Word of Life Foundation

Schroon Lake, NY · EIN 45-2899583 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Word of Life Foundation reported $16.0 million in revenue and $29.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.81 went to program services, $0.38 to management and general costs and $0.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $205,531 (Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 39% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29M

Program services$98.81 $29M
Management & general$0.38 $113K
Fundraising$0.81 $238K

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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$94.54 $15M
Investment income$5.46 $871K

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

2025 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.8%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.4%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.8%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.02	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	94.5%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$205,531	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.70%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	5.0	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	5 of 10	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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$29M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $29M · revenue $16M

THE FOUNDATION IS OPERATED AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES OF Word of Life Fellowship Inc . THE FOUNDATION RAISEs AND DISTRIBUTES FUNDS TO WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC AND OTHER TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WHO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP INC

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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
Director Director/trustee, 2 hrs/week	$0	$176,863	$28,668	$205,531
Director Director/trustee, 2 hrs/week	$0	$89,910	$0	$89,910
Director Director/trustee, 10 hrs/week	$0	$69,001	$12,385	$81,386
Director Treasurer Director/trustee, officer, 2 hrs/week	$0	$65,026	$8,798	$73,824
Director-Secretary Director/trustee, officer, 20 hrs/week	$0	$25,457	$275	$25,732

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Word of Life Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

7 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
2025 ⓘ	$16M	$29M	98.8%	$12M	$205,531
2024 ⓘ	$11M	$14M	98.3%	$26M	$196,264
2023 ⓘ	$25M	$17M	98.9%	$28M	$185,826
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$20M	99.1%	$20M	$190,063
2021 ⓘ	$33M	$19M	99.1%	$29M	$185,712
2020 ⓘ	$24M	$30M	99.5%	$15M	$169,916
2019 ⓘ	$26M	$21M	99.4%	$21M	$163,976

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b10 · 5 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
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 15aNo
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 5No
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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 50

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Questions people ask

How much of Word of Life Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Word of Life Foundation reported that 98.8% of its $29.4 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Word of Life Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Word of Life Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $205,531, for the role of Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Word of Life Foundation get its money?

Of $16.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Word of Life Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-2899583 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632599349301513 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522559349300027 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432999349300333 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313109349300341 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349303296 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132429349300813 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349300648 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-2899583: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.