Cajun Relief Foundation INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lafayette, LA501(c)(3)Since 2016Public Safety & DisasterEIN 81-3926021Revenue $699K in FY2020

On file with the IRScajunrelief.org4400 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Ste A, 70508-6760 · Lafayette, LATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Cajun navy ground force activiates every citizens to be volunteers to stabilize aging and other vulnerable citizens impacted by natural disasters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
Spent
$357K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$699K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$823K
Expenses
$357K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$897K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$941K
Net assets
$329K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$571K
FY2023$358K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $255K Management & general 8% · $30K Fundraising 20% · $72K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Gaudet’s $80K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Robert Gaudet$79,615$308,750

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches communities to use technology for disaster action and recovery.

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2 programs · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Our Activity Is to

1. Find and assist citizens whose homes, families, and lives in general have been impacted by natrual disasters. 2. We provide information, provide search & rescue services, assist with sheltering, source, receive & distribute supplies, vet, source, and coordinate volunteers, provide emotional comforts. 3.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Our Activity Is to

1. Find and assist citizens whose homes, families, and lives in general have been impacted by natrual disasters. 2. We provide information, provide search & rescue services, assist with sheltering, source, receive & distribute supplies, vet, source, and coordinate volunteers, provide emotional comforts. 3.

$421program 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Money outPt IX
$357K
Ln 25
Programscol B$255K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65,500
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$879$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K
Total assetsLn 16−$879$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$29K
Net assetsLn 32−$12K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$45K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$421$312$276
Information technologyLn 14$24K$12K$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$12K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91K$91K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$49K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$844$427
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K$255K$30K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $823K$941K−$118K$358K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$21K$571K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$897K$262K$592K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $699K$357K$341K$329K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $698,702 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$698,702
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$698,702
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$357,312
I-18 Total expenses$357,312
I-19 Revenue less expenses$341,390
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $698,702 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$698,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$698,702
VIII-12 Total revenue$698,702
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $357,312 across 11 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,780$9,780
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,889$5,889
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,242$79,242
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $44,553$44,553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $421 · Management $312 · Fundraising $276$1,009
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,144 · Management $6,073 · Fundraising $6,073$24,290
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,444 · Management $5,695 · Fundraising $4,639$22,778
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,767 · Management $1,629 · Fundraising $1,699$11,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,094$91,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,976 · Fundraising $14,373$63,349
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,962 · Management $844 · Fundraising $427$4,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,050 · Management $30,222 · Fundraising $72,040$357,312
Part X · Balance sheet $358,738 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$879$155,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$203,607
X-16 Total assetsStart of year −$879$358,738
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,974$29,290
X-25 Other liabilities$8
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,974$29,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$11,853$329,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$11,853$329,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year −$879$358,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,702
XI-2 Total expenses$357,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$341,390
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$11,853
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$97
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,440

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

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