Operation Lifeshield Inc

Analysis

Operation Lifeshield Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boynton Beach, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2022, Operation Lifeshield Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Operation Lifeshield Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include GK 1 World Foundation ($1.0m), American Friends of Yad Leah Inc ($1.0m) and Hindu Center of Virginia Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (4.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $731k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $731k.