Baton Rouge Green Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO MAKE BATON ROUGE GREENER BY EDUCATING, LEADING, AND INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITY TO CONSERVE, PLANT, AND SUSTAIN TREES.
- Income
- $964,281
- Spending
- $919,422
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 47%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $112,730, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $236,445 spent. LOUISIANA COMMUNITY FORESTS WAS CREATED TO CULTIVATE AND PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF COMMUNITY FORESTS AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BATON ROUGE GREEN COOPERATES DIRECTLY WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND LOUISIANA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY FORESTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PARTNERS IN THEIR STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS.
- $184,598 spent. THROUGH ITS LIVING ROADWAYS PROGRAM, BATON ROUGE GREEN HAS PLANTED THOUSANDS OF TREES AT MEDIANS AND INTERSECTIONS ALONG BATON ROUGE'S HIGHLY TRAVELLED ROADWAYS. WITH HELP FROM OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS, WE PROVIDE REGULAR MAINTENANCE FOR ABOUT 4,300 TREES IN ROADSIDE GREEN SPACES AROUND BATON ROUGE.
- $302,073 spent. NEIGHBORWOODS: OVER THE YEARS BATON ROUGE GREEN HAS ASSISTED COUNTLESS ENVIRONMENTALLY-UNDERSERVED AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH GREENING EFFORTS. PARTNERING WITH CITY GOVERNMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS, BATON ROUGE GREEN HAS SHARED AND IMPLEMENTED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ABOUT PLANTING AND MAINTAINING TREES TO IMPROVE THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
- $4,430 spent. CITY CITRUS PROGRAM BATON ROUGE GREEN ASSISTS VOLUNTEER CITRUS SHEPHERDS IN ESTABLISHING MINI CITRUS ORCHARDS NEAR BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ETC. FOR THE ANNUAL PICK EVENT, EACH YEAR BRG MATCHES AT HOME CITRUS SHEPHERDS WHO HAVE WELL-ESTABLISHED TREES PRODUCING MORE FRUIT THAN THEY CAN CONSUME WITH VOLUNTEER PICKERS TO HARVEST THEIR CITRUS DURING WINTER. THE FRESH FRUIT, DONATED AND HARVESTED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS, IS GIVEN TO THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THEIR NETWORK TO FAMILIES IN NEED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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