Touching Lives Worldwide Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 263120883
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Frederick, MD, USA
- Phone
- 3015388700
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public Foundations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $108,368
- Expenses
- $102,035
- Assets
- $56,619
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LYLE J SHIPE (CEO)
- GABRIEL CARBONELL (Vice President)
- THOMAS A HEILMAN (President)
People named in this filing
- LYLE J SHIPE (CEO)
- PATRICK VANDERHAM (Treasurer)
- GABRIEL CARBONELL (Vice President)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Touching Lives Worldwide is a Christian-based nonprofit organization dedicated to serving God by serving others. Our mission is to demonstrate Gods love by bringing hope, compassion, and practical assistance to people in need from all walks of life.We provide outreach to hundreds of individuals in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the United States, addressing both physical and spiritual needs. Our work places special emphasis on helping impoverished children. We support vulnerable children by providing shelter, nutritious food, clothing, shoes, education, healthcare, and emotional care in a safe and loving environment.
What it reported doing in 2024
During the fiscal year September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, Touching Lives Worldwide successfully continued most of its established programs and projects.The organization maintained active partnerships with nonprofit groups and two churches located in Dajabn, Dominican Republic, and Quanaminthe, Haiti. Through these collaborations, we made a meaningful impact in the lives of hundreds of children and adults experiencing poverty.We continued providing full support for children at our Haitian orphanage, operated schools for deaf children, and supplied food, healthcare services, and other essential assistance to many vulnerable and homeless adults. Overall, we served individuals across Haiti and the Dominican Republic through multiple programs designed to meet both physical and spiritual needs.In July, we successfully hosted our 13th annual summer camp, serving 172 children. Participants enjoyed structured activities, meals, fellowship, and a safe environment for learning and recreation.The organization also remains prepared to provide disaster relief assistance when emergencies arise.Touching Lives Worldwide operates with a very small budget and no paid employees in the United States. The organizations CEO, age 82, serves as an unpaid volunteer and contributes an average of more than 40 hours per week to mission work.Key activities supported during the fiscal year include:1. Operation of a thriving orphanage in Haiti.2. Support for schools serving deaf children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.3. Sponsorship of a summer camp for more than 172 underprivileged children.4. Assistance to a physician and his medical clinic in Haiti.5. Support of a Christian radio station broadcasting faith-based programming in Haiti.6. Organization of two fundraising golf tournaments in Florida and Maryland.7. Disaster relief assistance when needed.8. Emergency support for individuals requiring medical care, food, or financial assistance.9. Comprehensive support for a formerly homeless mother and her seven childrenIn addition to international efforts, Touching Lives Worldwide serves individuals within the United States. When called upon, the organization provides practical assistance, guidance, encouragement, and emotional support to individuals facing hardship or crisis.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.4% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $99K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.