Bossier Arts Council

Bossier City, LA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2025
Revenue
$220K
▲ +33% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2025▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$372K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▲ +93%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▼ -60%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$54K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2025 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. American Electric Power Foundation
$4K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
61% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +33% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBossier Arts Council
EINHdr · item D72-0895929
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1980
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBossier City, LA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A26Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bossierarts.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.14
Program services61%$169K
Management & general26%$72K
Fundraising14%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K

Financial health

Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs▲ +18% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -78% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-27%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -324% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$73K
FY2025▼ -50%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$73K
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2025▲ +128%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$18K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$60K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$73K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$50K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18K
Total net assetsLn 32$54K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$192K · 88%
Other revenue$22K · 10%
Program service revenue$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants88%$192K
Other revenue10%$22K
Program service revenue2%$5K
Investment income$750
— government grantsLn 1e$118K
Total revenueLn 12$220K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $50K · Operating expenses/yr $279K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $169K · Total expenses $279K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $279K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $279K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $34K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $64K
$0.53 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $220K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $118K · Total revenue $220K
54%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $220K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $750 · Total revenue $220K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $279K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $220K · Prior year $165K
+33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $374K · FY2024 $220K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $54K · Beginning of year $136K
-60%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $220K · Expenses $279K
-27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $18K · Total assets $73K
25%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $54K · Total assets $73K
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $73K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brittainy Pope · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $279K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $133K · Total expenses $279K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 20%——
Revenue growth 33%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$36,034Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittainy Pope’s $36K as Executive Di is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robin Jones———$48,693$42,360$40,317
Brittainy Pope$36,034$44,541$34,833———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Promotes and supports cultural events and programming to enhance quality of life.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $169K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The bossier arts council is dedicated to promoting, supporting, and providing cultural events and programming in order to enhance the quality of life and to develope a cultural identity for bossier parish.

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Funders

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$4K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $220K$279K+33% 990 PDF
FY2024 $165K$145K-54% 990 PDF
FY2023 $357K$390K-16% 990 PDF
FY2022 $426K$397K+14% 990 PDF
FY2021 $372K$360K-0.4% 990 PDF
FY2020 $374K$367K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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