Evangeline Community Action INC

Tax-deductible

Ville Platte, LA501(c)(3)EIN 72-0601249

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Improving conditions for the impoverished

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 165 volunteers and 4 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$21K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$951K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$724K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$855K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$951K
FY2025▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$420K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$981K
FY2025$951K
Expenses
$724K
FY2025▲ +71%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$396K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$422K
FY2025$724K
Net assets
$855K
FY2025▲ +36%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$478K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$70K
FY2025$629K
FY2025$855K

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 1965.

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

Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $346K Management & general 52% · $379K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$102,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carleen Bellard$102,100$86,175$76,397$86,532$75,026$71,540

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps impoverished people improve their living conditions.

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2 programs · $346K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Assisted 1127 individuals in obtaining funds to help defray the cost of home energy bills. Assisted 581 individual with utility supplies.

$328Kprogram expense
02

Assisted 189 elderly and low income individuals with utility supplies, tuition assistance,rental assistance, food vouchers, and youth services.

$18Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$951K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$724K
Ln 25
Programscol B$346K
Managementcol C$379K
Owns and owesPt X
$855K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$827K
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Government grantsLn 1e$580K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$279K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$951K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$827K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$827K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$855K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6165
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K$827K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$642K$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$629K$855K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$102K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$164K$63K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$8K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$423$240$183
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$3K$17K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$10K$968
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$3K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$352K$249K$104K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$724K$346K$379K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $981K$422K$559K$629K 990 PDF
FY2024 $297K$309K−$12K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $420K$396K$23K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$224K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.3M$70K$478K 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 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $950,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,955$590,122
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $118,165$80,961
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $534,886$279,489
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $981,006$950,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,605$284,608
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,715$439,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $422,320$724,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $558,686$226,369
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $950,572 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$580,098
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,024
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$590,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $80,961$80,961
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $279,489$279,489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $360,450$950,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $724,203 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $102,100$102,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,823 · Management $100,812$163,635
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,395 · Management $10,478$18,873
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,636$17,636
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $240 · Management $183$423
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,656 · Management $17,074$19,730
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,638 · Management $1,492$5,130
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,755 · Management $968$10,723
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,670$9,670
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,352 · Management $8,460$11,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,661 · Management $103,632$352,293
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,072 · Management $6,106$12,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $345,592 · Management $378,611 · Fundraising $0$724,203
Part X · Balance sheet $876,408 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $583,742$827,372
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,203$10,356
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,350$38,680
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $642,295$876,408
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,470$21,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,470$21,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,793$824,047
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,032$31,147
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $628,825$855,194
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $642,295$876,408
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $855,194 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$950,572
XI-2 Total expenses$724,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$226,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$628,825
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$855,194

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