Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Lila Rose’s $377K as President and Founder is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lila Rose | $377,073 | $375,920 | $271,592 | $225,651 | $154,463 |
| Lila Spence | — | $375,920 | — | — | — |
| Josef Lipp | $253,259 | $226,357 | $196,413 | $187,704 | $135,981 |
| Gabriel Renfro | $223,259 | $209,208 | $165,873 | $162,705 | $110,866 |
| Noah Brandt | $171,082 | $163,548 | $147,545 | — | — |
| Lauren Merz | — | — | — | $169,119 | $118,959 |
| Kimberly Bird | $154,316 | $154,229 | $162,478 | — | — |
| Devin Sena | $137,811 | $136,974 | $123,330 | $110,473 | — |
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
Defends preborn children's human rights through media and investigations.
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Special Reports and Activism
Live Action researches and produces in-depth reports on the abortion industry and presents them to the media and public officials; educates media and public officials on the need for changes in public policy; provides supporters with opportunities to share about the value of human life; and partners with other organizations to host…
Educational Campaigns
Live Action creates and publishes daily pro-life educational content, distributing it on our websites, through direct mail, and on social media platforms. Live Action investigations, reporting, and videos educate about the abortion industry, why abortion is a human rights abuse, and the value of all human life.
Live Action News
Live Action News reports daily on important, under-reported stories, including stories that expose the abortion industry and the facts about abortion procedures, abortions harm to women and society, and uplifting stories sharing the dignity and humanity of all children.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.7M | $2.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1K | $2.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.2M | $7.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $446K | $1.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.7M | $6.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $36K | $36K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $388K | $238K | $150K | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.9M | $3.1M | $570K | $195K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $284K | $261K | $8K | $16K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $307K | $271K | $20K | $17K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $9K | $0 | $9K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $76K | $11K | $38K | $27K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $106K | $0 | $106K | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $114K | $114K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4.2M | $3.9M | $11K | $254K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3K | $187K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $374K | $297K | $58K | $19K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $249K | $216K | $33K | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $233K | $119K | $82K | $32K |
| TravelLn 17 | $558K | $486K | $35K | $37K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $130K | $89K | $17K | $24K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $7K | $903 | $903 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $100K | $0 | $100K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.0M | $1.3M | $50K | $624K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $295K | $31K | $256K | $8K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $16.4M | $13.3M | $1.5M | $1.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $15.7M | $16.4M | −$763K | $6.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $14.0M | $14.5M | −$478K | $6.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $13.5M | $13.9M | −$403K | $6.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $14.4M | $13.4M | $963K | $7.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $7.5M | $5.2M | $2.3M | $6.5M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,666,734 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,666,734 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,429,272 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,094,270 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,054,307 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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