International Lifeline Fund

Analysis

International Lifeline Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 June 2023, International Lifeline Fund reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.9m (+18%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, International Lifeline Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartland United Way Inc ($1.9m), Rochester Area Community Foundation Initiatives Inc ($1.9m) and San Diego Police Officers Association Foundation ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $295k. At year end it held assets of $453k against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $262k. It reported 4 employees.