Christ-Life Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Religious training and develop materials to disciple Pastors/Church Leaders/Ministry Leaders and others. We help people at their point of need experience emotional healing and life transformation so they can live out their God-given purpose.
- Income
- $449,525
- Spending
- $440,074
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 10.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 198
- Highest pay
- $72,835, executive director, board president & treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $13,951 spent. Meet with current and future Pastors/Church Leaders/Ministry Leaders one-on-one to mentor Conducted over 50 mentoring sessions.
- $202,804 spent. Conduct Christian education classes and seminars 1. Conducted 36 seminars 2. Continued development of website and administrative infrastructure for Christ-Life continuing education programs 3. Recruited additional teachers and volunteers 4. Conducted The Ultimate Journey classes in our own Christ-Life Center 5. Conducted additional discipleship, grief support, divorce recovery, addiction, general growth, marriage, parenting classes, and Bible study classes. 6. Partnered with local ministries by providing space for meetings and training
- $51,476 spent. Assist Pastors/Leaders in conducting The Ultimate Journey (Christ-Life) classes as a part of their ministry 1. Partnered with churches, drug rehabilitation centers,human trafficking victim restoration homes, and homeless shelters and others. 2. Over 900 people attended weekly The Ultimate Journey (Christ-Life) classes 3. Trained more than 46 new facilitators and conducted several facilitator continuing education sessions
- $17,035 spent. Develop materials to disciple Pastors/Leader and others 1. Perform ongoing maintenance/update of current materials 2. Continued writing and testing new childrens curriculum 3. Began development of review courses for alumni 4. Began writing new facilitator training
- Develop materials to disciple Pastors/Leader and others 17035. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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