Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc

Analysis

Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+25%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc 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 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Education Center of South Florida Inc ($1.4m), Kingdom Channels Inc ($1.4m) and Vitalchurch Ministry Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $509k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 18 employees.