Lifeline Animal Project Inc

Analysis

Lifeline Animal Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lifeline Animal Project Inc reported income of $19.2m and spending of $19.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.4m to $19.2m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lifeline Animal Project Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation to Support Animal Protection ($18.8m), California Trout ($19.3m) and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey Cty ($18.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (0.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 522 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.