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Students for Life of America
Students for Life of America reported $18.4 million in revenue and $18.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.36 went to program services, $7.97 to management and general costs and $10.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $356,796 (PRESIDENT). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.4% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.7% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.7% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $356,796 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.96% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 8 | 100.0% |
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 expenseOutreach and awareness: students for Life of America is the "one-stop shop" for any student pro-lifer. Sfla provides students, no matter what age, with the training and resources they need to be successful, providing free postcards, outreach materials, events in a box, fliers for campus outreach, and campus display tours. One specific program sfla offers to student groups is our "pregnant on campus initiative", which walks groups step-by-step in how to bring tangible support to pregnant and parenting students on campus
Field resources:the sfla field program is what truly sets sfla apart from all prolife organizations across america. We believe that not only do we need to be engaging students where they are at but also that we need to track and measure our progress. This is why the field program consists of fulltime sfla regional coordinators working in regions across the nation to start and improve prolife groups on college and high school campuses
Campus tours: the sfla campus tours are an exclusive opportunity for activism with individual students for life groups. Each regional coordinator is required to bring campus tour displays to universities and colleges in their regions, both in the fall and spring semesters. The campus tours provide in-depth training to the sfl groups and equip them on the most pressing issues for millennials regarding abortion. Each campus tour comes with one-on-one group training, national and local media press releases, 5-6 display panels, postcards, and the regional coordinator presence with the sfl group…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $272,986 | $38,059 | $45,751 | $356,796 |
| EXECUTIVE VP/TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $225,690 | $12,000 | $12,472 | $250,162 |
| CHIEF MEDIA STRATEGIST/SPOKESPERSON Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,246 | $16,800 | $41,847 | $217,893 |
| CHIEF MEDIA & POLICY STRATEGIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,432 | $0 | $11,857 | $156,289 |
| VP OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,795 | $8,000 | $1,328 | $133,123 |
| SENIOR PHILANTHROPY MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,074 | $0 | $12,476 | $113,550 |
| DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,756 | $0 | $8,863 | $109,619 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Students for Life of America (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $557K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b8 · 6 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 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 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5142
- Volunteers Part I, line 6250
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PLANET DIRECT MAIL POSTAGE Direct mail | $656,908 |
| PXI CORP Direct mail | $450,656 |
| MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Phone solicitation | $440,054 |
| CHARITABLE ALLIES INC Legal & consulting | $410,939 |
| RIGHTERS GROUP LLC E-mail program/direct mail | $334,428 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 21 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
52 private foundations reported grants to Students for Life of America totaling $471K 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.
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Every number above is copied from Students for Life of America's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Students for Life of America, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Students for Life of America spent in 2025, $81.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Students for Life of America's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Students for Life of America reported that 81.4% of its $18.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 10.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Students for Life of America pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Students for Life of America reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $356,796, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Students for Life of America get its money?
Of $18.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Students for Life of America a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1576352 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202631889349300943 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501999349301650 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422009349300702 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312059349300936 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242239349301544 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102399349300505 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042309349300629 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1576352: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.