United Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc

LAKE CHARLES, LA EIN: 72-0456901 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$16.1M

+1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+16.3% YoY

Grant Count

30

+3.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

+12.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$16,146,849$15,843,315$15,229,069
Revenue$5,052,212$6,326,964$6,416,688
Expenses$4,723,914$5,488,401$6,493,672
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$456,217$597,307$291,450
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$504K$1M$2M$2M35 grants202033 grants202130 grants202229 grants202329 grants202430 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Abrahams Tent$136KCatholic Charities Dioce…$135KBig Brothers Big Sisters…$95KCalcasieu Council on Aging$72KBeauregard Council on Ag…$62KFamily & Youth Counseling$60KBeauregard Community Con…$40KSouthwest Louisiana Yout…$40KBusiness Disaster and Re…$36KNew Covenant Faith Commu…$36K

Grant Size Distribution

186 grants across all recorded years

129<$50K34$50–100K23$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 2025 IRS filing

Denise DurelPresidentChief Executive Off…$199KJennifer DimasDirector of Finance$90K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Denise DurelPresidentChief Executive Officer40$199,116
Jennifer DimasDirector of Finance40$90,169
Wendy AguillardDirector2
Jaine FrugeDirector2
Debra LastrapesDirector2
Stitch GuilloryDirector2
Joanne SovereignDirector2
Jason Van MetreDirector2
Marcie MichalkoDirector2
Tanya GaudetDirector2
James McGeeDirector2
Billy VincentDirector2
Patricia PrebulaDirector2
Paige ClaytonDirector2
Tony GuilloryDirector2
Shana ScalesDirector2
Scot TylerMember at Large2
Stephen DwightPast Chair2
Missy AmidonVice Chair2
Barry BrownTreasurer2
Jason MartinezMember at Large2
Marvin LubinMember at Large2
Curtis BrescherChair2
Nate KellerSecretary2
Kevin LacyVice Chair2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlexandriaBaton RougeCarencroDeridderJenningsKinderLafayetteLake CharlesMemphisMerryvilleMonroeSulphur

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

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