Council for Life

Analysis

Council for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Council for Life reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Council for Life sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowcountry Orphan Relief ($2.2m), Lodestar Childrens Services Inc ($2.2m) and Tarjimly ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $268k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 6 employees.