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Real Life Catholic

Tax-deductible

Greenwood Vlg, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 45-5489172

Real Life Catholic's mission is to share the love of Jesus and help others do the same.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · 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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$286K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
56%
Net assets
$420K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2022▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
Net assets
$420K
FY2022▲ +63%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$420K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Last filed FY2022 — 4 yrs ago
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CReal Life Catholic
EINHdr · item D45-5489172
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2023
Latest filingForm 990FY2022 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CGreenwood Vlg, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X22)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.reallifecatholic.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.24
Program services56%$984K
Management & general20%$354K
Fundraising24%$431K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
56%
of spending reaches programs▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
4.3mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▲ +26% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+8%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +228% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$706K
FY2022▲ +12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$706K
Total liabilities
$286K
FY2022▼ -23%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$286K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$162K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$706K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$640K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$286K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.7M · 89%
Program service revenue$212K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$1.7M
Program service revenue11%$212K
Investment income$36
— government grantsLn 1e$92K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2022 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $640K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.8M · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.8M
4.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $984K · Total expenses $1.8M
56%
Management & General
Management & general $354K · Total expenses $1.8M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $431K · Total expenses $1.8M
24%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $312K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.7M · Total revenue $1.9M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $92K · Total revenue $1.9M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $212K · Total revenue $1.9M
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $36 · Total revenue $1.9M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $212K · Total expenses $1.8M
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $1.9M · Prior year $1.8M
+5%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.8M
+8%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $706K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $420K · Total assets $706K
59%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $706K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dan Donaldson · Reported title Chair, Executive Vice Pres (term ended Aug. 2022) · Highest reported compensation $198K · Total expenses $1.8M
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $469K · Total expenses $1.8M
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 56%——
Spent on management, % of spending 20%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 25%——
Revenue growth 5%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0.1%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dan Donaldson
Chair, Executive Vice Pres (term Ended Aug. 2022)
$197,588Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Stefanick
President and Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Schneir
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Lencioni
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Donaldson’s $198K as Chair, Executive Vice Pres (term Ended Aug. 2022) is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Donaldson$197,588$237,106$98,794
Ryan Lovett—$85,653$128,480

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Shares Jesus' love and helps others spread it too.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $825K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Educational and Missions Outreach Initiatives

Worldwide, various, free, and ultra-low-cost materials provided to people that are designed to reach out to meet them where they are, help them live the lives they were made for, and to know that it is Jesus Christ and His Church who give us our true purpose and fulfill our greatest need.

$343Kprogram expense
02

Live Events

Live events reach more than 85,000 people per year, and are unlike any other in the church today. Centered on the heart of the Gospel, they remind people of the love of God for them, and of their greatest purpose in life; and they are practical, showing people how to live the Gospel in everyday ways, in their everyday lives.

$267Kprogram expense
03

Digital Coaching and Small Groups Initiatives

Powerful, life-changing curriculum for people to learn how to live the lives they were made for, and to experience their lives as fully lived. By providing direct access to the most powerful ideas, inspirational messages, and proven strategies whenever they want, where they want, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, these resources provide…

$215Kprogram 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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$16K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$13K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
Milanka & Charlie FoundationFY2024$10K
God's GiftFY2024$10K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$6K
McGuire Family Charitable FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$66K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $176K · 2020–2022
Haiti180 INCTN · FY2022$38,000
Mary's Meals USA INCNJ · FY2022$12,000
Haiti180 INCTN · FY2021$59,000
Mary's Meals USA INCNJ · FY2021$19,000
Haiti180 INCTN · FY2020$36,000
Mary's Meals USA INCNJ · FY2020$12,000

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2022 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.8M+5% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$2.0M+24% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.5M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2022

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,930,781 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$10,007 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$92,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,627,935
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,720,180
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $211,996$211,996
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36$36
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,497$1,497
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,079$7,079
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $203,522$1,930,781
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,769,211 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,064 · Management $21,341 · Fundraising $163,801$312,206
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,401 · Management $11,550 · Fundraising $33,365$127,316
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,771 · Management $530 · Fundraising $4,735$8,036
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,550 · Management $1,444 · Fundraising $12,900$21,894
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,509$2,509
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,613$54,613
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $147,827 · Management $7,884 · Fundraising $87,375$243,086
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $234,435$234,435
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,852 · Management $5,980 · Fundraising $69,537$108,369
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,229 · Management $990 · Fundraising $22,321$49,540
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,387 · Management $4,335 · Fundraising $13,093$44,815
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,288 · Management $1,788 · Fundraising $9,637$63,713
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,551 · Management $815 · Fundraising $7,798$16,164
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,363$4,363
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,706 · Fundraising $598$14,304
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,498 · Management $834 · Fundraising $2,249$7,581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,497 · Management $834 · Fundraising $3,936$406,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $983,621 · Management $354,245 · Fundraising $431,345$1,769,211
Part X · Balance sheet $705,936 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $558,753$639,966
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $39,665$33,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,906
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,563$15,258
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,906$14,456
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $630,887$705,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $124,063$97,761
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,625$24,043
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $92,245$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,508
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $372,833$286,312
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $185,982$290,006
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,072$129,618
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,054$419,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $630,887$705,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $419,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,930,781
XI-2 Total expenses$1,769,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,570
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,054
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$419,624

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