Dixie Business Development Center INC

Not tax-deductible

Denham Springs, LA501(c)(4)EIN 72-1216797Revenue $246K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdixiebusinesscenter.org1814 S Range Ave Suite B2, 70726-5206 · Denham Springs, LATax-exempt since Jan 1994

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To attract and assist emerging businesses in the local service area by providing office space and technical services in an environment in which businesses can develop, grow, and succeed.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 8 voting members
Fine: 4 of 8 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$246K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$274K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$729K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$246K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$246K
Expenses
$274K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$274K
Net assets
$729K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$761K
FY2021$701K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$757K
FY2024$729K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1994.

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% · $189K Management & general 31% · $85K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,781Pt VII · Sec A
$13,340Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Ware—$38,221$37,621$36,876$35,221
John Ware 010124 - 083124$30,781————
William Joubert 090124 - 123124$13,340————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides office space and technical help to new businesses to foster their growth and success.

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided office space and shared services to developing small businesses in a rural area.

$189Kprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$246K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$230K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$729K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$230K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$246K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$852K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
Net assetsLn 32$729K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$887K$852K
Total assetsLn 16$956K$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K$249K
Net assetsLn 32$757K$729K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$34K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$33K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$387
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$742$2K
InterestLn 20$272$272
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$42K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$29K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$41K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$189K$85K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $246K$274K−$28K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $299K$225K$73K$757K 990 PDF
FY2022 $241K$260K−$18K$683K 990 PDF
FY2021 $191K$251K−$59K$701K 990 PDF
FY2020 $220K$236K−$15K$761K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $246,128 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,494$14,340
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,650$229,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,443$1,938
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $298,587$246,128
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 $87,777$97,767
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,407$176,021
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,184$273,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,403−$27,660
Part VI · Governance 4 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $246,128 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,340
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $229,850$229,850
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,938$1,938
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,788 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$246,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $273,788 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,070 · Management $11,357$45,427
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,904 · Management $10,968$43,872
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,163 · Management $387$1,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,189 · Management $1,729$6,918
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,700$4,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $14,920$14,920
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,200 · Management $1,063$4,263
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $742 · Management $2,226$2,968
IX-20 InterestPrograms $272$272
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,917 · Management $13,972$55,889
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,679 · Management $9,560$38,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,102 · Management $13,668$54,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,238 · Management $84,550 · Fundraising $0$273,788
Part X · Balance sheet $978,020 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,555$114,930
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,885$5,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $887,387$851,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $955,827$978,020
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,119$47,786
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,612$12,162
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $199,280$249,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $756,547$728,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $756,547$728,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $955,827$978,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $728,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$246,128
XI-2 Total expenses$273,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$756,547
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$728,887

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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