Baton Rouge Soccer Club
Overview
Baton Rouge Soccer Club (BRSC), legally Baton Rouge Soccer Association, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 72-0805656) granted exempt status in May 1986. Based in Baton Rouge, LA, BRSC is the largest non-profit soccer club in Louisiana and one of the largest in the Southeastern United States with 7,000+ members. Founding member of latdp-elite, the multi-club cooperative that fields MLS Next Tier 2 and Girls Academy teams for Louisiana.
Financials
- Revenue (FY2024): $3,555,084 (HIGH — 990 filing; FY ending June 2024)
- Expenses (FY2024): $3,169,371
- Net Assets (FY2024): $5,078,155
- Total Assets (FY2024): $5,856,499
- Operating margin (FY2024): ~10.8%
- Revenue mix (FY2024): Program services 89%, Contributions 4.2%
Teams & Players
7,000+ members spanning recreational through pre-elite.
League Affiliations
- latdp-elite (founding member) — MLS Next Tier 2 (boys), Girls Academy (girls)
- ecnl-rl — Girls side moving to ECNL-RL for 2026-27 season
- louisiana-soccer-association state league
Facilities
Major BRSC soccer complex in Baton Rouge. Detail TBD.
Leadership
TBD. Long-tenured board and professional staff.
Competitive Position
Dominant Louisiana club by scale, financial strength, and reach. BRSC’s anchor role in latdp-elite means it effectively captures the Baton Rouge share of Louisiana’s elite-tier pathway. Balance sheet ($5M+ net assets) reflects disciplined operations.
Investment Thesis
Highest-priority Louisiana acquisition target. Scale, financial discipline, market centrality. The $5M net asset position suggests no capital need, meaning a partnership/platform rationale would need to be operational/strategic (national pathway, brand, coaching) rather than capital-driven. 501(c)(3) structure requires creative acquisition vehicle.
Open Questions
- Board composition and strategic appetite
- Executive compensation (990 Schedule J)
- Relationship to the louisiana-elite-soccer-program — is BRSC also supplying players to LESP, or exclusively to LATDP?
- Facility ownership structure
- Pre-GA and Pre-MLS Next tryout programs — how is feeder pipeline structured?