Life for Relief and Development INC

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Southfield, MI501(c)(3)Since 1992InternationalEIN 95-4402149Revenue $47.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlifeusa.org17300 W 10 Mile Rd, 48075-2930 · Southfield, MITax-exempt since Oct 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

To alleviate human suffering, regardless of race, color, religion, or cultural background, to provide assistance to people across the globe by offering humanitarian services, such as health care and education, and to cater to casualties of social and economic turmoil.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 45 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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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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $304K a year · 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$322K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$642K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$47.3M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$45.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$9.7M
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$47.3M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$18.4M
FY2019$21.3M
FY2020$17.2M
FY2021$28.4M
FY2022$38.8M
FY2023$35.7M
FY2024$47.3M
Expenses
$45.3M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$18.0M
FY2019$22.8M
FY2020$17.6M
FY2021$27.3M
FY2022$38.9M
FY2023$34.9M
FY2024$45.3M
Net assets
$9.7M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$7.9M
FY2019$6.5M
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$9.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $41.5M Management & general 5% · $2.3M Fundraising 3% · $1.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $322K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$321,519Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Hany El-Sayed Saqr’s $322K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Dr Hany El-Sayed Saqr$321,519$175,998$161,029———
Dr Hany Saqr———$148,200$140,550$127,550

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

Provides global humanitarian aid, including healthcare and education, to alleviate suffering and assist those affected by social and economic hardship.

3 programs · $32.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Health and Safety Program

Medicines, medical supplies, and medical equipment are distributed to underserved hospitals and clinics around the world and to communities in areas that lack adequate health services. The hearing impaired in many countries receive hearing aids through hearing aid medical missions.

$19.8Mprogram expense
02

Orphans Program

The orphan sponsorship program provides orphans throughout the world and the vulnerable needy families of the orphans their education, health, nutrition, shelter, and other needs.

$6.8Mprogram expense
03

Emergency Disaster Relief Program

In response to areas suffering from natural or man-made disasters, the organization provides emergency humanitarian relief to those in need in the form of shelters, food, water, and urgent medical care.

$6.0Mprogram 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 3 funders$37K
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By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 10 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$47.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$45.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$41.5M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$642K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Total revenueLn 12$47.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$642K
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$337K$292K
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$642K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$9.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$322K$225K$51K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.5M$343K$300K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$467K$327K$75K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$185K$129K$30K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$505K$334K$171K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$39K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.6M$754K$584K$311K
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$712K$536K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$440K$414K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$41K$17K$28K
TravelLn 17$187K$3K$30K$153K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$28K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33.9M$33.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$4.0M$3.1M$320K$636K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45.3M$41.5M$2.3M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $47.3M$45.3M$1.9M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.7M$34.9M$794K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $38.8M$38.9M−$151K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.4M$27.3M$1.1M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.2M$17.6M−$446K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 $21.3M$22.8M−$1.5M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2018 $18.4M$18.0M$419K$7.9M 990 PDF

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 $47,271,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,660,167$47,076,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,374$76,940
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $114$118,120
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,679,655$47,271,328
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,778,741$3,117,296
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,107,120$42,231,222
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,885,861$45,348,518
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $793,794$1,922,810
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $47,271,328 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $118,120 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,076,268
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,591,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,076,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,940$76,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $195,060$47,271,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,348,518 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $225,063 · Management $51,443 · Fundraising $45,013$321,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,500,874 · Management $343,057 · Fundraising $300,175$2,144,106
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $326,872 · Management $74,713 · Fundraising $65,374$466,959
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $129,298 · Management $29,554 · Fundraising $25,860$184,712
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $333,541 · Management $171,055$504,596
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,200$45,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,819 · Management $25,879$64,698
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $754,047 · Management $584,378 · Fundraising $311,066$1,649,491
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $712,005 · Management $535,983 · Fundraising $5,171$1,253,159
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $413,626 · Management $26,713$440,339
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,376 · Management $16,501 · Fundraising $27,584$85,461
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,400 · Management $30,331 · Fundraising $153,357$187,088
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,481 · Management $18,634$47,115
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $31,701$31,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,885,390$33,885,390
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,080,712 · Management $320,418 · Fundraising $635,854$4,036,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $41,473,504 · Management $2,305,560 · Fundraising $1,569,454$45,348,518
Part X · Balance sheet $10,294,318 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,755,336$9,717,753
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $108,645$23,693
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,400$14,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $649,673$246,431
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $336,506$292,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,864,560$10,294,318
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,134,721$641,669
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,134,721$641,669
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $187,352$299,630
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,542,487$9,353,019
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,729,839$9,652,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,864,560$10,294,318
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,652,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$47,271,328
XI-2 Total expenses$45,348,518
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,922,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,729,839
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,652,649

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