Lines for Life

Analysis

Lines for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Lines for Life reported income of $20.1m and spending of $22.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.9m to $20.1m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lines for Life sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlotte Rescue Mission ($20.1m), Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association ($20.1m) and Center for Comprehensive Care and Diagnosis of Inherited Blood ($20.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $409k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 355 employees.