Public Charity

RESPIRE MINISTRIES

RESPIRE MINISTRIES, of LAFAYETTE, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $825K in revenue, $947K in expenses, $2.3M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $664K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 274059300 LAFAYETTE, LA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$825K
Total Expenses$947K
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$664K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

IN 2011 RESPIRE HAITI BUILT AND OPENED A NEW SCHOOL FOR THE COMMUNITY OF GRESSIER HAITI WHICH NOW TEACHES OVER 500 STUDENTS. A MEDICAL CLINIC HAS ALSO BEEN BUILT. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE ORPHANS OR RESTAVEKS (CHILD SLAVE LABORERS). THE SCHOOL PROVIDES UNIFORMS, BOOKS, MATERIALS, MEALS TO THE STUDENTS. SEVEN SMALL BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO HOUSE THE SCHOOL, THE MEDICAL CLINIC, VISITING DOCTORS AND NURSES, ETC. ENGLISH AND HEALTH CLASSES ARE ALSO TAUGHT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Officers & Directors

Director Daniel Jean Louis
FINANCE CHAIR Dave Cole
Director Justin Leblanc
DIRECTOR Kari Stewart
Director Matthew Downen
Executive Dir. Megan Boudreaux

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$193,000 3 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$160,560 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$123,940 8 grants
AFTERCARE SUPPORT
$50,000 1 grant
POVERTY
$35,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $825K $947K $2.3M
2023 $1.0M $1.2M $2.4M
2022 $849K $1.1M $2.5M
2021 $1.2M $988K $2.8M
2020 $895K $775K $2.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $895K to $825K (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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