2024-10-16T09:29:14-07:00 2023-12-31 475417583 CPA CFO LLC 234 SW 36 Terrace Cape Coral FL 33914 990 2023-01-01 273845472 Lee Interfaith For Empowerment Inc LEEI 5033364151 PO Box 62692 Fort Myers FL 33906 John Reed Treasurer 5033364151 2024-10-16 true true John C Reed CPA P00026280 2392818932 2024-10-16 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Pastor Mary Stockton PO Box 62692 Fort Myers FL 33906 102436 false X www.LIFEjustice.org X 2009 FL Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) is an interfaith organization working towards justice in Lee County, Florida. 28 28 2 375 0 0 90986 101789 0 647 0 0 90986 102436 0 0 47358 69124 0 10130 36996 29731 84354 98855 6632 3581 50846 32009 100775 51425 -49929 -19416 Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) is an interfaith organization working towards justice in Lee County, Florida. false false 24422 0 0 Leadership development: Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) trained 63 community leaders in two main areas: issue work and power building. For issue work, LIFE leaders learned how to research and win an issue campaign. Leaders learned how to meet with experts (ie mental health professionals) to identify gaps and solutions to community problems. They also learned how to work with policy and decision makers to get them to implement the solution(s). For power building, LIFE leaders learned how to build organized networks of people in their community. In order to be able to win the issue campaign and implement the desired solution, communities need to band together. Leaders learned how to build organized networks in their communities and churches so that we can successfully convince the policy and decision makers to fix the community problems. LIFE seeks to empower community members, and so our leaders are trained in how to do that. 24422 0 0 Grassroots community engagement: LIFE engaged 400 members in small group gatherings to talk about community problems they are experiencing. 280 members attended a gathering in October 2023 to select mental health as the area of concern for 2023-2024. Over 150 members also attended Fort Myers City Council meetings throughout the year to urge city officials to utilize the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to provide rental assistance. 24423 0 0 Interfaith Programs: LIFE has worked with 14 member congregations and 9 non-member congregations to develop relationships across racial, faith, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds. The organization hosted or participated in 8 trainings and held 4 large community events to strengthen community relationships. 73267 true false false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 28 28 false false false false true true false true true false false true true false false false false true false false X John Reed 2392818932 PO Box 62692 Fort Myers FL 33906 X Paul Leingang Lead Organizer 50.00 X X 46153 0 3699 Pastor Mary Stockton Co-Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Rev Dr Rickey Anderson Co-Chair 5.00 X 0 0 0 Ms Marsha Bates Secretary 5.00 X 0 0 0 John Reed Treasurer 10.00 X 0 0 0 Ms Chelsea Baker Lead ORganizer 24.00 X 8125 0 5652 54278 9351 0 false false false 34653 67136 101789 647 0 0 102436 647 0 0 54278 40709 8141 5428 2652 1989 398 265 6699 5024 1005 670 5495 4121 825 549 480 480 0 0 4173 3130 626 417 1926 1444 289 193 2400 1100 1100 200 3082 2312 462 308 7044 5283 1057 704 10233 7675 1535 1023 Bank Fees 393 0 20 373 98855 73267 15458 10130 50441 5959 25647 2 0 403 403 403 50846 32009 19570 2987 27778 0 53427 48438 100775 51425 X -49929 -19416 -49929 -19416 50846 32009 X 3581 26932 X false false false X 0 0 115371 108932 135970 90986 101789 553048 0 0 0 115371 108932 135970 90986 101789 553048 0 0 0 553048 647 647 647 647 553695 0.99880 1.00000 0.00120 0.00000 X false false false false false false true 100 false false 100 Pt II-B Line 1 LIFE advocated for the passage of a local affordable housing trust fund. 403 403 403 Payroll taxes payable 48438 48438 Pt VI, Line 6 The congregations are the members and elect the governing officers. Pt VI, Line 7a Member congregations send delegates to the annual assembly to elect officers Pt VI, Line 7b Members meet annually to select which community problems to work on. This body also has authority to amend the bylaws and/or constitution if necessary Pt VI, Line 19 Distributed at board meetings and available upon request Pt VI, Line 11b Finance committee reviews return before filing. Board members reviewed 990 at a board meeting before filing Pt VI, Line 19 Upon request Pt VI, Line 15a The Personnel Committee reviews and evaluates the compensation for the Executive Director Pt XI A credit card liability of $27,778 was created prior to 2023 by fraud and was forgiven by the bank.