Life Issues Institute

Analysis

Life Issues Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in New PRT Rchy, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1972, 54 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Life Issues Institute reported income of $493k and spending of $541k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $596k to $493k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Life Issues Institute sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John a Logan College Foundation ($493k), Waverly Road Child Care Center Inc ($493k) and Circle Inc ($493k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $248k. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $896k against liabilities of $4,128, net assets of $892k. It reported 4 employees.