Life That Counts

Analysis

Life That Counts is a registered charity in United States, based in Cullman, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2021, Life That Counts reported income of $578k and spending of $528k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $143k to $578k (+305%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Life That Counts sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition ($578k), US Green Building Council-West Michigan Chapter ($578k) and Entrepreneurs Organization ($578k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $336k. At year end it held assets of $69k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $25k. It reported 15 employees.