Project Defending Life INC

Tax-deductible

Albuquerque, NM501(c)(3)Since 2006Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 41-2199203

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 26 employees.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$1.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$867K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$413K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$827K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$442K
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$442K

From the FY2025 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 Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $854K Management & general 13% · $145K Fundraising 8% · $85K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director & Nurse Manager
$80,600Pt VII · Sec A
$59,704Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Councel & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dominique Davis’s $110K as President & CEO is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dominique Davis$110,000$110,000$74,769$81,818$69,260$47,952
Jacquelyn Sena$80,600$80,484$74,690———
Thomas Sullivan—$57,016$62,308———
Miranda Wofford$59,704—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for ending abortion and protecting life from conception to natural death.

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3 programs · $854K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

La luz women's centers offer limited-medical services including medical-grade pregnancy testing, limited obstetric ultrasounds to confirm pregnancy, STD/STI testing and treatment, and pregnancy options information. La luz women's center served 583 women and saw 393 babies saved!

$782Kprogram expense
02

Public witness and encounter is an outreach initiative to pray in front of abortion facilities in law-abiding, peaceful vigils for healing and transformation.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Holy innocents chapel is a eucharistic chapel where we transform lives during weekly mass and daily adoration.

$17Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Investment incomeLn 3−$57
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$854K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$356K
Investment incomeLn 3−$57
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$292K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Other assetsLn 15$69K
Total assetsLn 16$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$442K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 614
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$319K$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$229K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$666K$618K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$417K$442K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$250K$205K$24K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$233K$31K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$40K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$2K$31K$165
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$1K$21K$114
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$37K$17K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$62K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$91K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$5K$4K$491$246
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$22K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$149$132
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$137K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$854K$145K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$24K$442K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.0M$34K$417K 990 PDF
FY2023 $867K$827K$40K$384K 990 PDF
FY2022 $528K$599K−$71K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021 $423K$413K$10K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$334K$63K$407K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,107,970 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$6,462
VIII-1c Fundraising events$356,115
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$445,813
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,390
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$57−$57
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $174,870$174,870
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $124,767$124,767
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,767 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $174,813$1,107,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,083,661 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $204,660 · Management $24,129 · Fundraising $21,516$250,305
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $233,111 · Management $31,497 · Fundraising $22,985$287,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,210 · Management $4,904 · Fundraising $3,923$49,037
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,688 · Management $30,941 · Fundraising $165$32,794
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,161 · Management $21,268 · Fundraising $114$22,543
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,213 · Management $16,781 · Fundraising $33,562$87,556
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,863 · Management $9,840$71,703
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,014$91,014
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,134$15,134
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,174 · Management $491 · Fundraising $246$4,911
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,227 · Management $2,615 · Fundraising $1,308$26,150
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,683 · Management $149 · Fundraising $132$3,964
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $137,425 · Management $2,458 · Fundraising $1,074$140,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $853,563 · Management $145,073 · Fundraising $85,025$1,083,661
Part X · Balance sheet $618,449 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $20,606; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $318,619$292,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,798$33,844
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $229,052$202,902
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,288$68,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,387$618,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,633$5,762
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $160,133$96,552
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,891$176,644
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $417,496$441,805
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $417,496$441,805
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,387$618,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $441,805 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,107,970
XI-2 Total expenses$1,083,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,309
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$417,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$441,805

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