Lifechange Action INC

Tax-deductible

Saint Francis, ME501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-2589268Revenue $35K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlifechangeaction.com697 Main St, 04774-3103 · Saint Francis, METax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Lca is a christian organization dedicated to working with orphanages helping to deliver children from economic, physical, social and spiritual poverty giving them a better start toward becoming responsible, fulfilled christian adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $139K a year · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$856K
762% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 762% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$35K
+188% vs prior year
Spent
$17K
To programs
60%
Net assets
−$744K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$35K
FY2024▲ +188%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$278K
FY2020$84K
FY2021−$337K
FY2022−$74K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$35K
Expenses
$17K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$298K
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$211K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$17K
Net assets
−$744K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$79K
FY2020−$67K
FY2021−$615K
FY2022−$757K
FY2023−$762K
FY2024−$744K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $10K Management & general 40% · $7K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Goodwin’s $13K as Chairman is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Joshua Guido$1,400$16,000$4,500
Mark Goodwin$13,333——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps orphanages deliver children from poverty, guiding them toward becoming fulfilled Christian adults.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $10K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lca has contributed significantly to the building and maintaining of three separate orphanages.

$10Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Money outPt IX
$17K
Ln 25
Programscol B$10K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
−$744K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Total revenueLn 12$35K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
Net assetsLn 32−$744K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$148
Total assetsLn 16$122K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$883K$856K
Net assetsLn 32−$762K−$744K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13−$1K−$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17K$10K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $35K$17K$18K−$744K 990 PDF
FY2023 $12K$17K−$5K−$762K 990 PDF
FY2022 −$74K$68K−$142K−$757K 990 PDF
FY2021 −$337K$211K−$548K−$615K 990 PDF
FY2020 $84K−$67K 990 PDF
FY2019 $278K$298K−$21K−$79K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $35,362 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,258$35,362
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,258$35,362
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,170$10,321
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,994$6,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,164$17,319
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,906$18,043
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $35,362 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,362
VIII-12 Total revenue$35,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,319 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,321$10,321
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,650$1,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,162$5,162
IX-13 Office expensesManagement −$1,250−$1,250
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,436$1,436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,321 · Management $6,998 · Fundraising $0$17,319
Part X · Balance sheet $112,345 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $100,197; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,322$148
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,000$12,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $121,519$112,345
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $883,486$856,269
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $883,486$856,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$761,967−$743,924
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$761,967−$743,924
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $121,519$112,345
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$743,924 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$35,362
XI-2 Total expenses$17,319
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,043
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$761,967
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$743,924

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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