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Nonprofit · EIN 72-0542134

BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · BATON ROUGE, LA 70820

Financials

$6.9M$7.2M2023$7.6M$7.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$7,615,438$7,400,139$215,299$10,284,476$1,556,571$8,727,905
December 31, 2023990$6,870,850$7,209,385-$338,535$10,365,441$1,651,434$8,714,007
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,329,080
of which government grants
$125,000
Program service revenue
$5,869,633
Investment income
$76,463
Net gain from sales of assets
$18,092
Other revenue
$340,262

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$187,364
Other salaries and wages
$4,620,797
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,514,941
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,491
Accounting fees
$117,442
Occupancy
$247,261
Depreciation
$354,711
Program services (functional)
$6,762,192
Management and general (functional)
$587,883
Fundraising (functional)
$50,064

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,365,441
Total assets, end of year
$10,284,476
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,556,571
Net assets, end of year
$8,727,905
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,486,247
Publicly traded securities
$1,396,555
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,574,984
Net assets with donor restrictions
$152,921
Gross receipts
$7,889,704
Employees
295
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1960
State of legal domicile
LA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEANNA WHITTLECEO
Officer
40$180,850$6,514
TANISHA WOODSDIRECTOR OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
Highest-paid employee
40$117,252$9,161
CHARLES BLAIZEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
VICKI CROCHETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ZELMA FREDERICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TERRENCE GINNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BEVERLY HAYDELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JANNA OETTINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR CATHERINE KATZENMEYERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BEAU WOLFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AUDREY WASCOMEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SYLVIA WINDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSSELIN CARTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL DEPAULIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN CANGELOSICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAUL SALTAFORMAGGIOVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DR CHARLOTTE HOLLMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
LLOYD JOHNSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEANNA WHITTLECEO
Officer
40$192,180$6,845
TANISHA WOODSDIRECTOR OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
Highest-paid employee
40$109,434$4,433
CHARLES BLAIZEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
VICKI CROCHETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ZELMA FREDERICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TERRENCE GINNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BEVERLY HAYDELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR CHARLOTTE HOLLMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LLOYD JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR CATHERINE KATZENMEYERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BEAU WOLFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AUDREY WASCOMEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SYLVIA WINDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN CANGELOSICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL DEPAULIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JANNA OETTINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PAUL SALTAFORMAGGIOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7784 INNOVATION PARK DR, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820-7006
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DEANNA B WHITTLE, 7784 INNOVATION PARK DR, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820
Signed the 990
DEANNA B WHITTLE, CEO
Phone
(225) 343-4232
Return prepared by
EAG GULF COAST LLC

Mission

THE EMERGE CENTER EMPOWERS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND INDIVIDUALS WITH COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND FAMILY-CENTERED THERAPIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • BRSHFS CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES. WE OFFER A NUMBER OF INTER-DISCIPLINARY SERVICES, WHILE THERAPISTS AND PROVIDERS COLLABORATE TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS FOR OUR CLIENTS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FAMILIES. OUR THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL PROVIDES MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS, FROM A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES, UNDER ONE ROOF. NURTURING PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORK TOGETHER AND ONE-ON-ONE WITH EACH CHILD AND FAMILY, TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GOALS AND DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED THERAPY PLAN FOR HIM OR HER, BASED ON DIAGNOSIS, AGE, AND SKILL LEVEL. THIS UNIQUE PRESCHOOL FORMAT IS AIMED AT HELPING EACH CHILD TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES HELP CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEFICITS BY BUILDING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN A SAFE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. OUR SUPPORTIVE NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL, LICENSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, ALONG WITH THEIR SUPPORT TEAM, ARE FULLY DEDICATED TO LISTENING TO AND LEARNING FROM OUR CHILDREN IN ORDER TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THEIR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS. WE PROVIDE EVATION AND DIAGNOSIS, GROUP SPEECH-LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND INDIVIDUAL SPEECH THERAPY. OUR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH EACH CHILD TO DEVELOP THEIR SENSORY-MOTOR SKILLD, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. OUT BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, WHICH ENABLES US TO TREAT THE WHOLE CHILD. OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS AND BOARD-CERTIFIED ANALYSTS WHO PROVIDE EVALUATINS AND DIAGNOSIS, BEHAVIOR THERAPY, AND PARENT AND EDUCATOR CONSULTATIONS.
    Expenses $5,748,980 · revenue $5,258,220
  • AUDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS HELPING PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS LIVE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE IS A CORE FOCUS OF OUR MISSION. WE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEARING PROGRAMS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO HELP EACH PAITENT OVERCOME THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT HEARING LOSS PRESENTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE LED BY LICENSED AUDIOLOGISTS WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE CREDENTIALS. OUR AUDIOLOGISTS PROVIDE EVALUATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS, HEARING AID, PERSONAL FM SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, COCHLEAR IMPLANT TROUBLESHOOTING, ASSISTED LEARNING DEVICES, HEARING AID MAINTENANCE AND CONSULTATION AND AUDITORY PROCESS DISORDER TESTING.
    Expenses $403,579 · revenue $417,501
  • EMERGE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPECIALIZES IN TREATING BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES IN CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, TESTING FOR AUTISM, ADHD, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, AND LEARNING DISORDERS. EVALUATIONS MAY INCLUDE INTELLECTUAL, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING ASSESSMENTS, SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS, AND FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS. TREATMENTS INCLUDE BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR PROBLEM BEHAVIORS, SELF-CARE DEFICITS, MOOD/ANXIETY DISORDERS, AND ANGER MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING AND FEEDING THERAPY. CONSULTATIVE SERVICES FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOLS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. A PHYSICIAN'S REFERRAL IS REQUIRED TO BE TREATED BY EMERGE'S CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS. REFERRING PEDIATRICIANS RECEIVE ASSESSMENT RESULTS, AND CAN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AS REQUESTED PERTAINING TO THERAPY. FAMILY AND TEACHER INPUT IS CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPING TREATMENT PLANS BASED UPON THE CHILD'S STRENGTHS AND NEEDS. OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS CAREFULLY DEVELOP TREATMENT PLANS THAT COINCIDE WITH BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONS WHILE REMAINING PRACTICAL FOR CAREGIVERS TO IMPLEMENT. ONCE A TREATMENT PLAN IS FORMULATED, A FUNCTIONAL, ASSESSMENT-DRIVEN INTERVENTION MAY BE IMPLEMENTED WHILE CONTINUING TO COLLECT DATA AND MONITOR PROGRESS. TEACHERS, THERAPISTS, AND OTHER CAREGIVERS MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT OR AT DISCHARGE. TREATMENT AIDS IN IMPROVING A CHILD'S SOCIAL, COMMUNICATIVE, BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC FUNCTIONING, BY PROVIDING HIM WITH TOOLS TO OVERCOME LIFE'S DAILY CHALLENGES.THE EMERGE CENTER IS UNIQUE, AS WE EMPLOY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF (I.E., OUTPATIENT PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY). THUS, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER MORE ROBUST TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES. OUR CENTER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL VALUE BECAUSE WE SPECIFICALLY TREAT CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO A CHILD THAT OTHER PROGRAMS GENERALLY CANNOT IS THE BLENDING OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. IT IS OUR EXPERIENCE THAT CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS ALSO FREQUENTLY HAVE BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES STEMMING FROM THEIR INABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. THIS IS WHY THE EMERGE CENTER OFFERS PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, BEHAVIOR THERAPY, COUNSELING, AND CONSULTING SERVICES WHICH ALLOWS US TO "TREAT THE WHOLE CHILD" MORE COMPLETELY AND PROVIDE A TRUE CONTINUITY OF CARE HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
    Expenses $344,057 · revenue $148,747
  • ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
    Expenses $265,576 · revenue $385,427

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
72-0542134
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1966
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E56Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,284,476
Income (IRS master file)
$7,889,704

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$7,615,438$7,400,139$10,284,476XML
990December 2023$6,870,850$7,209,385$10,365,441XML
990December 2022$6,262,456$6,659,980$10,461,503IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 72-0542134).

Questions about BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC is 72-0542134.
Is BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEANNA B WHITTLE.
Who are the officers and directors of BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,850 (DEANNA WHITTLE, CEO).
How much revenue does BATON ROUGE SPEECH AND HEARING FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,615,438, expenses of $7,400,139 and total assets of $10,284,476 at year end.

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