I pour life is a non-profit organization focused on developing people. We teach individuals with social and economic disadvantages how to identify and apply their unique strengths to become self-sufficient. I pour life has active programs in missouri; texas; and kore, ethiopia. Mission statement: we believe anyone can thrive. Yet, without the right opportunities and influence, many stop believing in themselves. We teach individuals with social and economic disadvantages how to identify and apply their unique strengths to become self-sufficient.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 33 employees.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$928K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$928K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$651K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$928K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$920K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$116K
FY2025▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$398K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$431K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $904K Management & general 26% · $328K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $89K 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
Executive Director
$89,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben McBride’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Ben McBride$89,000$81,731$75,000—
Julie Higgins———$83,327
Vanessa Higgins———$72,942

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Teaches disadvantaged individuals to find and use their strengths for self-sufficiency.

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2 programs · $218K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lifestrengths

I pour life created lifestrengths, a scalable and aggressive development system for at-risk youth. Socially isolated youth who are seasoned in the foster care and judicial system or are living in generational poverty need consistent lifecoaching to break the patterns of governmental assistance to which they have become accustomed.

$181Kprogram expense
02

I pour life developed a group-oriented development system for at-risk youth that focuses on the building of social capital. Socially isolated youth who are seasoned in the foster care and judicial system or are living in generational poverty need a consistent and supportive community to succeed.

$37Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$160K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$928K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$904K
Managementcol C$328K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Government grantsLn 1e$312K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Total revenueLn 12$928K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$847
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$442K$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$442K$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$431K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$47K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$777K$634K$144K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$109K$99K$9K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$54K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$10K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$75$6K$661
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$326$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$16K$4K$50
OccupancyLn 16$13K$7K$6K
TravelLn 17$480$480
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$7K$568$519
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$22K$20K$750
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$235$45
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$904K$328K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $928K$1.2M−$315K$116K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.4M−$219K$431K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.2M$292K$650K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $651K$920K−$269K$398K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.2M$315K$658K 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 $927,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,063,204$806,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,098$7,411
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $74,746$113,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,142,048$927,662
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,101,355$1,043,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $260,163$199,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,361,518$1,242,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$219,470−$315,206
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $927,662 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$312,146
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$494,605
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$144,946
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$806,751
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,411$7,411
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $113,469$113,469
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31$31
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $120,880$927,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,242,868 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,170 · Management $41,830$89,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $633,514 · Management $143,836$777,350
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,877 · Management $9,170 · Fundraising $1,023$109,070
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,645 · Management $14,708$68,353
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,215$28,215
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,972 · Management $25,660$35,632
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75 · Management $6,480 · Fundraising $661$7,216
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $326 · Management $4,508 · Fundraising $1,575$6,409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,298 · Management $1,688 · Fundraising $5,442$10,428
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,399 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $50$20,949
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,150 · Management $6,056$13,206
IX-17 TravelManagement $480$480
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,123 · Management $568 · Fundraising $519$8,210
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,956$20,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,840 · Management $19,590 · Fundraising $750$42,180
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,934 · Management $235 · Fundraising $45$5,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,323 · Management $328,480 · Fundraising $10,065$1,242,868
Part X · Balance sheet $118,631 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $442,048$117,784
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assets$847
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $442,048$118,631
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,973$2,920
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,131$2,920
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $430,917$115,711
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $430,917$115,711
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $442,048$118,631
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,711 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$927,662
XI-2 Total expenses$1,242,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$315,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$430,917
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,711

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