Baton Rouge Alliance for Students

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The alliance's work focuses on empowering families, elevating community, and engaging leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $419K a year · 24% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$317K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.4M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+184% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +184%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$909K
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$624K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$894K
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.5M Management & general 13% · $232K Fundraising 2% · $32K

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; $317K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$113,439Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$79,389Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$73,465Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$50,514Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adonica Y Pelichet Duggan’s $113K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Adonica Y Pelichet Duggan$113,439$113,051$109,826$88,681
Elizabeth Smith$79,389$86,658$83,686—
Donnie Miller$73,465———
Lauren Leist$50,514———
Jade Miller—$13,560——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers families, elevates communities, and engages leaders for positive change.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The baton rouge alliance for students seeks to empower families, engage leaders and elevate communities through programming in a number of areas serving the community. The organization operates our changemakers program with a goal of developing a diverse group of leaders that can explore ways to improve public education in baton rouge.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
City FundFY2024$1.4M
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.4M
Grants paid · 33 grants · $550K · 2021–2024
Fathers on a MissionLA · FY2024$15,000
Line4lineLA · FY2024$10,000
Redstick CaresLA · FY2024$10,000
Baton Rouge Area FoundationLA · FY2023$100,000
City Year INCMA · FY2023$25,000
Thrive FoundationLA · FY2023$20,000
The Walls ProjectLA · FY2023$15,000
Project 70805 INCLA · FY2023$12,500
New Orleans Convention Co INCFY2023$12,000
Galloway Foundation INCLA · FY2023$10,000
Redstick CaresLA · FY2023$10,000
See all 33 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$232K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$901K$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$894K$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$78K$78K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$210K$173K$31K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$341K$236K$86K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$18K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$14K$6K$122
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$29K$9K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$596K$572K$24K$160
Advertising and promotionLn 12$71K$65K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$86K$74K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$40K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$31K$30K$575$138
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$859$259$52
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$437$4
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$135K$33K$170
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$232K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2025 $2.6M$1.8M$781K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 $909K$1.9M−$999K$894K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $1.3M$1.1M$234K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $2.3M$624K$1.7M$1.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,585,181 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $890,950$2,575,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,500$9,999
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $399$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $908,849$2,585,181
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $368,803$152,751
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $537,493$635,573
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,001,305$1,015,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,907,601$1,803,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$998,752$781,363
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,585,181 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,575,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,575,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,999$9,999
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,999 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,585,181
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,803,818 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $77,500$77,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $75,251$75,251
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $173,455 · Management $31,062 · Fundraising $5,615$210,132
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,816 · Management $86,203 · Fundraising $18,966$340,985
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,559 · Management $6,218 · Fundraising $1,772$25,549
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,567 · Management $5,589 · Fundraising $122$19,278
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,440 · Management $8,797 · Fundraising $1,392$39,629
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,900$8,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $571,801 · Management $24,034 · Fundraising $160$595,995
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $64,759 · Management $6,365$71,124
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,481 · Management $10,607 · Fundraising $1,075$86,163
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,830 · Management $10,508 · Fundraising $2,106$52,444
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,967 · Management $575 · Fundraising $138$30,680
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $859 · Management $259 · Fundraising $52$1,170
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,280 · Management $437 · Fundraising $4$1,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,529 · Management $32,598 · Fundraising $170$167,297
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,540,094 · Management $232,152 · Fundraising $31,572$1,803,818
Part X · Balance sheet $1,839,541 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $358,620$1,837,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,119$1,949
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $233,259$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $901,398$1,839,541
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,370$51,797
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$112,353
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,370$164,150
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $303,244$238,129
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $590,784$1,437,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $894,028$1,675,391
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $901,398$1,839,541
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,675,391 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,585,181
XI-2 Total expenses$1,803,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$781,363
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$894,028
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,675,391

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