Public Charity

United Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc

United Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc, of Lake Charles, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.1M in revenue, $4.7M in expenses, $16.1M in total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 720456901 Lake Charles, LA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.1M
Total Expenses$4.7M
Total Assets$16.1M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$8.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

To unite our community by funding programs in the areas of education, income and health. Our goal is to create long-lasting change that prevents problems from happening in the first place. Our community is the 5 parish area of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Barry Brown
Director Billy Vincent
Chair Curtis Brescher
Director Debra Lastrapes
PresidentChief Executive Officer Denise Durel
Director Jaine Fruge

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$5,000,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,183,578 7 grants
Disaster
$166,024 1 grant
THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED FOR HURRICANE LAURA AND DELTA RECOVERY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TO HIRE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO OVERSEE THE WORK OF THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEE FOR REPAIRS OF NON-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED HOMES.
$150,000 1 grant
DESIGNATED GIFTS
$117,063 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.1M $4.7M $16.1M
2024 $6.3M $5.5M $15.8M
2023 $6.4M $6.5M $15.2M
2021 $12.4M $5.4M $14.4M
2020 $5.4M $5.1M $7.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.4M to $5.1M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.1M.

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