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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BATON ROUGE ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,520,306
Total expenses
$1,388,031
Contributions and grants received
$1,517,738
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,568
Total assets, end of year
$1,246,025
Total liabilities, end of year
$199,930
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,046,095
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$933,201
Management and general expenses
$416,792
Fundraising expenses
$38,038
Program service expenses (Part III)
$933,201

Program services were 67.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,517,738

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,568 · related or exempt $2,568

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,568

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $204,400 · program services $167,994 · management and general $30,868 · fundraising $5,538

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $355,621 · program services $250,052 · management and general $86,462 · fundraising $19,107

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,549 · program services $17,583 · management and general $6,191 · fundraising $1,775

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,625 · program services $10,933 · management and general $7,635 · fundraising $57

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,182 · program services $29,992 · management and general $8,798 · fundraising $1,392

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,975 · management and general $1,975

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,231 · management and general $41,231

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $478,049 · program services $361,670 · management and general $116,302 · fundraising $77

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,618 · program services $14,618

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $64,421 · program services $9,522 · management and general $54,823 · fundraising $76

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,051 · program services $40,400 · management and general $13,038 · fundraising $2,613

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,018 · program services $14,347 · management and general $25,562 · fundraising $6,109

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,170 · program services $871 · management and general $249 · fundraising $50

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,081 · program services $1,305 · management and general $16,696 · fundraising $80

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $7,708 · program services $2,747 · management and general $3,797 · fundraising $1,164

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND OTHER

    total $3,756 · program services $827 · management and general $2,929

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $476 · program services $340 · management and general $136

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $100 · management and general $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $296,623 · end of year $935,341

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $800,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $57,980 · end of year $16,098

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,849

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,900

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,119 · end of year $1,949

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $260,400 · end of year $292,637

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,964 · end of year $17,477

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $493,338 · end of year $182,453

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,820 · end of year $383,357

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $800,000 · end of year $662,738

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ALLIANCE WAS CREATED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DECISIONS IN BATON ROUGE AND THAT A DIVERSE COALITION OF FAMILIES, CIVIC LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE PARISH ARE ENGAGED IN DRIVING A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR STUDENTS IN EBR.

  • THE BATON ROUGE ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS ACTION SEEKS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES, ENGAGE LEADERS AND ELEVATE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMMING IN A NUMBER OF AREAS SERVING THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE OPERATE A PARENT ACADEMY TO HELP PARENTS BECOME BETTER PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. OUR CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGNERS PROGRAM ASSISTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CONSIDERING ELECTED SERVICE IN UNDERSTANDING THE COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND CAMPAIGNS THROUGH A SEVEN-MONTH FREE TRAINING.

    Expenses $933,201 · Revenue $2,568

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ADONICA Y PELICHET DUGGAN

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $256,122
    From this org
    $113,439
    From related orgs
    $113,439
    Other
    $29,244
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,439 + $113,439 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,896 + $9,896 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,726 + $4,726 related
    Filer's total
    $128,061 + $128,061 related

  • ELIZABETH SMITH

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,578
    From this org
    $79,389
    From related orgs
    $79,389
    Other
    $13,800
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $64,889 + $79,389 related
    Bonus
    $14,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,312 + $6,312 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $588 + $588 related
    Filer's total
    $86,289 + $86,289 related

  • DONNIE MILLER

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $158,408
    From this org
    $66,149
    From related orgs
    $73,465
    Other
    $18,794
    Hours/week
    21 + 19 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $55,774 + $73,465 related
    Bonus
    $10,375
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,428 + $5,775 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,756 + $2,835 related
    Filer's total
    $76,333 + $82,075 related

  • LAUREN LEIST

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $111,334
    From this org
    $50,514
    From related orgs
    $50,514
    Other
    $10,306
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • GARY BORDEN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • LAMIESA BONTON

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • NIAL PATEL

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • EBONY STARKS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MATHEW LABORDE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
ELIZABETH SMITH RECEIVED A BONUS OF $14,500 AND DONNIE MILLER RECEIVED A BAONUS OF $10,375 DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512879349300736

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