	Score (out of 100)	Rating
Overall Score & Rating	84.96
Financial	79.11
Accountability & Transparency	96.00

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Founded in 1980 by Bob and Gretchen DeVoe, Lifeline Christian Mission began serving in Haiti and today ministry extends to at least 8 nations or people groups, ministering to tens of thousands of people on any given day and engaging thousands of people in Great Commission work weekly. Lifeline Christian Mission seeks to meet the physical needs of people around the world while sharing the eternal hope of Christ Jesus, and engaging Christians to live out the Great Commission.

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Financial

79.11

Accountability & Transparency

96.00

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	Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers)	82.9%
	Administrative Expenses	15.3%
	Fundraising Expenses	1.7%
	Fundraising Efficiency	< $0.01
	Working Capital Ratio (years)	0.29
	Program Expenses Growth	2.2%
	Liabilities to Assets	34.3%

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Information Provided on the Form 990
	Independent Voting Board Members
	No Material diversion of assets
	Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
	Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
	Documents Board Meeting Minutes
	Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
	Conflict of Interest Policy
	Whistleblower Policy
	Records Retention and Destruction Policy
	CEO listed with salary
	Process for determining CEO compensation
	Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?
	Donor Privacy Policy
	Board Members Listed
	Audited Financials
	Form 990
	Key staff listed

Charity Name & State	Overall Score	Overall Rating
Lifeline Christian Mission (OH)	84.96
Christian Solidarity International (CA)	86.66
Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (DC)	94.02
YUGO Ministries (CA)	92.33
Youth for Christ USA (CO)	91.90

REVENUE
Contributions
Contributions, Gifts & Grants	$4,409,716
Federated Campaigns	$0
Membership Dues	$0
Fundraising Events	$0
Related Organizations	$0
Government Grants	$0
Total Contributions	$4,409,716
Program Service Revenue	$2,983,798
Total Primary Revenue	$7,393,514
Other Revenue	$21,723
TOTAL REVENUE	$7,415,237

EXPENSES
Program Expenses	$6,391,571
Administrative Expenses	$835,332
Fundraising Expenses	$175,561
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES	$7,402,464

Payments to Affiliates	$0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year	$12,773

Net Assets	$2,227,590

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name	Amount Spent	% of Program Expenses
Haiti Program	$4,868,855	76.2%
Honduras Program	$754,779	11.8%
El Salvador Program	$517,889	8.1%

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE	Date Published	Overall Score
CN 2.1
2015-12	06/01/2017	84.96
2014-12	06/01/2016	83.33

CN 2.0
2013-12	02/01/2015	89.78
2012-12	10/01/2014	77.78

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN	31-0999791
Name in IRS Master File	LIFELINE CHRISTIAN MISSION
NTEE Code	[Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Classification	[Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Type	[Not Provided by IRS]
Classification	Charitable Organization
Subsection	501(c)(3) (View the list of codes)
Activities	(5) Mission (6) Missionary activities
Foundation Status	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
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).
Group Name	[Not Applicable]
Ruling Date	August, 1981
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End	December
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center)	(Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!) December, 2016 December, 2015 December, 2014 December, 2013 December, 2012

The data displayed in this profile is provided by the IRS for free in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

Compensation	% of Expenses	Paid to	Title
$79,004	1.06%	George R. Devoe	President

Charity Name & State	Overall Score	Overall Rating
Lifeline Christian Mission (OH)	84.96
World Compassion Terry Law Ministries (OK)	91.16
Cadence International (CO)	86.89
Episcopal Church Foundation (NY)	86.23
Open Doors USA (CA)	88.00

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