Life Challenge International

Analysis

Life Challenge International is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Life Challenge International reported income of $326k and spending of $282k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $206k to $326k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Life Challenge International sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mental Health Institute of New Jersey ($326k), Whittemore Peterson Institute ($327k) and Neighborhood League Shops Foundation Inc ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $264k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $264k. It reported 2 employees.