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Supports Baton Rouge area quality of life through recreation and parks funding. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $584K in revenue, $368K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Website
brecfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$584KFY2023
Expenses
$368K
Net assets
$1.1M
People
22
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  68-0526294 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Baton Rouge, LA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports Baton Rouge area quality of life through recreation and parks funding.
Leadership
Carl Stages · Executive Director · $140K
Money in and out
$584K revenue, $368K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$584K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $216K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
38.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$584K
FY2023▲ +31%
Expenses
$368K
FY2023▼ -30%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +23%
Total liabilities
$130K
FY2023▼ -3%
Total revenue
$584K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$216K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 321
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 421
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $224K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Provided funds to the recreational and parks commission of the parish of east baton rouge for various other programs and facilities at brec.

$224Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrec Foundation
EINHdr · item D68-0526294
Principal addressHdr · item CBaton Rouge, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbrecfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a21
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b21
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of Philanthropy
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of Public Relations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carl Stages’s $178K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carl Stages$177,692$140,000$136,049$132,730
Carl H Stages$131,090

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$466K · 80%
Program service revenue$90K · 15%
Investment income$28K · 5%
Contributions & grants80%$466K
Program service revenue15%$90K
Investment income5%$28K
— government grantsLn 1e$466K
Total revenueLn 12$584K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.20
Program services61%$224K
Management & general20%$72K
Fundraising20%$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$268K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$130K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $368K
38.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $224K · Total expenses $368K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $368K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $72K · Total expenses $368K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $74K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $59K
$1.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $466K · Total revenue $584K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $466K · Total revenue $584K
80%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $90K · Total revenue $584K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $28K · Total revenue $584K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $90K · Total expenses $368K
24%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $584K · Prior year $444K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $584K · Expenses $368K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.2M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $906K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carl Stages · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $140K · Total expenses $368K
38%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $189K · Total expenses $368K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth 31%
Legal fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $751K · 2020–2024
BrecFY2024$245,660
BrecFY2023$114,294
BrecFY2022$285,477
BrecFY2021$75,243
BrecFY2020$30,643

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$584K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$444K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$208K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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