Dallas Life Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751853520
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
2143439263
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,307,726
Expenses
$2,391,910
Assets
$6,015,105
Liabilities
$2,087,786

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA FREEMAN (Executive Dir.): $154,784 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Dallas Life, Inc., operating as Thrive Women's Clinic, is a life-affirming faith-based Christian ministry committed to supporting women and their partners facing unexpected pregnancies. Our mission is to demonstrate Christ-like love in a compassionate and responsive manner that values family and empowers individuals to choose life. We provide a non-judgmental environment where women can explore their pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption, without any financial benefit to our organization from their decisions.We engage, educate, and empower our clients through various services, including pregnancy tests and sonograms offered at no cost. In accordance with state requirements, clients are educated about fetal development, abortion procedures, and associated risks. We also offer parenting education to help prepare them for parenthood.In 2025, we have added STI testing at no cost to our clients.Our goal is to support our clients' progress through pregnancy and paren

What it reported doing in 2025

CLINIC SERVICES PROGRAM: This program, executed by a medical team of 10 nurses, doctors, and sonographers, provided free medical care including pregnancy tests, medical history reviews, and sonograms. Thrive facilitated 2039 visits to our clinics, with 1,485 sonograms performed and 1,298 pregnancy tests conducted. Additionally, 1,136 pregnancies were verified by Medicaid. We collaborate with many agencies that refer to Thrive, to which we also make appropriate referrals.Hours of Operation: Greenville Avenue Clinic: Monday - Friday, with extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8:00 PM.West Dallas Facility: Monday - Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM.Irving Clinic: Tuesday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM.Our medical care is oriented towards women experiencing unexpected pregnancies who need pregnancy confirmation, accurate due dates for their deliveries, and those considering abortion. STI testing has also been implemented for late 2025. The clinic staff and medical volunteers conduct health history reviews, educate clients about fetal development through ultrasound technology, and advise on personal care and healthy behaviors during pregnancy. In the clinic, nurses check clients' blood pressure and weight and address concerns regarding their pregnancies. Our 4 volunteer doctors reviewed and confirmed client charts and met with clients regarding pregnancy concerns. Volunteer nurse, sonographer, and physician hours totaled 372 valued at $38,400.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.6% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $155K · 8 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.