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Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 17, 2025.

451 Florida Street Ll 100
413
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

Baton Rouge Area Foundation (EIN: 72-6030391) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2020. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 37 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $303,359. The highest compensated employee at Baton Rouge Area Foundation is John M Spain with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $718,318.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$56,922,835

Expenses

$48,295,519

Employee compensation

$4,545,867
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

John M Spain
Executive Vice President
$718,318
$718,318 No related compNo other comp
Christopher J Meyer
President and Chief Executive Officer
$525,528
$443,960 No related comp$81,568
Deborah D Pickell
Chief Financial Officer
$326,106
$252,944 No related comp$73,162
Edmund J Giering IV
Assistant Secretary
$312,132
$236,164 No related comp$75,968
Brenna Benson
Chief Operating Officer
$274,288
$221,403 No related comp$52,885
Lauren C Jumonville
Vice President of Enterprise Strategy
$205,560
$140,475 No related comp$65,085
Courtney Gustin
Controller
$194,573
$147,266 No related comp$47,307
Carissa Graves
Vice President of Philanthropic Advancement
$166,294
$136,310 No related comp$29,984
Eric Dexter
Vice President of Civic Leadership
$155,858
$135,932 No related comp$19,926
Sarah Gardner
Vice President, Communications
$154,934
$125,125 No related comp$29,809

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Annette D Barton
Director
Beverly M Haydel
Director
Daniel A Gardiner Jr
Treasurer
Dianna R Payton
Director
Erin Monroe
Director
Helena R Cunningham
Secretary
J Wesley Daniels Jr
Director
Jeffrey W Koonce
Chair
Jennifer Eplett Reilly
Former Chair
Karen R Williams, M.D.
Director
Linda O Posner
Director
Matthew C Saurage
Director

Contractors

Watershed Advisors LLC
Consulting
$3,145,500
Sped Strategies LLC
Special Education Consultant
$440,441
Common Good Labs
Data Science Consultant
$375,000
Capital City Press
Newspaper Publishing
$333,332
Exploratorium
Consulting
$287,330

Mission Statement

BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION UNITES HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, WE: SERVE DONORS TO BUILD THE ASSETS THAT DRIVE INITIATIVES AND SOLUTIONS; ENGAGE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES; PARTNER WITH ENTITIES FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR SERVICE AREA, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AND CREATE THE CAPACITY TO BE A STIMULUS OF POSITIVE REGIONAL CHANGE; AND EVALUATE OUR WORK AND SHARE THE RESULTS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 17, 2025:
2024 Baton Rouge Area Foundation 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Baton Rouge Area Foundation 990 filed
November 14, 2023:
2022 Baton Rouge Area Foundation 990 filed

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