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Baton Rouge Bar Foundation FY2020 filing

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Baton Rouge, LA501(c)(3)Since 1990Crime & Legal EIN 72-1132406Revenue $299K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbrba.orgPo Box 2241, 70821-2241 · Baton Rouge, LATax-exempt since Mar 1990Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Improving lives by providing legal assistance for low income families, law related education to the public and juvenile diversion programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
Spent
$265K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$782K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$299K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$476K
Expenses
$265K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$578K
Net assets
$782K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$771K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$783K
FY2025$684K

From the FY2020 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 Mar 1990.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $184K Management & general 31% · $81K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Amy Lambert
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher K Jones
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hayden Moore
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides legal help, public education, and youth programs to improve lives.

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1 program · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Pro-Bono Services

Provides legal assistance for low income families and legal education, support for naturalization ceremonies, mock trials, etc.

$184Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services CorporationFY2025$54K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$54K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $83K · 2023–2023
Baton Rouge Bar Association INCLA · FY2023$83,225

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$184K
Managementcol C$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$782K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K
Total assetsLn 16$830K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$369K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$440K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$830K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$782K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62,050
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$369K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$457K$440K
Total assetsLn 16$790K$830K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$747K$782K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$3K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$4$4
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$167
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$5K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$184K$81K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $476K$578K−$103K$684K 990 PDF
FY2024 $418K$447K−$29K$783K 990 PDF
FY2023 $520K$479K$41K$807K 990 PDF
FY2022 $346K$347K−$946$761K 990 PDF
FY2021 $253K$267K−$14K$771K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $299K$265K$34K$782K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $298,524 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,761$269,391
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,053$2,760
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,421$26,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $252,235$298,524
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$153,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,979$111,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $281,979$264,776
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,744$33,748
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $298,524 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,760$2,760
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $18,529$18,529
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,619$5,619
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,225$2,225
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,754 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,379$298,524
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,776 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,636$144,636
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,464$8,464
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,860 · Management $14,900$17,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,474 · Management $3,705$6,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,065$1,065
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4$4
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,212 · Management $167$3,379
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,832$16,832
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,888$15,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,565 · Management $16,997$33,562
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,551 · Management $12,456$17,007
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,831 · Management $80,945 · Fundraising $0$264,776
Part X · Balance sheet $830,446 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $278,456$368,778
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,475$2,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $456,696$439,864
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,960$19,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $789,587$830,446
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$122
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $39,501$15,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,751$33,209
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,252$48,331
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $747,335$782,115
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $789,587$830,446
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $782,115 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,524
XI-2 Total expenses$264,776
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$747,335
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,032
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$782,115

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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