Change a Life Ministry

Analysis

Change a Life Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Change a Life Ministry reported income of $631k and spending of $464k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $569k to $631k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Change a Life Ministry sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International House Ann Arbor ($631k), Eurasianet Inc ($631k) and Outstretched Hands Ministries Inc ($631k).

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 $23k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.