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Lift USA

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2004Religion EIN 20-1746216Revenue $138K in FY2025

On file with the IRSliftusa.org47 W Division St Ste 354, 60610-2918 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is dedicated to providing education and development of leadership excellence for the young people of tamil nadu, india regardless of background, caste or religious tradition.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$288K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$138K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$211K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$573
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$138K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$138K
Expenses
$211K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$211K
Net assets
$573
FY2025▼ -99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$573

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $141K Management & general 24% · $50K Fundraising 9% · $20K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Michele Cohen
Executive Di
$36,061Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Dreyer
Executive Di
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lois Haubold
Lifetime Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liam Healy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Madden
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Cohen’s $36K as Executive Di is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering young people in Tamil Nadu with leadership education and development.

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1 program · $141K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education, tuition, leadership training, and room and board for students in elementary school, high school and college.

$141Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Bartley J Madden FoundationFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$211K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$573
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
Net assetsLn 32$573
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K$278K
Total assetsLn 16$270K$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K$288K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$573
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$121K$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$8K$14K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$36K$10K$17K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$499$861$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$233
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$504$504
InsuranceLn 23$634$317$317
Total functional expensesLn 25$211K$141K$50K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $138K$211K−$73K$573 990 PDF
FY2024 $125K$242K−$117K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $143K$145K−$2K$190K 990 PDF
FY2022 $157K$182K−$25K$192K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$138K$37K$217K 990 PDF
FY2020 $205K$131K$74K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $138,410 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,731$114,215
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $192$24,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $124,944$138,410
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $142,500$120,622
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$66,061
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,222$24,362
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,722$211,045
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$116,778−$72,635
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $138,410 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$114,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$24,174
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $21$138,410
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $211,045 across 10 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $120,622$120,622
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,052 · Management $13,890 · Fundraising $8,058$30,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $9,679 · Management $16,696 · Fundraising $9,686$36,061
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,363$12,363
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $499 · Management $861 · Fundraising $500$1,860
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,273 · Fundraising $1,273$2,546
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,137 · Fundraising $233$2,370
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,085$4,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $504$504
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $317 · Management $317$634
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,946 · Management $50,349 · Fundraising $19,750$211,045
Part X · Balance sheet $288,228 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,429$173,151
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,056$105,077
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,485$288,228
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $197,277$287,655
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,277$287,655
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,869−$77,504
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,077$78,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,208$573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,485$288,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$138,410
XI-2 Total expenses$211,045
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$72,635
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$573

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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