Life Matters Journal Inc.
Life Matters Journal Inc.
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309 SMITHFIELD ST STE 210
Pittsburgh PA 15222-2240
Pittsburgh PA | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 45-5151491
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309 SMITHFIELD ST STE 210
Pittsburgh PA 15222-2240
Pittsburgh PA | IRS ruling year: 2013 | EIN: 45-5151491
Mission not available
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Life Matters Journal Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Life Matters Journal Inc. under the EIN: 45-5151491.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Life Matters Journal Inc., Life Matters Journal Inc. will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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No Data Available
Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Life Matters Journal Inc.) or EIN (455151491) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Life Matters Journal Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Fundraising was adversely impacted especially for March to June 2020, but ongoing throughout the pandemic. Typically we also attend many in-person conferences through out the year and give in-person speaking engagements, but those were cancelled. We also receive speaker stipends, so staff were affected due to loss of bonus payments.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
As noted above, many program events take place in person, and so those events did not take place.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We shifted staff type to updating our materials and website, and writing new content. We began hosting events online. We also filmed a video series which is being edited for release in 2022.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We plan to continue to deliver online educational programming to connect with international allies.
Not Currently Scored
Life Matters Journal Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Life Matters Journal Inc. has earned a 80% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. However, it did not respond to one or more survey questions, and therefore is not eligible for a score on this metric. (View our beacon methodology.) Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.)
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
Note: The organization did not respond to this question.
100% of beacon score
This organization's score of 80 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 3 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (1/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (2/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Life Matters Journal Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
Our mission: to ensure that each and every human being's life is respected, valued, and protected.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Rehumanize International is a nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life, and in so doing, we seek to bring an end to all aggressive violence against humans through education, discourse, and action.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: We are seeking to bring onboard a part-time outreach coordinator to help expand our capacity to respond quickly to current events with protests.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Two: We began our chapters and allies program to serve our constituency's desire to get involved with our activism in their own local communities.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: In the past, we often published articles and spoke about topics only tangentially related to the consistent life ethic. We now publish and speak specifically on violence against human beings.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Budgets have been set aside for individual staff members to pursue leadership development opportunities in their fields. Our Executive Director meets with a local executive director round table, attends quarterly and monthly networking events with other organizations in our area of work. Our Publications Director and Manager of Compliance and Development are also provided with money to pay for classes in their areas of expertise.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Within the last two years, we began operating a program to found local chapters of Rehumanize in communities across the continent, so far including Toronto and Washington DC. We provide resources, materials, and trainings for these groups as well as helping them get programming off the ground. We have also started a similar program to provide resources and special consideration for speaking engagements for already existing groups around the country.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
With the advent of the Biden administration, we updated the topics we focus on to include more advocacy against war, capital punishment, and experimentation on embryo tissue. Also, our former Executive Director took a position as our new Director of Publications to focus on long-form writing. One of the major barriers to people learning about the Consistent Life Ethic is the lack of writings which introduce it at a basic level. With her new book, that will change to some degree.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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