Live 2 Serve

Tax-deductible

Citronelle, AL501(c)(3)Since 2019ReligionEIN 84-2509370

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Engage in missionary work and the training, sponsoring, and assisting of missionaries to spread the word of God, primarily through construction and renovation efforts in depressed areas of foreign countries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 2 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
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$289K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$187K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$289K
FY2025▲ +53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$243K
FY2025▲ +72%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $187K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph W Odom’s $24K as President is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joseph W Odom$24,000——
Joseph W Odom—$24,000$24,000
Tammy M Odom$12,000——
Tammy M Odom—$12,000$12,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Live 2 Serve is a religious organization based in Citronelle, AL, formed in 2019.

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1 program service account for $187K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Engage in missionary work and the training, sponsoring, and assisting of missionaries to spread the word of God, primarily through construction and renovation efforts in depressed areas of foreign countries

$187Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$187K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$245K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$245K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$245K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$141K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$262$262
Office expensesLn 13$481$481
Information technologyLn 14$227$227
TravelLn 17$47K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$187K$187K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $289K$187K$101K$243K 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023 $195K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $125K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021 $92K$40K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,690 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$287,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$287,349
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,341$1,341
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,341 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$288,690
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $187,343 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,000$36,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,754$2,754
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $262$262
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $481$481
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $227$227
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,282$47,282
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,776$2,776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,004$2,004
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,541$69,541
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,016$26,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,343 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$187,343
Part X · Balance sheet $244,725 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,431$238,423
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,079$6,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,510$244,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,977$1,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,110$1,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $141,400$242,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,400$242,748
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,510$244,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,748 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,690
XI-2 Total expenses$187,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,748

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