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Lift USA FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2004ReligionEIN 20-1746216Revenue $175K in FY2021

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.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.6 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
$99K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$138K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$217K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$138K
Expenses
$138K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$211K
Net assets
$217K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$573

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $99K Management & general 20% · $27K Fundraising 9% · $12K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$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
Larry Organ
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $98K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$98Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$138K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$217K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$212K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$217K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$317K
Total assetsLn 16$223K$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$217K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$86K$86K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$10K$18K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$127
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$592$296$296
Total functional expensesLn 25$138K$99K$27K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $175K$138K$37K$217K 990 PDF
FY2020 $205K$131K$74K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $174,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $269,005$184,514
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$63,672−$9,766
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $205,372$174,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $99,108$86,227
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,833$51,584
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,941$137,811
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,431$36,952
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $174,763 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$64,628
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,886
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,514
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$9,766
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $15$174,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,811 across 7 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $86,227$86,227
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,172 · Management $17,547 · Fundraising $10,180$37,899
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,813 · Fundraising $1,813$3,626
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,645 · Fundraising $127$3,772
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,695$1,695
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $296 · Management $296$592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,508 · Management $27,183 · Fundraising $12,120$137,811
Part X · Balance sheet $316,731 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,291$211,742
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,974$104,989
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $222,815$316,731
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,708$99,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,472$99,436
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $102,266$139,218
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,077$78,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,343$217,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $222,815$316,731
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $217,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,763
XI-2 Total expenses$137,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,343
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$217,295

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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