Receive, administer, and expend funds for charitable, religious, and education purposes in connection with the rights of persons both born and unborn.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 32 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $822K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $4.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$509K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
39%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2025▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$6.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1982.

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Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $1.2M Management & general 30% · $911K Fundraising 32% · $982K

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; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Vice President
$87,419Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$64,466Pt VII · Sec A
President
$45,698Pt VII · Sec A
$37,573Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chairman Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Martin’s $87K as Executive Vice President is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Martin$87,419$89,982$83,409$81,146$73,507
Louis Massett$64,466$77,721———
Joseph Bozell———$47,987—
Shenan Boquet$45,698$47,030———
Fr Shenan Boquet——$43,573$40,772$35,990
Katherine Vandyke——$43,394——
Maire Brigid Sladky$37,573————
Marie Sladky—$32,776———

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

Distributes funds for charitable, religious, and educational causes supporting rights for all.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational Programs

Educational programs both national and international that address bioethical principles and moral implications as they relate to pro-life and pro-family issues.

$652Kprogram expense
02

Publications / Communications

Distribution of pro-life and pro-family literature, relations with the public in general and the media in particular, and providing requested information on bioethical principles and their applications as they relate to pro-life and pro-family issues.

$421Kprogram expense
03

Conferences

Hli inc. Supports, attends, and participates in regional conferences around the world in support of pro-life and pro-family education and activities, providing opportunity for attendees to share information, establish contacts, and generate action from the community on either local or regional levels.

$115Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$911K
Fundraisingcol D$982K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$66K$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K$509K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$565K$565K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K$42K$79K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$837K$348K$187K$302K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$201K$59K$83K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$26K$19K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$212$7K$967
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$5K$113K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$98$41K
Office expensesLn 13$435K$14K$65K$356K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$19K$70K
TravelLn 17$113K$50K$20K$44K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$4K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$302K$51K$162K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$3K$14K$970
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$1.2M$911K$982K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.9M$3.1M$1.8M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.7M$240K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $2.8M$3.2M−$318K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$2.6M$2.3M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.5M$59K$3.1M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,876,439 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,902,964$4,738,976
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$16,272$121,475
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,876$15,988
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,910,568$4,876,439
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $617,453$565,453
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,568,351$1,267,831
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,484,521$1,246,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,670,325$3,079,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $240,243$1,796,719
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,876,439 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,878 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,738,976
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$190,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,738,976
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91,206$91,206
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,269$30,269
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,110$2,110
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,988 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $121,475$4,876,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,079,720 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $565,453$565,453
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,711 · Management $78,916 · Fundraising $40,266$160,893
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $348,048 · Management $186,948 · Fundraising $302,345$837,341
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,695 · Management $83,050 · Fundraising $59,116$200,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,702 · Management $19,089 · Fundraising $23,945$68,736
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $212 · Management $7,256 · Fundraising $967$8,435
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,104$1,104
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,433$24,433
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,781 · Management $113,348 · Fundraising $25,111$143,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $98 · Fundraising $40,891$40,989
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,549 · Management $64,770 · Fundraising $356,493$434,812
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,452 · Management $69,500$88,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,947 · Management $19,738 · Fundraising $43,640$113,325
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,923$16,923
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,725 · Management $50,212$53,937
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,299 · Management $162,326 · Fundraising $88,062$301,687
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,282 · Management $14,347 · Fundraising $970$18,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,186,960 · Management $910,954 · Fundraising $981,806$3,079,720
Part X · Balance sheet $6,861,251 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,314$68,923
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $386,129$291,275
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,307$38,645
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,069$57,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,955$70,639
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,618,383$4,411,253
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,792,375$1,923,071
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,998,896$6,861,251
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,712$128,261
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $399,209$381,048
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $549,921$509,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,934,667$5,903,459
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $514,308$448,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,448,975$6,351,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,998,896$6,861,251
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,351,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,876,439
XI-2 Total expenses$3,079,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,796,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,448,975
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$127,556
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,308
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,351,942

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