Donate Life America

Analysis

Donate Life America is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Donate Life America reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.1m (-13%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Donate Life America sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assurance Home Inc ($2.1m), Burton Foundation ($2.1m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $363k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $627k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 11 employees.