The Ben D Johnson Educational Center

Tax-deductible

Natchitoches, LA501(c)(3)Since 2015EducationEIN 47-4073505Revenue $188K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbdjcenter.orgPo Box 663, 71458-0663 · Natchitoches, LATax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Ben D Johnson Educational Center is to build community in natchitoches and give access to social and economic success for all its residents. This is done by offering workforce development, job specific training, and assistance in removing barriers to employment to give individuals a route out of poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$93K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$188K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$147K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$188K
FY2025▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$188K
Expenses
$147K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$147K
Net assets
$95K
FY2025▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$53K
FY2025$95K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $108K Management & general 26% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Commercial Lender
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Gustafson’s $25K as Managing Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Bridget Gustafson$25,021—
Joanna Cooper$14,364—
Gloria Dallas Russell—$14,087

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Builds community and provides access to social and economic success for Natchitoches residents.

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1 program · $108K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization became a snap provider and now provides services to indiviudals 17 and above, with the hopes of putting them in positions to earn living wages. Also, during the year, the center developed a partnership with the bossier city community college to offer nercc certifications as well as forklift, osha 10/30 hour…

$108Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$188K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$130
Money outPt IX
$147K
Ln 25
Programscol B$108K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$130
Total revenueLn 12$188K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$201K$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K$93K
Net assetsLn 32$53K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250$250
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$44K$17K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44$0$44$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$212$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$35K$4K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$114$94$20$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$21K$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$147K$108K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $188K$147K$42K$95K 990 PDF
FY2024 $276K$320K−$44K$53K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$294K−$14K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$232K$14K$112K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$130K$94K$98K 990 PDF
FY2020 $209K$185K$25K$4K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $188,237 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $275,805$188,107
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$130
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,805$188,237
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $44,413$61,602
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $275,683$84,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,096$146,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,291$41,680
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $188,237 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,107
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $130 · Excluded from tax $0$130
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $130 · Excluded from tax $0$188,237
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $146,557 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250$250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,145 · Management $17,457 · Fundraising $0$61,602
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $44 · Fundraising $0$44
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,138 · Management $7,403 · Fundraising $0$8,541
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,336 · Management $212 · Fundraising $0$2,548
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,077 · Management $3,908 · Fundraising $0$38,985
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $94 · Management $20 · Fundraising $0$114
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,832 · Management $2,462 · Fundraising $0$6,294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,043 · Management $7,136 · Fundraising $0$28,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $107,915 · Management $38,642 · Fundraising $0$146,557
Part X · Balance sheet $188,504 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,984$188,504
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,984$188,504
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $560$560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,557$93,397
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,427$95,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,984$188,504
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$188,237
XI-2 Total expenses$146,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,427
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,107

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