the community foundation we focus on mixed-income housing by working with residents and partners to develop high-quality, affordable homes for current residents and to attract individuals and families back to the neighborhood. Cradle-to-college and career education ensuring student success we address cradle-to-college education by focusing on partnering with schools in 70802 to creative high-quality, community-serving atmospheres within a comprehensive early learning to 12 pathway fostering childhood development and preparing them for college or their chosen post-graduate path. Community wellness prioritizing wholistic health when we prioritize medical care, mental health support, healthy food access, community spaces, arts, culture, and green areas, neighborhoods can thrive. By tailoring spaces and programs to promote belonging, honor history, encourage healthy lifestyles, create jobs, and we enhance safety and overall well-being. Economic vitality creating opportunities for work and wealth when we prioritize medical care, mental health support, healthy food access, community spaces, arts, culture, and green areas, neighborhoods can thrive. By tailoring spaces and programs to promote belonging, honor history, encourage healthy lifestyles, create jobs, and we enhance safety and overall well-being.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.5%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 54.5%; rating input score 54
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 54.5%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.5% of revenue deployed · 54.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 25/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.