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Life for Relief and Development
Life for Relief and Development reported $47.3 million in revenue and $45.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.46 went to program services, $5.08 to management and general costs and $3.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $321,519 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 122% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $45MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $47MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.5% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $321,519 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.71% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.6 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 6 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHealth 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
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
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
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $321,519 | $0 | $0 | $321,519 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Life for Relief and Development (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $322K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b6 · 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 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 545
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Life for Relief and Development totaling $83,199 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 Life for Relief and Development'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 for Relief and Development, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Life for Relief and Development's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Life for Relief and Development reported that 91.5% of its $45.3 million in expenses went to program services, 5.1% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Life for Relief and Development pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Life for Relief and Development reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $321,519, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Life for Relief and Development get its money?
Of $47.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Life for Relief and Development a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4402149 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503149349301990 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422959349302002 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303109349301645 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243159349306664 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133149349307028 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202131489349300318 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4402149: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.