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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BATON ROUGE ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,585,181
Total expenses
$1,803,818
Contributions and grants received
$2,575,182
Grants paid
$152,751
Program service revenue
$9,999
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,839,541
Total liabilities, end of year
$164,150
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,675,391
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,540,094
Management and general expenses
$232,152
Fundraising expenses
$31,572
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,540,094

Program services were 85.4% 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

    $2,575,182

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TEACHER APPRECIATION P

    total $9,999 · related or exempt $9,999

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $77,500 · program services $77,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $75,251 · program services $75,251

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $210,132 · program services $173,455 · management and general $31,062 · fundraising $5,615

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $340,985 · program services $235,816 · management and general $86,203 · fundraising $18,966

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,549 · program services $17,559 · management and general $6,218 · fundraising $1,772

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,278 · program services $13,567 · management and general $5,589 · fundraising $122

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,629 · program services $29,440 · management and general $8,797 · fundraising $1,392

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,900 · management and general $8,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $595,995 · program services $571,801 · management and general $24,034 · fundraising $160

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $71,124 · program services $64,759 · management and general $6,365

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $86,163 · program services $74,481 · management and general $10,607 · fundraising $1,075

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,444 · program services $39,830 · management and general $10,508 · fundraising $2,106

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,680 · program services $29,967 · management and general $575 · fundraising $138

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,170 · program services $859 · management and general $259 · fundraising $52

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,721 · program services $1,280 · management and general $437 · fundraising $4

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $130,202 · program services $112,130 · management and general $17,902 · fundraising $170

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $22,399 · program services $22,399

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $14,634 · management and general $14,634

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $62 · management and general $62

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $358,620 · end of year $1,837,592

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,400

  • 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 $233,259 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,370 · end of year $51,797

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $112,353

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $303,244 · end of year $238,129

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $590,784 · end of year $1,437,262

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ALLIANCE'S WORK FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING FAMILIES, ELEVATING COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGING LEADERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ALLIANCE CULTIVATES AND SUPPORTS DIVERSE, STUDENT-CENTERED LEADERS WHO BELIEVE THAT HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOLS SERVING ALL OF BATON ROUGE'S CHILDREN ARE VITAL TO ENSURING THE CITY'S GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

  • 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. ADDITIONALLY, WE OPERATE OUR EDUCATION AS A CIVIL RIGHT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND KEY SPEAKERS. OUR YOUTH VOICE INITIATIVE PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A LISTENING SERIES AND CREATE THEIR OWN STUDENT-DRIVEN REPORT ON EDUCATION IN OUR CITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY GRANTS TO A NUMBER OF ALIGNED AND INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.

    Expenses $1,540,094 · Grants $152,751 · Revenue $9,999

As filed on the 2024 return.

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
    $73,465
    From related orgs
    $66,149
    Other
    $18,794
    Hours/week
    21 + 19 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $63,090 + $66,149 related
    Bonus
    $10,375
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,775 + $6,428 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,835 + $3,756 related
    Filer's total
    $82,075 + $76,333 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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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 BONUS 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

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.

  • BATON ROUGE ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS ACTION

    501(C)(4) · ENSURE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ENGAGED AND AT THE FOREFRONT OF EDUCATION · LA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BATON ROUGE ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522879349300737

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