Life Without Limbs

Analysis

Life Without Limbs is a registered charity in United States, based in Plano, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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 Without Limbs reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.2m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life Without Limbs sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand in Hand ($2.5m), Involve MN ($2.5m) and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $533k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $668k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 18 employees.