Spina Bifida of Louisiana

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
720829562
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Kenner, LA, USA
Phone
5044444132
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,566
Expenses
$62,719
Assets
$330,835

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Steven Nguyen (Vice President)
  • Gwenn Marelo (President)

People named in this filing

  • Steven Nguyen (Vice President)
  • Gwenn Marelo (President)
  • Kristin Duhe' (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Spina Bifida of Louisiana is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization for the expressed purpose of providing support to individuals with spina bifida.The association's mission is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to support the needs of individuals with spina bifida and related disorders.At SB of Louisiana, we envision a future where all individuals have opportunities to grow and thrive in an integrated society and also where, supported by a diet enriched with folic acid, fewer babies will be born with Spina Bifida.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Turkey Day Race helps support the Spina Bifida of Louisiana overall goal to support their organization and is one of the oldest raxes in the New Orleans area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.6%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 73.4%; rating input score 73

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.27; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.6% of revenue deployed · 73.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.