LIFE LEE INTERFAITH FOR EMPOWERMENT CORP

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $53K · expenses $22K · assets $65K

EIN
27-3845472
Address
PO BOX 62692, FORT MYERS, FL 33906-2692
Website
www.LIFEjustice.org
NTEE code
X90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Michael Cunningham (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) is an interfaith organization working towards justice in Lee County, Florida.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ms Chelsea Baker (former) Lead ORganizer2020-2023 $13,777$144,277 1
Paul Leingang (former) Lead Organizer2023-2024 $16,733$66,585 1
Ms Chelsea Plaisance (former) Lead Organizer2022 $45,214$45,214 1
Ms Lindsey Myers (former) Associate Organizer2020 $19,963$19,963 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Pastor Mary Stockton Co-Chair2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ms Patricia Zimmerman Secretary2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
John Reed Treasurer2020-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Ms Marsha Bates (former) Secretary2020-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Dr Jim Boler (former) Co-Chair2020-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Dr William Glover (former) Co-Chair2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Pastor Mary Stockton Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Patricia Zimmerman Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K · 1 employee · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul Leingang Lead Organizer50 $13,542$0$3,191 $16,7331
Pastor Mary Stockton Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Patricia Zimmerman Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $64K · 2 employees · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul Leingang Lead Organizer50 $46,153$0$3,699 $49,8521
Ms Chelsea Baker Lead ORganizer24 $8,125$0$5,652 $13,7771
Pastor Mary Stockton Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Marsha Bates Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 1 employee · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ms Chelsea Plaisance Lead Organizer50 $27,960$0$17,254 $45,2141
Rev Dr William Glover Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Jim Boler Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Marsha Bates Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $72K · 2 employees · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ms Chelsea Baker Lead Organizer50 $50,000$0$21,500 $71,5001
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Jim Boler Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Marsha Bates Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $79K · 2 employees · 375 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ms Chelsea Baker Lead Organizer50 $50,000$0$9,000 $59,0001
Ms Lindsey Myers Associate Organizer40 $16,111$0$3,852 $19,9631
Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Dr Jim Boler Co-Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ms Marsha Bates Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
John Reed Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,496$22,376 $64,504$64,504 $52,553$0 $00375
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,409$37,609 $34,738$33,384 $89,595$0 $13,5421375
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,436$98,855 $32,009-$19,416 $101,789$0 $54,2782375
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,986$84,354 $50,846-$49,929 $90,986$0 $27,9601375
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,970$151,264 $38,941-$56,561 $135,970$0 $50,0002375
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,564$122,215 $89,740$73,889 $135,335$0 $50,0002375
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,932$145,676 $20,712-$53,467 $108,932$0 $50,0002375
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,244$113,634 $83,549$48,340 $109,990$0 $50,0002375

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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DAVID RIOLO MINISTRIES INCFLX90 $89,329$89,329 MINISTER$0 Same NTEE code X90, revenue within 2x, same state
OHIO INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHTOHX90 $100,932$86,888 Executive Officers$0 Same NTEE code X90, revenue within 2x
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY INCNYX90 $27,837$38,388 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code X90, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,291,54842 82012–2024 FAITH TAMPA BAY INC; DSI DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; IOWA PRAYER BREAKFAST COMMITTEE INC; ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES FOR PERU INC and 4 more
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NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor$463,2114 12017–2024 LDS EARTH STEWARDSHIP
KAY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$280,4006 12011–2021 TOUCH LIFE MISSION
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BAPTIST COMMUNITY MINISTRIES Private foundation$175,3755 12020–2023 ST CHARLES CENTER FOR FAITH PLUS ACTION
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$125,50012 32017–2024 TOUCH LIFE MISSION; ROOTS & BRANCHES INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES; CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT DAF sponsor$105,0003 12022–2024 GREATER NEW ORLEANS INTERFAITH CLIMATE COALITIION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$95,5247 42019–2025 TEMPLE OF FILIAL GRACE; AI AND FAITH; DALLAS ASSOCIATION OF SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURE INC; SONG AND SPIRIT INC
THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION DAF sponsor$77,4004 12017–2023 SUMMIT INTERFAITH COUNCIL
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$60,0002 12019–2020 TOUCH LIFE MISSION
The Mike and Sydney Murphy Family Foundation Private foundation$50,0001 12018–2018 LEADER BREAKTHRU INC
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$50,0001 12020–2020 OHIO INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY DAF sponsor$47,9055 22011–2023 SUMMIT INTERFAITH COUNCIL; EARTHVILLE NETWORK

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $22,376 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,260
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Payments to affiliates $8,004$6,003$1,201$800 35.8%
Travel $4,447$3,335$667$445 19.9%
Fees: management $4,000$4,000$0$0 17.9%
Occupancy $2,100$966$966$168 9.4%
Office expenses $1,361$1,021$204$136 6.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,260$945$189$126 5.6%
Information technology $1,001$751$150$100 4.5%
Other (as described)Business License $148$0$148$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $55$0$6$49 0.2%
Total$22,376100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $37,609 spent · pay $17,736 · grants $0 · events $1,897
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $13,542$10,157$2,031$1,354 36.0%
Payments to affiliates $8,003$6,003$1,200$800 21.3%
Occupancy $3,600$1,650$1,650$300 9.6%
Travel $3,004$2,253$451$300 8.0%
Information technology $2,459$1,845$368$246 6.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,897$1,423$284$190 5.0%
Other employee benefits $1,837$1,378$275$184 4.9%
Pension plan contributions $1,354$1,016$203$135 3.6%
Payroll taxes $1,003$753$150$100 2.7%
Office expenses $643$483$96$64 1.7%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $166$0$15$151 0.4%
Fees: other services $101$101$0$0 0.3%
Total$37,609100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $98,855 spent · pay $69,124 · grants $0 · events $7,044
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $54,278$40,709$8,141$5,428 54.9%
Payments to affiliates $10,233$7,675$1,535$1,023 10.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,044$5,283$1,057$704 7.1%
Other employee benefits $6,699$5,024$1,005$670 6.8%
Payroll taxes $5,495$4,121$825$549 5.6%
Office expenses $4,173$3,130$626$417 4.2%
Travel $3,082$2,312$462$308 3.1%
Pension plan contributions $2,652$1,989$398$265 2.7%
Occupancy $2,400$1,100$1,100$200 2.4%
Information technology $1,926$1,444$289$193 1.9%
Fees: other services $480$480$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $393$0$20$373 0.4%
Total$98,855100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $84,354 spent · pay $47,358 · grants $0 · events $258
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $27,960$20,970$4,194$2,796 33.1%
Other (as described)Embezzlement Fraud $22,470$0$22,470$0 26.6%
Other employee benefits $10,264$7,698$1,540$1,026 12.2%
Payments to affiliates $9,672$7,254$1,451$967 11.5%
Pension plan contributions $6,990$5,243$1,048$699 8.3%
Payroll taxes $2,144$1,608$322$214 2.5%
Office expenses $1,247$936$187$124 1.5%
Occupancy $1,000$450$450$100 1.2%
Insurance $893$179$714$0 1.1%
Fees: accounting $857$385$386$86 1.0%
Travel $356$214$142$0 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $258$0$0$258 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $243$0$90$153 0.3%
Total$84,354100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $151,264 spent · pay $107,072 · grants $0 · events $850
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,000$25,000$25,000$0 33.1%
Other salaries and wages $25,821$25,821$0$0 17.1%
Other (as described)Embezzlement Fraud $21,488$0$21,488$0 14.2%
Payments to affiliates $15,496$7,748$7,748$0 10.2%
Other employee benefits $12,951$8,451$4,500$0 8.6%
Pension plan contributions $12,500$6,250$6,250$0 8.3%
Payroll taxes $5,800$4,350$1,450$0 3.8%
Office expenses $1,906$305$1,601$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $1,891$1,891$0$0 1.3%
Occupancy $1,000$0$1,000$0 0.7%
Insurance $898$0$898$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $850$850$0$0 0.6%
Travel $485$485$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $178$0$0$178 0.1%
Total$151,264100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $145,676 spent · pay $84,021 · grants $0 · events $3,735
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,000$45,000$3,000$2,000 34.3%
Other (as described)Embezzlement Fraud $36,980$0$36,980$0 25.4%
Other salaries and wages $16,111$16,111$0$0 11.1%
Other employee benefits $12,852$11,880$583$389 8.8%
Payments to affiliates $10,907$9,816$654$437 7.5%
Payroll taxes $5,058$4,674$230$154 3.5%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $4,529$4,529$0$0 3.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,735$3,735$0$0 2.6%
Office expenses $2,044$1,839$123$82 1.4%
Occupancy $1,000$900$60$40 0.7%
Insurance $893$804$54$35 0.6%
Travel $779$704$47$28 0.5%
Other (as described)Payroll subscription $670$603$40$27 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $118$106$7$5 0.1%
Total$145,676100%

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