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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2022 Expires: July 2023

Lafayette Industries

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
17

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Lafayette Industries does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

The charity does not meet this Standard because:

The organization does not have a link to its most recent 990 on its website.  

Lafayette Industries meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To provide full time, long term jobs in the packaging industry for adults with development disabilities."

Year, State Incorporated:
1976, MO

Also Known As:
Lafayette Work Center Inc

Through extensive training and support programs, our employees learn to overcome their disabilities and and utilize their abilities in a nurturing, yet productive and professional working environment. Lafayette employs more adults with developmental disabilities than any other organization in Missouri. We're experts at harnessing the most basic of abilities and making them an integral part of our packaging operation.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Lafayette Industries's program expenses were:

Program Services $5,222,557
Total Program Expenses $5,222,557

Chief Executive
Robert Libera, CEO

Compensation*
$174,914

Chair of the Board
Bill Florent

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Selequity

Board Size
17

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Lafayette Industries's audited financial statements - combined for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Source of Funds
Program Revenue $2,400,451
State Support $1,964,728
County Support $1,225,584
Contributions $316,355
Miscellaneous $72,522
In-Kind Contributions $3,500
Total Income $5,983,140

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $5,983,140
Total expenses: $6,403,677
  Program expenses $5,222,557
  Fundraising expenses $212,867
  Administrative expenses $725,162
  Other expenses $243,091
Income in Excess of Expenses $-420,537
Beginning Net Assets $4,994,586
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $4,574,049
Total Liabilities $828,988
Total Assets $5,662,725

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois