Public Charity

GARDERE INITIATIVE INC

GARDERE INITIATIVE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Baton Rouge, LA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $482K, expenses of $432K, total assets of $282K. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $208K.

EIN: 471391639 Baton Rouge, LA Single Organization Support NTEE: S11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$482K
Total Expenses$432K
Total Assets$282K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$208K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Our mission is to provide children and families throughout the Gardere Community with fundamental services and resources that are ultimately unavailable to them. Through spiritual intervention, local partnerships and selfless volunteering, we touch the lives of many individuals that strive for the same opportunities as surrounding Baton Rouge areas, to learn, to grow and to succeed. To address substance abuse and other social ills in the Gardere area that adversely affect the children, neighboring subdivisions and the city in general through collaboration, partnership and Spiritual intervention

Where $100 goes at Gardere Initiative Inc

How Gardere Initiative Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$21
Resource Referrals
21% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 317 families
$14
Rent/Utilities/Healthcare, Through a funding from Capitol Area United Way, we are able to assist families with rent, utilities, and healthcare
14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 240 hours; 2,552 hours
$14
Helping Adults with Financial Literacy
14% of program spending

Plus 6 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Bussines Owner Barry Gahagan
Faith Based Carol Goldsmith
Business Eddie Parfait
Community Based Frank Klein
President -Attorney James Vilas
Business Joel Scales

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$67,000 5 grants
Unspecified
$140,646 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $482K $432K $282K
2024 $345K $286K $175K
2023 $300K $249K $61K
2022 $198K $204K $50K
2021 $144K $111K $52K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $144K to $482K (+234%), with total assets most recently reported at $282K.

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

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