Life Strategies Counseling

Analysis

Life Strategies Counseling is a registered charity in United States, based in McMinnville, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Strategies Counseling reported income of $800k and spending of $714k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $520k to $800k (+54%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life Strategies Counseling sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summer Street Housing Preservation Inc ($800k), Urban School Food Alliance Inc ($800k) and People Helping People Inc ($800k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.5% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $404k. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $1,620, net assets of $133k. It reported 14 employees.