Lifeline Recovery Center

Analysis

Lifeline Recovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Paducah, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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, Lifeline Recovery Center reported income of $5.3m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $924k to $5.3m (+477%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifeline Recovery Center sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Macc Alliance of Connected Communities ($5.3m), Regenerative Agriculture Foundation ($5.3m) and Cornerstone Community Homes ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (2.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 66 employees.