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Life Action Ministries

Buchanan, Michigan · EIN 38-2157686 · Religion-Related · tax-exempt since 1977

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 72.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2023.

Graded against 1,597 religion-related nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.6.2 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.80% of practices80
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.28
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.83% from one source52
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.88.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.7%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.07not scored

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Year by year

20162017201820192020202120222023grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2023Form 990$19.70M$20.37M−$676K$10.45M6.2220B
May 2022Form 990$20.86M$17.94M$2.92M$11.67M7.8200B
May 2021Form 990$14.90M$14.95M−$58K$8.88M7.1172A
May 2020Form 990$15.60M$16.01M−$403K$8.90M6.7187A
May 2019Form 990$15.61M$15.57M$33K$9.33M7.2184A
May 2018Form 990$14.09M$14.20M−$117K$9.28M7.8175A
May 2017Form 990$14.46M$14.96M−$505K$9.40M7.5173A
May 2016Form 990$13.86M$13.51M$350K$9.89M8.8240A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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