LIFE MESSAGE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
LIFE MESSAGE INC (EIN 26-4642683)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-07
IRS object ID
201811279349301371
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-07T12:13:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263141236PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bowers CPA Group PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1154 Glass St Ste 101AddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75207ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN264642683EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Life Message IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIFEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9724124092PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14501 Rowlett Rd No 200AddressLine1Txt
CityRowlettCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75088ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChris KizziarPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone9724124092PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMelissa GrovesPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01585610PTIN
Phone2142720913PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChris KizziarPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14501 Rowlett RdAddressLine1Txt
CityRowlettCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75088ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,481,849GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.lifemessage.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe company provides food, furniture and clothing to lower income individuals. It operates as both a food pantry and thrift store.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers3278TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,337,441PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,481,849CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,337,441PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,481,849CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,814,745PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,048,740CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$267,568PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$295,736CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$120,172PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$126,988CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,202,485PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,471,464CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$134,956PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,385CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$134,956TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$145,341TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$134,956NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$145,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe company provides food, furniture and clothing to lower income individuals. It operates as both a food pantry and thrift store.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,048,740ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,048,740GrantAmt
Revenue$7,481,850RevenueAmt
DescLife Message provides food, household items and clothing to lower income individuals.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,048,740TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee12EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chris KizziarBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9724124092PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14501 Rowlett Rd Ste 101aAddressLine1Txt
CityRowlettCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75088ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Chris Kizziar
Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darla King
Director1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Gallops
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad Jeffrey
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fred Sweeney
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristy Osborn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Bunkoff
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Davis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rusty Bryant
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$6,820,605FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions$661,244AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$6,820,605NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,481,849TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$7,481,849TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,048,740TotalAmt
Program Services$7,048,740ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,736TotalAmt
Management And General$295,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,255TotalAmt
Management And General$17,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,642TotalAmt
Management And General$80,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,534TotalAmt
Management And General$4,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Outside Contract Servic$22,037$22,037
Equipment Rental & Main$2,520$2,520

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,471,464TotalAmt
Program Services$7,048,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$422,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356BOYAmt
EOY$10,741EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$134,600LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$0LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,600BOYAmt
EOY$134,600EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,956BOYAmt
EOY$145,341EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,956BOYAmt
EOY$145,341EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,956BOYAmt
EOY$145,341EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,956BOYAmt
EOY$145,341EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,385ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,691,330CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,711,640CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,337,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,481,850CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,222,261TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,691,330CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,711,640CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,337,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,481,850CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,222,261TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$21,222,261PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,691,330CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,711,640CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,337,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,481,850CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,222,261TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$134,600InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$134,600BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$134,600TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$6,820,605NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the return is provided to members of the governing body at the board meeting, before the return is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization annually requires officers, director, trustees and key employees to disclose any interest that could potentially give rise to a conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe organization does not compensate any executive or board member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization will make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year, upon request.

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