Lifebuilders

Analysis

Lifebuilders is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Lifebuilders reported income of $79k and spending of $82k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $183k to $79k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lifebuilders sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit ($79k), Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations ($79k) and Glacier Queer Alliance ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of -$47k against liabilities of $0, net assets of -$47k.

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.