Lift Them Up International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813215444
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Midland, TX, USA
Phone
6203382732
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$247,860
Expenses
$252,832
Assets
$7,815
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Reuben Willard (Board President)
  • Kendra Willard (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Reuben Willard (Board President)
  • Weston Turner (Board Secretary)
  • Casey Wilbanks (Board Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lift Them Up International LTU is a faith-based nonprofit located in Midland TX. We work to alleviate the effects of post-genocidal poverty through educational sponsorships and charitable giving. On top of that we promote dignity among those whom we serve and ultimately- a path to self- sufficiency and replication. We partner with reputable local churches and nonprofits who provide boots on the ground to support our operations and to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our target communities. We are currently partnering with churches and nonprofits in Rwanda Iraq Pakistan and Albania. We believe that God is lifting up the nation of Rwanda to be a blessing and an example of success to other countries that have experienced genocide. Our heart is for orphans and widows but we serve refugees and other vulnerable people too.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs including School & Orphanage- Pakistan. Together with our US ministry partners we sent funds for purchasing land and building a building that is both a school for 150 children and a full-time orphan home for 24 children. Through Child Sponsorships of the orphan children and other generous giving we have been able to keep the home open and all of the childrens phycial needs met- including doctor bills buying a water buffalo for fresh milk new clothes and shoes school supplies furnature a professional grade RO system for the water a playground solar panels and whatever else they need to keep the children strong and healthy. The school employs 16 teachers and staff and the home employs 4 full-time staff. The school operates year-round and all of the orphan children attend it. Boys and girls of all religions are accepted at the school. Nutrition Program: Pakistan. This program fundraises to provide daily food for the children at the orphan home as well as for special event meals like Resurrection Day and Christmas. This program is also used to facilitate Nutrition Programs in the brick slave villages where our partner church ministers to the Christians there.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $48.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 95.4%; rating input score 95; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.7% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $225K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 42 of 43 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.