Life Community Development

Analysis

Life Community Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Adelanto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Life Community Development reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.1m (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Life Community Development sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi Foundation Inc ($1.1m), Hogar Albergue de Ninos Maltratados de San German Inc ($1.1m) and The Lifehouse ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $576k. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of -$55k, net assets of $924k. It reported 41 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.