Life Action Ministries

Also known as Life Action Revival Ministries

Buchanan, MI · EIN 38-2157686 · 501(c)(3) · Church
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 (tax year 2022) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Life Action Ministries reported $19.7 million in revenue and $20.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023. Of every $100 it spent, $61.82 went to program services, $32.48 to management and general costs and $5.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,038 (PRESIDENT). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between FY2020 and FY2023. Source: Form 990, FY2023.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

Program services$61.82 $13M
Management & general$32.48 $6.6M
Fundraising$5.70 $1.2M

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$82.55 $16M
Program service revenue$12.65 $2.5M
Investment income$0.82 $162K
Other revenue$3.98 $783K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2023 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2023	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	61.8%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	32.5%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	5.7%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.07	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	82.5%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	12.7%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$187,038	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.92%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	10	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	6.2	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 11	90.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2023 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$6.4M expenses · 50.9% of program spending · grants $180K · revenue $831K

Womens bible teaching ministry

$4.9M expenses · 39.2% of program spending · grants $5,300 · revenue $874K

Managing and training evangelistic teams to hold retreats and conferences

$1.3M expenses · 9.9% of program spending

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Highest reported compensation

FY2023 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT Key employee, 040.00 hrs/week	$187,038	$0	$0	$187,038
CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$164,127	$0	$0	$164,127
PRESIDENT REVIVE OUR HEARTS Key employee, 040.00 hrs/week	$139,248	$0	$0	$139,248
SECRETARY/TREASURER PART YEAR Officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$127,383	$0	$0	$127,383
PRESIDENT ONECRY Key employee, 040.00 hrs/week	$114,914	$0	$0	$114,914
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee, 040.00 hrs/week	$103,260	$0	$0	$103,260
CHIEF PASTORAL OFFICER PART YEAR Officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$88,594	$0	$0	$88,594
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Key employee, 040.00 hrs/week	$73,527	$0	$0	$73,527

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Life Action Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (Part IX, line 5).

4 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2023 ⓘ	$20M	$20M	61.8%	$10M	$187,038
FY2022 ⓘ	$21M	$18M	82.2%	$12M	$164,005
FY2021 ⓘ	$15M	$15M	81.4%	$8.9M	$110,917
FY2020 ⓘ	$16M	$16M	80.8%	$8.9M	$198,480

Governance answers, as filed

FY2023 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5Yes
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 5220
Volunteers Part I, line 6840

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Life Action Ministries totaling $61,697 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Life Action Ministries's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Life Action Ministries, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Life Action Ministries's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, Life Action Ministries reported that 61.8% of its $20.4 million in expenses went to program services, 32.5% to management and general and 5.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Life Action Ministries pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Life Action Ministries reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 was $187,038, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Life Action Ministries get its money?

Of $19.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, 82.5% came from contributions and grants and 12.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Life Action Ministries a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2157686 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202431009349301703 · read the filing · XML
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202331089349301218 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202241029349300024 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202130889349300688 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2157686: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.