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Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana

Public charity
DBA: LOUISIANA
Foundations · LAKE CHARLES, LA · EIN 72-1508036
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About

The community foundation of southwest louisiana unites human and financial resources to effect permanent, positive, culture change. We impact southwest louisiana by positioning the community foundation to be a recognized leader and by empowering donors and proactively establishing grants for targeted programs.

DBA Louisiana

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
3
Volunteers
0

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$5.8M
Expenses
$4.0M
Assets
$39.6M
Liabilities
$60K

Financial history

$5.8M$2.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $5.8M · Avg: $3.8M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$7.0M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN——
EUROPE——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$3.2M
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
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Address

1155 RYAN ST STE 212
LAKE Charles, LA, 70601-525

Governance

Voting board members15
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %4.2%
Permanent endowment %79.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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