Love Justice International

Analysis

Love Justice International is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Love Justice International reported income of $5.4m and spending of $6.0m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $5.4m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Love Justice International sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecopeace Middle East Environmental Ngo Forum ($5.4m), Grassroots Business Partners Inc ($5.4m) and Comfort Aid International ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $525k against liabilities of $274k, net assets of $252k. It reported 37 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.