Family Lifeline

Analysis

Family Lifeline is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Family Lifeline reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $3.1m to $2.6m (-16%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Lifeline sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harbour Inc ($2.6m), Eldercare Inc ($2.6m) and Project Oz ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $67k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 83 employees.