Louisiana · Nonprofit
b1 Foundation
b1 Foundation (Louisiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,789 to it, the largest being LOUISIANA BUSINESS INCUBATION ASSOCIATIO ($39,789). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $217k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $41k
- Net assets
- $244k
What b1 Foundation does
Mission
To enhance educational opportunities and promote the growth of the communities we serve through economic development.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer Small Business Center provides free financial education and counseling services, as well as rental offices for small businesses and start-ups.
$29,224 spent$13,646 earned by the program29% of program spendingTo offer financial and educational assistance to community-based organizations.
$24,875 spentof which $24,875 as grants25% of program spendingTo provide a scholarship fund, and to engage in other charitable and economic development activities. The foundation distributed $22,000 in scholarships to employees and their children.
$22,000 spentof which $22,000 as grants22% of program spendingTo serve as an assistance fund to provide disaster and other hardship assistance to an indefinite class of individuals. The foundation distributed $12,925 in grants.
$12,925 spentof which $12,925 as grants13% of program spendingb1 FOUNDATION works to support entrepreneurs as they navigate the start-up process and prepare to seek financial services from a bank. We offer free one-on-one business counseling and educational courses for entrepreneurs and business owners.
$12,423 spent$30,000 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $101,447.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $139k to $244k (+76%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
80% of b1 Foundation’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Robert Yarborough
Chairman of the board
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of b1 Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
b1 Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund b1 Foundation.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of b1 Foundation's grant income comes from Louisiana funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
b1 Foundation runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like b1 Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Louisiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
52%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for b1 Foundation: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds b1 Foundation?
- b1 Foundation (Louisiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,789 to it, the largest being LOUISIANA BUSINESS INCUBATION ASSOCIATIO ($39,789). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does b1 Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $40,789 in grants to b1 Foundation, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of b1 Foundation?
- LOUISIANA BUSINESS INCUBATION ASSOCIATIO is the largest funder on record, with $39,789 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like b1 Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Louisiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing