We encourage a culture of life through research based messaging and mass media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$190K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $261K a year · 7% 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
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
$190K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$369K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2020 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 Nov 1977.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.0M Management & general 13% · $327K Fundraising 8% · $208K

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; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$105,460Pt VII · Sec A
$84,971Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brandy Meeks$128,611$126,875$89,473$29,962——
Carl Landwehr$87,537$81,468——$105,460$105,460
Deborah Stokes$72,085$92,601$72,273$94,589$85,530$84,971

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

Promotes a culture of life with research-based messaging and mass media.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The vitae foundation produces and delivers life-affirming educational messages designed to motivate women facing an unplanned pregnancy to choose life rather than abortion for their unborn children. Messages are based on research into the emotional dynamics surrounding women facing an abortion decision.

$960Kprogram expense
02

Vitae uses educational community events to motivate the local community in helping vitae accomplish its mission. Drawing on the expertise of well-known pro-life speakers and testimonies of women in unplanned pregnancies, vitae events serve to educate the public by introducing attendees to vitae's mission and informing those knowledgeable…

$517Kprogram expense
03

Vitae builds a culture of life through its cooperative efforts with a nationwide network of pro-life organizations and staff's interaction with individuals, companies, and institutions. Networking activities include subsidizing outreach and providing program materials at pregnancy help centers (PHCS) located across the U.S.

$497Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $161K · 2021–2025
Prolove MinistriesMO · FY2025$20,000
Prolove MinistriesMO · FY2024$15,000
Care NetVA · FY2024$10,000
Life on Belay INCMO · FY2023$10,000
Life on Belay INCMO · FY2023$10,000
Heartbeat International INCOH · FY2022$5,150
Heartbeat International INCOH · FY2022$5,150
The National Consortium of Pro Womens Healthcare CentersFY2021$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$327K
Fundraisingcol D$208K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$369K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$191K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$369K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 617
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$472K$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$610K$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K$369K
Net assetsLn 32$271K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$151K$19K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$849K$236K$150K
Legal feesLn 11b$950$683$162$105
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$24K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$54K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$94K$68K$16K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$86K$62K$15K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$48K$10K$6K
TravelLn 17$30K$24K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$299K$251K$29K$19K
InterestLn 20$5K$4K$845$544
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$1K$946
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K$719
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$575K$567K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e−$191K−$148K−$18K−$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$327K$208K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$159K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$4.4M−$633K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$3.3M$688K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.4M−$49K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$2.9M$498K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.7M$2.5M$1.2M$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,727,085 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,883,384$3,768,024
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,345$3,214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$98,421−$44,153
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,791,308$3,727,085
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,113$6,425
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,249,357$1,427,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,180,072$1,074,668
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,432,542$2,508,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $358,766$1,218,230
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,727,085 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,716,981
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,051,043
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$190,552
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,768,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,449$1,449
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,765$1,765
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$70,797−$70,797
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26,644$26,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$40,939$3,727,085
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,508,855 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,425$6,425
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,158 · Management $18,843 · Fundraising $23,287$193,288
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $849,372 · Management $235,546 · Fundraising $149,556$1,234,474
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $683 · Management $162 · Fundraising $105$950
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,226 · Management $5,762 · Fundraising $3,706$33,694
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,161 · Management $2,196 · Fundraising $2,453$58,810
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,111 · Management $15,906 · Fundraising $10,431$94,448
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $61,550 · Management $14,590 · Fundraising $9,385$85,525
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,673 · Management $9,640 · Fundraising $6,199$63,512
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,804 · Management $3,720 · Fundraising $2,831$30,355
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $250,635 · Management $29,368 · Fundraising $19,273$299,276
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,554 · Management $845 · Fundraising $544$4,943
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,244 · Management $1,289 · Fundraising $946$8,479
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,726 · Management $1,896 · Fundraising $719$10,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $566,693 · Management $5,187 · Fundraising $3,337$575,217
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$148,269 · Management −$17,858 · Fundraising −$24,755−$190,882
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,973,746 · Management $327,092 · Fundraising $208,017$2,508,855
Part X · Balance sheet $1,861,688 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $471,889$1,751,264
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,928$35,861
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,019$49,562
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,192$22,001
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,690$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,000$3,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $609,718$1,861,688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,633$120,773
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $181,630$248,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $338,263$368,773
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$45,538$1,233,543
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $316,993$259,372
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $271,455$1,492,915
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $609,718$1,861,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,492,915 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,727,085
XI-2 Total expenses$2,508,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,218,230
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$271,455
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,230
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,492,915

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