Life Sports Ministries International
Analysis
Life Sports Ministries International is a registered charity in United States, based in Camarillo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 Sports Ministries International reported income of $397k and spending of $410k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $252k to $397k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Life Sports Ministries International sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tennessee Christian Teen Convention ($397k), Christian Shane Fonville Youth Foundation ($397k) and Firmly Rooted Ministries ($397k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $216k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $189k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 1.9%
- Program services 98%
- Other 0.0%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Christian Teen Convention | Knoxville | $397k |
| Christian Shane Fonville Youth Foundation | Azle | $397k |
| Firmly Rooted Ministries | Oxford | $397k |
| The Ark and the Dove Inc | Gibsonia | $397k |