Public Charity

RESPIRE MINISTRIES

RESPIRE MINISTRIES, of LAFAYETTE, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $652K in revenue, $667K in expenses, $2.3M in total assets. 33 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $674K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 274059300 LAFAYETTE, LA Food Programs NTEE: K30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$652K
Total Expenses$667K
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$674K
Filing Years2021–2025

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

FINANCE CHAIR Dave Cole
Director Justin Leblanc
Director Matthew Downen
Executive Dir. Megan Boudreaux
DIRECTOR Newman Bankston
Director Ramses Jimenez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

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
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$41,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $652K $667K $2.3M
2024 $825K $947K $2.3M
2023 $1.0M $1.2M $2.4M
2022 $849K $1.1M $2.5M
2021 $1.2M $988K $2.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.2M to $652K (-44%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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