Life Without Limbs FY2021 filing

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Plano, TX501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 37-1511251

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Our mission is to cross boundaries and break down barriers, to build bridges that bring people to the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$292K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$292K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $718K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$138K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +83%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2021▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +82%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 2006.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $1.1M Management & general 33% · $652K Fundraising 13% · $254K

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; $292K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$148,288Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$83,064Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$60,394Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicolas Vujicic’s $118K as President and CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicolas Vujicic$117,677$137,596$137,600$143,571$148,288$149,693
David Gavrilovic$110,985$103,887$108,098$104,504$83,064$92,637
Amy Grandpre—————$101,584
Jay Smith$56,055$67,548$52,492$79,825$60,394—
Jay Smith Partial Year—————$41,258

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people to Jesus Christ's love and hope, breaking down barriers.

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3 program services account for $925K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Digital Ministry LWL is sharing the good news with millions through the power of technology. We host and produce live, main-stream media and digital media events worldwide. In 2021, our social media platforms reached an average of over 1 million followers, You Tube videos views reached 800,000.

$383Kprogram expense
02

Live Events and Live StreamsLWL has reached millions of people at Live Events. Our goal is to saturate the world with the Gospel and unite the body of Jesus Christ through the life and testimony of Nick Vujicic.

$276Kprogram expense
03

Prison Ministry The LWL Prison Ministry team has shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ through chapels, providing evangelism and discipleship tools to inmates in over 2,000 prisons and jails nationwide. The prisons and jails use our videos of Nick Vujicic to help inmates grow in their faith.

$266Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$652K
Fundraisingcol D$254K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$289K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$969
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$519K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$320K$316K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K$138K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$440K$321K$68K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$561K$256K$209K$96K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$155K$14K$133K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$25K$20K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$269K$233K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$2K$38K$25
Information technologyLn 14$93K$56K$21K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$32K$37K$11K
TravelLn 17$52K$38K$8K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$987$103$884
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$142K$93K$27K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$5K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K−$22K−$11K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.1M$652K$254K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.1M$71K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.4M$177K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$3.2M−$636K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.3M−$582K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$2.0M$1.2M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$2.0M−$327K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,120,392 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,016 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$86,436
VIII-1e Government grants$288,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,624,911
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,000,007
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,195$150,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,940$2,940
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$969−$969
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$33,797−$33,797
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,242 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$30,857$3,120,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,969,190 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,484$5,484
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $320,774 · Management $68,374 · Fundraising $51,149$440,297
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $255,895 · Management $209,009 · Fundraising $96,433$561,337
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,782 · Management $133,175 · Fundraising $7,573$154,530
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,756 · Management $20,444 · Fundraising $4,393$49,593
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,610$11,610
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,792$31,792
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $233,017 · Management $35,684$268,701
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,999 · Management $1,029$6,028
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,741 · Management $37,802 · Fundraising $25$39,568
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,117 · Management $21,481 · Fundraising $15,407$93,005
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,755 · Management $36,707 · Fundraising $11,486$79,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,970 · Management $8,389 · Fundraising $5,318$51,677
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $103 · Management $884$987
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $93,175 · Management $27,456 · Fundraising $21,289$141,920
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,085 · Management $18,771$23,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$21,741 · Management −$10,520 · Fundraising $41,118$8,857
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,062,912 · Management $652,087 · Fundraising $254,191$1,969,190
Part X · Balance sheet $2,699,635 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $301,137$519,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $727,338$1,807,980
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,950$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,835$32,665
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,945$23,301
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $319,662$316,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $248,100$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,679,967$2,699,635
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,305$123,327
X-19 Deferred revenue$15,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $139,559$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $269,864$138,327
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,410,103$2,561,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,410,103$2,561,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,679,967$2,699,635
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,561,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,120,392
XI-2 Total expenses$1,969,190
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,151,202
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,410,103
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,561,308

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