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Lumen Vitae of Gainesville Inc

EIN 20-1521374 · Gainesville, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO REACH WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE AND ABORTION VULNERABLE, IN ORDER TO EMPOWER THEM TO CHOOSE LIFE, AND TO EDUCATE WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE TO ADOPT HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES

Income
$111,408
Spending
$120,502
Reserves
8.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%
Highest pay
$34,028, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $104,448 spent. A WOMAN'S ANSWER MEDICAL CENTER IS A CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER THAT PROVIDES FACE TO FACE COUNSELLING, FREE PREGNANCY TESTS, ULTRASOUND TO CONFIRM PREGNANCY, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS, ADOPTION REFERRALS, STI TESTING, AND INFORMS CLIENTS WHERE THEY CAN GET FREE GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BABIES.HOPE RENEWED IS INVOLVED IN POST ABORTION COUNSELLING FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD AN ABORTION AND ARE TRAUMATIZED BY THEIR ABORTION. VOLUNTEERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN COUNSELLING ARE USED IN THIS DBA.LOVE ENDURES PROVIDES ABSTINENCE EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS IN ALACHUA COUNTY BY LEADING REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.IN 2025, LUMEN VITAE OF GAINESVILLE, INC. HELPED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN AND MEN, AND THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUES TO INCREASE. OUR ANNUAL EXPENSES THIS YEAR WERE APPROXIMATELY $128,000.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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