Students for Life of America Inc

Overview

Mission

(see schedule o) sfl america will create a culture where those most affected by abortion are empowered and equipped to recruit their peers to join our human rights movement, save lives on the front lines, lead local and national initiatives, and provide tangible resources while supporting those facing an unplanned pregnancy.

What it reported doing in 2025

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 at the display. Campus tours improve the quality of sfl groups through equipping and working with them one-on-one to engage their campuses in a direct manner.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521576352
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Phone
5408344600
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Right to Life

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,369,627
Expenses
$18,173,996
Assets
$14,137,802
Liabilities
$2,750,143

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 81.4%; rating input score 81; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.1%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.9% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 8 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $14.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $357K · 13 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.3M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KRISTAN HAWKINS (PRESIDENT): $356,796 total reported compensation
  • TINA WHITTINGTON (EXECUTIVE VP/TREASURER): $250,162 total reported compensation
  • KRISTI HAMRICK (CHIEF MEDIA STRATEGIST/SPOKESPERSON): $217,893 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025.