Small Public Charity

LIFE PERSPECTIVES

LIFE PERSPECTIVES is a Small Public Charity headquartered in SAN DIEGO, CA. 59 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330884706 SAN DIEGO, CA Children & Youth Services NTEE: P30 Latest filing: 2025
Grant Records59
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE PERSPECTIVES IS TO BRING HOPE AND HEALING TO MEN AND WOMEN IMPACTED BY REPRODUCTIVE LOSS, INCLUDING MISCARRIAGE, INFERTILITY, SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME, AND ABORTION AND ANY OTHER LOSS RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE LOSS. WE PROVIDE, SAFE, ANONYMOUS TOOLS TO BEGIN HEALING AS WELL AS TRAINING TO EQUIP LEADERS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE SUPPORT.

Where $100 goes at Life Perspectives

How Life Perspectives divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$21 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $79 for programs

$67
Each year, approximately 2.4 million reproductive losses (miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, and early infant death) occur in the u.S., Leading to a significant emotional toll on partners, families, and…
85% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 125,000 individuals; 36 clinics
$8
Research indicates that reproductive loss is associated with delayed or prolonged grief reactions in addition to a higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicide
10% of program spending
$4
Due to the disenfranchised nature of reproductive loss, which can be further compounded by shame and secrecy, institute of reproductive grief care developed and maintains the anonymous healing…
5% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ 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

CHAIRMAN Ben Montoya
BOARD MEMBER Brian Johnson
BOARD MEMBER Fred Clark
TREASURER Joe Jordan
BOARD MEMBER Margot Kyd
PRESIDENT Michaelene Fredenburg

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

International Aid & Development
$2,854,059 5 grants
General Support
$1,457,010 23 grants
Human & Social Services
$557,305 15 grants
Economic Development
$280,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$406,562 15 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 — — —
2024 $1.7M $1.9M $1.1M
2023 $1.6M $2.3M $5.8M
2022 $1.8M $2.2M $6.9M
2021 $5.0M $1.1M $4.6M

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $5.0M to $1.7M (-66%).

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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