Life Essentials Foundation

Analysis

Life Essentials Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Essentials Foundation reported income of $205k and spending of $348k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $294k to $205k (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Life Essentials Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rose International Fund for Children ($205k), American Venezuelan Engagement Foundation Inc ($205k) and Rattle the Cage Productions Inc ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $249k against liabilities of $5,640, net assets of $243k. It reported 1 employees.