North County Lifeline Inc

Analysis

North County Lifeline Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, North County Lifeline Inc reported income of $14.9m and spending of $16.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $14.9m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North County Lifeline Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc ($14.9m), Tarc Inc ($15.0m) and Byrd Barr Place ($14.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $358k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 206 employees.