A Life Line

Analysis

A Life Line is a registered charity in United States, based in Smyrna, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, A Life Line reported income of $99k and spending of $102k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $126k to $99k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, A Life Line sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3 Hearts 4 Paws Animal Rescue ($99k), Kitty of Angels Inc ($99k) and Friends of Screven County Animals ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $47k.