Life Focus Communications NFP

Analysis

Life Focus Communications NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 Focus Communications NFP reported income of $52k and spending of $64k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $120k to $52k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Life Focus Communications NFP sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brains and Bibles ($52k), Morningstar International ($52k) and Seede Inc ($52k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19k. At year end it held assets of $132k against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $66k.

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.