Public Charity

LIFT USA

Based in CHICAGO, IL, LIFT USA operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $138K in revenue, $211K in expenses, $288K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $694K.

EIN: 201746216 CHICAGO, IL Single Organization Support NTEE: X11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$138K
Total Expenses$211K
Total Assets$288K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$694K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, CASTE OR RELIGIOUS TRADITION.

Where $100 goes at Lift USA

How Lift USA divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$36
Education, tuition, leadership training, and room and board for students in elementary school, high school and college
50% of program spending
$36
Education, tuition, leadership training, and room and board for students in elementary school, high school and college
About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bernadette Birt
LIFETIME TRU Father Jack Wall
FOUNDER, DIR Father Jamels James
BOARD VICE C Heena Waichulis
DIRECTOR James Waichulis
DIRECTOR James Walsh

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$643,750 19 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$30,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $138K $211K $288K
2024 $125K $242K $270K
2023 $143K $145K $332K
2022 $157K $182K $314K
2021 $175K $138K $317K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $175K to $138K (-21%), with total assets most recently reported at $288K.

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