Lives Matter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842321570
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Decatur, GA, USA
Phone
7703921130
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Right to Life
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,780
Expenses
$1,404
Assets
$2,154

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Elaine Hall (Director / CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Elaine Hall (Director / CEO)
  • Paul Diamond (Director)
  • Angela Pittman (Secretary)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Assist the church w/ adoption, foster care, anti-abortion issues

What it reported doing in 2020

Activities were curtailed due to the pandemic, but did contribute resources to deserving organizations individuals. We also work with adoption agencies, foster homes participate in sidewalk abortion couseling.

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 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.1%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 67.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -32.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2019 to 2020
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.