Cajun Relief Foundation INC FY2022 filing

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Lafayette, LA501(c)(3)Since 2016Public Safety & DisasterEIN 81-3926021Revenue $1.2M in FY2022

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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$618K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$618K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$1.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$571K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$823K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$897K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$941K
Net assets
$571K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$571K
FY2023$358K

From the FY2022 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $889K Management & general 37% · $453K Fundraising 13% · $158K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $618K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$308,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$308,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

Teaches communities to use technology for disaster action and recovery.

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4 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$827Kprogram 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.

$556Kprogram expense
03

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.

$2Kprogram expense
04

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.

$2Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$889K
Managementcol C$453K
Fundraisingcol D$158K
Owns and owesPt X
$571K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$583K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$571K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $823K$941K−$118K$358K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$21K$571K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$897K$262K$592K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
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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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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