Lifenet International

Analysis

Lifenet International is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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 2023, Lifenet International reported income of $4.7m and spending of $3.9m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.7m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lifenet International 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 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kolel Chibas Jerusalem ($4.7m), Reid Hall Inc ($4.7m) and The Haitian Project Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 8 employees.