40 Days for Life

Analysis

40 Days for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Bryan, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, 40 Days for Life reported income of $9.4m and spending of $10.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $9.4m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 40 Days for Life sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Roots Charter School ($9.4m), Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ($9.4m) and Brookfield Academy Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $666k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $676k, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 41 employees.