Life Centers International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Life Centers International aims to develop future educated leaders in indigenous communities and churches in rural Guatemala, leading to an improved quality of life in these villages, and for their famlies. Education and proper nutrition are key elements to the development of these capabilities in the children living there.
- Income
- $119,200
- Spending
- $130,961
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 38
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 990% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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, 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 (10)
- $25,920 spent. Life Center program expenses for 73 students in the village of La Planada, including educational materials, stipends for local tutors, and food for snacks and hot meals.
- $24,150 spent. Life Center program expenses for 45 students 60 at the end of 2025 in the village of Belen, including educational materials, stipends for local tutors, and food for snacks and hot meals.
- $19,620 spent. Life Center program expenses for 45 students in the village of Secuachil, including educational materials, stipends for local tutors, and food for snacks and hot meals.
- Program Service Expenses 19,200, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Life Center program expenses for 45 students in the village of Chinaboquil, including educational materials, stipends for local tutors, and food for snacks and hot meals.
- Program Service Expenses 10,000, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Materials and labor for the construction of classrooms at the Chinaboquil Life Center
- Program Service Expenses 5,000, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Materials for the construction of a new kitchen to support the Belen Life Center
- Program Service Expenses 15,280, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Materials for the completion the parsonage, concrete outdoor stairs to reach the classrooms at the Secuachil Life Center, and a retaining wall to support the hillside on which the classrooms are constructed
- Program Service Expenses 3,500, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Startup preparation for a new Life Center in El Porvenir, including training, materials, and transportation
- Program Service Expenses 3,500, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Startup preparation for a new Life Center in Sechinapemech, including training, materials, and transportation
- Program Service Expenses 4,791, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Operational expenses to deliver program objectives
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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