Lifeline Childrens Services Inc

Analysis

Lifeline Childrens Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lifeline Childrens Services Inc reported income of $16.7m and spending of $17.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $10.0m to $16.7m (+67%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lifeline Childrens Services Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Josiah Venture NFP ($16.6m), Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc ($16.9m) and Star K Certification Inc ($16.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 272 employees.