19 for Life Foundation

Analysis

19 for Life Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, 19 for Life Foundation reported income of $134k and spending of $177k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $134k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, 19 for Life Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sdi Charities Inc ($134k), Wounded Warrior Courage & Sacrifice Inc ($134k) and Fighting Hard Foundation Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $589k against liabilities of $700, net assets of $588k.