Lifting Lives

Analysis

Lifting Lives is a registered charity in United States, based in Farmington, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 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 (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, Lifting Lives reported income of $388k and spending of $309k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237k to $388k (+64%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lifting Lives sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Africa International ($388k), African Dream Academy Foundation Incorporated ($388k) and JCB International Inc ($388k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $395k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $395k.