Academic Distinction Fund Inc

BATON ROUGE, LA EIN: 72-1300995 Website

THE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION FUND DEDICATES RESOURCES TO HELP ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ADF PROMOTES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS, ENCOURAGES BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION; SUPPORTS TEACHERS IN THEIR WORK.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.1M

+11.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$70K

+44.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$70K

+189.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$64K$129K$193K$258K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,080,218$972,025$788,691
Revenue$234,314$188,659$204,169
Expenses$77,349$53,847$116,039
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,389
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants20202 grants20213 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

FOUNDATION FOR EBR SCHOO…$70K

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SALLIE JOSEPHDIRECTOR2
LOIS SMYTHDIRECTOR2
CHARLENE MONTELARODIRECTOR2
TRAVIS HUTCHINSEX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR2
JOHN GRAYDIRECTOR2
LAYNE MCDANIELDIRECTOR2
MATT DIEZDIRECTOR2
GERRI HOBDYDIRECTOR2
JAMES FIRNBERG JRBOARD CHAIR6
GWEN WILDSECRETARY2
JIM BRANDTTREASURER3

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Baton Rouge

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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