Nonprofit · EIN 72-6030391
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $56,922,835 | $48,295,519 | $8,627,316 | $342,730,306 | $9,797,108 | $332,933,198 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $54,623,777 | $48,602,030 | $6,021,747 | $321,477,524 | $10,023,056 | $311,454,468 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $42,199,580
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $14,730,778
- Net rental income
- -$15,503
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,890,204
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,020
- Other revenue
- -$7,523
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $34,378,160
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,154,471
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,221,149
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,545,867
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,807
- Accounting fees
- $167,491
- Occupancy
- $438,073
- Travel
- $23,499
- Depreciation
- $96,575
- Program services (functional)
- $42,978,153
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,445,282
- Fundraising (functional)
- $872,084
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $321,477,524
- Total assets, end of year
- $342,730,306
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,797,108
- Net assets, end of year
- $332,933,198
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,817,630
- Publicly traded securities
- $166,241,784
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $238,996,373
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $93,936,825
- Gross unrelated business income
- $21,872
- Gross receipts
- $57,244,512
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 1964
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN M SPAIN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Former | 0 | $718,318 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J MEYER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $443,960 | $81,568 |
| DEBORAH D PICKELL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $252,944 | $73,162 |
| EDMUND J GIERING IV | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $236,164 | $75,968 |
| BRENNA BENSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $221,403 | $52,885 |
| LAUREN C JUMONVILLE | VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,475 | $65,085 |
| COURTNEY GUSTIN | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,266 | $47,307 |
| CARISSA GRAVES | VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPIC ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,310 | $29,984 |
| ERIC DEXTER | VICE PRESIDENT OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,932 | $19,926 |
| SARAH GARDNER | VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,125 | $29,809 |
| JEFFREY W KOONCE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EPLETT REILLY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J ADAMEK | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL A GARDINER JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA R CUNNINGHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNETTE D BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRESTON J CASTILLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J WESLEY DANIELS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHOMAN J HARDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY M HAYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT N HENSGENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD S MANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN MONROE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TATIANA SAAVEDRA PATEL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANNA R PAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA O POSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW C SAURAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICKLOS S SPEYRER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM F TATE IV PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN R WILLIAMS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER J MEYER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $443,088 | $0 | $78,164 |
| DEBORAH D PICKELL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $247,435 | $0 | $61,303 |
| JOHN M SPAIN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $271,253 | $0 | $32,966 |
| EDMUND J GIERING IV | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $224,112 | $0 | $71,625 |
| BRENNA BENSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 45 | $236,113 | $0 | $43,789 |
| LAUREN C JUMONVILLE | VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERPRISE STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,512 | $0 | $62,118 |
| LAUREN CRUMP | VICE PRESIDENT OF NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,951 | $0 | $28,374 |
| CARISSA GRAVES | VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPIC ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,048 | $0 | $20,484 |
| SARAH GARDNER | VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,255 | $0 | $27,624 |
| RAYMOND PRINCE | FINANCIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,095 | $0 | $26,516 |
| JOHN G DAVIES | FORMER PRESIDENT Former | 0 | $47,336 | $72,851 | $0 |
| JEFFREY W KOONCE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EPLETT REILLY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J ADAMEK | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL A GARDINER JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA R CUNNINGHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE D BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESTON J CASTILLE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| J WESLEY DANIELS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY M HAYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT N HENSGENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES W LAMAR III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD S MANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIANA SAAVEDRA PATEL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNA R PAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA O POSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW C SAURAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICKLOS S SPEYRER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN R WILLIAMS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM E BALHOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 451 FLORIDA STREET SUITE LL 100, BATON ROUGE, LA 70801-1700
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRIS MEYER, 451 FLORIDA STREET SUITE LL 100, BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS MEYER, CEO
- Phone
- (225) 387-6126
- Website
- WWW.BRAF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KPMG LLP
Mission
BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION UNITES HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, WE: SERVE DONORS TO BUILD THE ASSETS THAT DRIVE INITIATIVES AND SOLUTIONS; ENGAGE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES; PARTNER WITH ENTITIES FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR SERVICE AREA, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AND CREATE THE CAPACITY TO BE A STIMULUS OF POSITIVE REGIONAL CHANGE; AND EVALUATE OUR WORK AND SHARE THE RESULTS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
Program accomplishments
- SERVING THE BATON ROUGE AND SOUTH LOUISIANA AREA BY FUNDING VARIOUS NONPROFITS, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS BENEFITTING THE NEEDY AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.Expenses $36,320,064 · grants $34,378,160
- SPONSORING AND ADMINISTERING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS SUCH AS FACILITATING INVESTMENTS AND PARTERNSHIPS AND COORDINATING PROCESSES TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTH LOUISIANA; FACILITATING INVESTMENTS AND PARTERNSHIPS TO SUPPORT CITIES AND REGIONS CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND ECONOMIES NECESSARY TO BUILD SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES; SUPPORTING LIGO-LIVINGSTON (LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY) WHICH STUDIES AND DETECTS GRAVITATIONAL WAVES BY MEASURING DISTORTIONS IN SPACE AND TIME AND ITS SCIENCE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES; AND WORKING WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN BUILDING CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOUISIANA.Expenses $6,658,089
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-6030391
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $342,730,306
- Income (IRS master file)
- $57,244,512
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $56,922,835 | $48,295,519 | $342,730,306 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $54,623,777 | $48,602,030 | $321,477,524 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $36,560,561 | $40,794,024 | $309,005,513 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 72-6030391).
Questions about BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION is 72-6030391.
- Is BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION 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 AREA FOUNDATION 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 AREA FOUNDATION 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 AREA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRIS MEYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $718,318 (JOHN M SPAIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $56,922,835, expenses of $48,295,519 and total assets of $342,730,306 at year end.
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