Lifenets International INC

Tax-deductible

Whitestown, IN501(c)(3)Since 1999InternationalEIN 35-2083120

Lifenets assists people in developing areas through medical, educational, water and self-help programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$488K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$666K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2025▼ -49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$602K
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$602K
Net assets
$666K
FY2025▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$780K
FY2025$666K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1999.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $557K Management & general 6% · $36K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Kubik’s $20K as Chairman is at the 16th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beverly Kubik$20,000$24,000$16,000$8,500$8,000$8,000
Cathy McClure$16,000$16,000$15,505$9,000$8,500$8,500

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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people meet basic needs and build skills for independence.

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3 program services account for $285K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

USA Projects

Lifenets provides several projects in the us including the wheelchair project, a unique matching service for people with unneeded wheelchairs with those who cannot normally afford them. We provide an online database service where donations and requests are made. Web site HTTP://WWW.LIFENETSWHEELCHAIRPROJECT.ORG.

$141Kprogram expense
02

In cote d'lvoire we have provided community support through a building project. In malawi the blantyre hostels are completed. Students from the community are renting rooms providing income for the blantyre church area.

$104Kprogram expense
03

In malawi, lifenets has provided funding for scholarships and a livelihood farm development program and drought relief of good and fertilizer. Lifenets also provides other developmental programs in zambia and malawi as discussed further in our third program statement.

$40Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $421K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$70,447
United Church of GodOH · FY2025$18,000
Ambassador Bible College INCFL · FY2025$15,640
Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,260
Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,612
Unitemized GrantFY2022$43,333
Unitemized GrantFY2021$28,247
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,108
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,924
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,707

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$557K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$666K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$650K
Total assetsLn 16$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$650K
Total assetsLn 16$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$666K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$766K$650K
Total assetsLn 16$780K$666K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$780K$666K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$104K$104K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$395K$395K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$20K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$139$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$4K$13K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$557K$36K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $488K$602K−$114K$666K 990 PDF
FY2024 $952K$670K$282K$780K 990 PDF
FY2023 $431K$410K$21K$502K 990 PDF
FY2022 $718K$614K$105K$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $425K$433K−$9K$376K 990 PDF
FY2020 $408K$310K$98K$385K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $487,761 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$447,889
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,754
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$447,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,872$39,872
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,872$487,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,933 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $33,640$33,640
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103,737$103,737
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $395,149$395,149
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,000 · Management $16,000$36,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $500$500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,564$3,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $139 · Management $2,958$3,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,855 · Management $12,847 · Fundraising $9,544$26,246
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $556,520 · Management $35,869 · Fundraising $9,544$601,933
Part X · Balance sheet $666,212 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,663$49,843
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $688,333$600,358
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,353$13,512
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,035$2,499
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $780,384$666,212
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $780,384$666,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $780,384$666,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $666,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,761
XI-2 Total expenses$601,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$114,172
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$780,384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$666,212

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

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