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Baton Rouge Alliance for Students

Public charity · Grantmaker Baton Rouge, LA EIN: 86-2881356 Website

The alliance's work focuses on empowering families, elevating community, and engaging leaders.

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students at a glance

In short: Baton Rouge Alliance for Students gave $109K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$108,500
+97.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,056
+9.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$729,285
-60.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

How to apply to Baton Rouge Alliance for Students

Who Baton Rouge Alliance for Students funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Sons of Thunder: $20KSons of Thunder$20KIt Girl Foundation: $20KIt Girl Foundation$20KFoam (Fathers on a Mission): $15KFoam (Fathers on a Mission)$15KGardere Initiative: $12KGardere Initiative$12KLINE4LINE: $10KLINE4LINE$10KTransformational Touch: $10KTransformational Touch$10KThe Center for Literacy & Learning: $8KThe Center for Literacy &Learning$8KKY Track Club: $8KKY Track Club$8KThe Langston Galloway Foundation: $6KThe Langston GallowayFoundation$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sons of Thunder ($20K). Together the top 9 received $109K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 40 (98%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

Baton RougeMetairieFairfield

How Baton Rouge Alliance for Students gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2021 7 grants2022 17 grants2023 5 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $320K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $109K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sons of Thunder Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$20,000
It Girl Foundation Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$20,000
Foam (Fathers on a Mission) Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$15,000
Gardere Initiative Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$12,000
LINE4LINE Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$10,000
Transformational Touch Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$10,000
The Center for Literacy & Learning Metairie, LACommunity Building Grant$8,000
KY Track Club Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$7,500
The Langston Galloway Foundation Baton Rouge, LACommunity Building Grant$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$729,285$11,450$1,304,111$108,5009
2024$1,839,541$2,585,181$1,803,818$55,0005
2023$901,398$908,849$1,907,601$319,50017
2022$2,336,639$1,333,550$1,099,675$117,0007
2021$1,815,988$2,282,423$623,520$40,0002

About Baton Rouge Alliance for Students

Based on IRS filings

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students is a public charity focused on Education, based in Baton Rouge, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $729K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $109K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students is led by Adonica Y. Pelichet Duggan, Chief Executive Officer since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adonica Y. Pelichet Duggan

    Chief Executive Officer

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    $89K (2021) → $113K (2025)

  • Gary Borden

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Smith

    Chief Strategy Officer

    Chief Operating Officer → Chief Strategy Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    $84K (2022) → $83K (2025)

  • Lamiesa Bonton

    Board Treasurer

    Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nial Patel

    Board Secretary

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mathew Laborde

    Board Member

    Board Member A & O → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Ebony Starks (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Donnie Miller (2024) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Lauren Leist (2024) — Director of Communications
  • Former: Jade Miller (2023) — Director of Advocacy & Family Engmt

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Adonica Y Pelichet Duggan — Chief Executive Officer: $113KAdonica Y Pelichet…Chief Executive Officer$113KElizabeth Smith — Chief Strategy Officer: $83KElizabeth SmithChief Strategy Officer$83K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $113K, to Adonica Y Pelichet Duggan (Chief Executive Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Baton Rouge Alliance for Students

How much does Baton Rouge Alliance for Students give each year?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students gave $109K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $55K across 5 grants.

What is Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's typical grant size?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,056, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Baton Rouge Alliance for Students give grants?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students gives mostly in Louisiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baton Rouge, LA (8 grants).

Does Baton Rouge Alliance for Students give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Building Grant" (9 grants).

Who are Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's largest grantees?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's largest 2025 grantees include Sons of Thunder ($20,000), It Girl Foundation ($20,000) and Foam (Fathers on a Mission) ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Baton Rouge Alliance for Students?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students reported $729K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11K.

What is Baton Rouge Alliance for Students?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students is a public charity focused on Education, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It holds $729K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's EIN?

Baton Rouge Alliance for Students's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2881356. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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