CHILDREN OF GOD FOR LIFE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $42K · expenses $70K · assets $116K

EIN
59-3671214
Address
1647 PINEVIEW LN, HIDEAWAY, TX 75771-5317
Website
www.cogforlife.org
NTEE code
H19
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2001 (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
Debi Vinnedge (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Research and advocacy with the intent of eliminating the use of aborted fetal tissue in research science and commerce

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Jose Luis Trasancos CEO Chairman of the Board2022-2024 $39,000$89,000 1
Jose L Trasancos MA MS PhD (former) CEO Chairman of the Board2021-2023 $39,500$39,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Stacy Ann Trasancos Chief Research Officer2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Most Rev Bishop Joseph Strickland Director Spiritual Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Keith A Fournier JD MTS MPhil Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stacy Ann Trasancos MA PhD (former) Chief Research Officer2023 0 $0 reported 1
Bishop Joseph E Strickland JCL (former) Director Spiritual Director2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Stacy A Trasancos MA PhD (former) Vice President Chief Research Officer Director2021 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $39K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jose Luis Trasancos CEO Chairman of the Board40 $39,000-$0 $39,0001
Stacy Ann Trasancos Chief Research Officer2 $0-$0 $01
Most Rev Bishop Joseph Strickland Director Spiritual Director1 $0-$0 $01
Keith A Fournier JD MTS MPhil Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jose L Trasancos MA MS PhD CEO Chairman of the Board50 $39,500-$0 $39,5001
Stacy Ann Trasancos MA PhD Chief Research Officer0 $0-$0 $01
Bishop Joseph E Strickland JCL Director Spiritual Director0 $0-$0 $01
Keith A Fournier JD MTS MPhil Director0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jose L Trasancos PhD CEO Chairman of the Board50 $50,000-$0 $50,0001
Stacy A Trasancos PhD Chief Research Officer0 $0-$0 $01
Rev Bishop Joseph E Strickland JCL Director Spiritual Director0 $0-$0 $01
Keith A Fournier JD MTS MPhil Director0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jose L Trasancos MA MS PhD CEO Chairman of the Board50 $0-$0 $01
Stacy A Trasancos MA PhD Vice President Chief Research Officer Director20 $0-$0 $01
Keith A Fournier JD MTS MPhil Director2 $0-$0 $01
Bishop Joseph E Strickland JCL 02 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,631$70,095 $116,147$116,147 $41,631$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,315$82,862 $144,611$144,611 $63,315$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,026$54,734 $164,158$164,158 $130,026$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,567$11,700 $88,867$88,867 $100,567$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$7,500 2021$7,500
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RAFAEL MADAN & LILIAN CASAS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Children of God for Life” 2024-2025 2$2,000 2025$1,000
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VERIZON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHILDREN OF GOD FOR LIFE INC” 2022 1$500 2022$500
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WEBB COUNTY FREEDOM RIDERSTXH19 $18,881$16,088 Chair/Director$0 Same NTEE code H19, revenue within 5x, same state
PARTNERSHIP FOR ACHIEVING TOTAL HEALTH INCLAH19 $152,961$87,432 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD$228,496 Same NTEE code H19, revenue within 5x
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HANDS AND VOICES OF KENTUCKY INCKYH19 $108,402$112,637 DIRECTOR$24,145 Same NTEE code H19, revenue within 5x
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $70,095 spent · pay $45,464 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,464 64.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,381 30.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,250 4.6%
Total$70,095100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,862 spent · pay $49,816 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,816 60.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,553 22.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,842 13.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,251 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $400 0.5%
Total$82,862100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $54,734 spent · pay $16,247 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,584 37.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,247 29.7%
Fees to independent contractors $14,695 26.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2,208 4.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,000 1.8%
Total$54,734100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $11,700 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,300 79.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,400 20.5%
Total$11,700100%

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