Louisiana · Nonprofit
THENSTED CENTER
THENSTED CENTER (Louisiana) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,997 to it, the largest being THE GONSOULIN CHARITABLE TRUST ($85,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $157k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $121k
- Net assets
- $223k
What Thensted Center does
Mission
Thensted Center's mission is to build up people of all ages and social backgrounds, regardless of race or religion, as they strive for healthier, more fulfilling, and self-sufficient lives.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Empowering seniors & veterans program: this empowering seniors & veterans addresses the needs of 200+ senior citizens, veterans, and people with developmental disabilities living in rural northern acadiana. The program provides a holistic, community-centered response to meet basic needs, reduce isolation, enhance quality of life, and improve health outcomes. Activities include biweekly gatherings, community-building meals including delivery to five senior housing complexes, the annual community christmas luncheon, and ongoing education, health, and social activities.
$11,159 spent7% of program spendingSummer renaissance program: the summer renaissance program provides four weeks of academic, social, and recreational enrichment for 50+ children, most of whom live in low-income households. Core teachers deliver a curriculum of academic and cultural enrichment to prevent learning loss and nurture curiosity, creativity, and growth. Guest artists provide instruction in the arts, and guest speakers provide life skills education on topics like cooking/nutrition, internet safety, and career exploration. Daily meals are provided to improve food security.
$12,574 spent8% of program spendingCommunity development program: the community development program includes services to meet existing and emerging needs as well as opportunities to strengthen the community, engaging 400+ people annually. Under this umbrella are emergency housing/utilities assistance, food pantry and monthly food distribution, sub-bank & budgeting assistance, adult diaper pantry, a nurturing nook to provide baby essentials for new mothers, our childrens library, youth recreation on our ball courts, special events like our black pot cook off and family fun day, youth volunteer opportunities, and unique initiatives as they arise.
$125,376 spent84% of program spendingProvide services for the people, such as helping youth with medical bills, reading material, transportation, and helping people pay bills for food, shelter and utilities.
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $149,109.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2019 to 2020, from $100k to $176k (+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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 17% · 2020 46% · 2021 34% · 2022 7% · 2023 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of THENSTED CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $3k → $7k.
From the IRS filings of THENSTED CENTER’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
THENSTED CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 91% · 2021 100% · 2022 89% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.
“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
THENSTED CENTER draws 79% of its grant income from funders outside Louisiana, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
THENSTED CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 13,917 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,917 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THENSTED CENTER
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
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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 THENSTED CENTER: 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 THENSTED CENTER?
- THENSTED CENTER (Louisiana) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,997 to it, the largest being THE GONSOULIN CHARITABLE TRUST ($85,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THENSTED CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $120,997 in grants to THENSTED CENTER, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THENSTED CENTER?
- THE GONSOULIN CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $85,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THENSTED CENTER 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing