Life Options

Analysis

Life Options is a registered charity in United States, based in Grandview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 Options reported income of $500k and spending of $486k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $563k to $500k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Life Options sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champs Heart Inc ($500k), United Community Properties Inc ($500k) and Pregnancy Medical Clinic ($500k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $9,079, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 15 employees.