Nonprofit · EIN 46-1567753
COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · MARIETTA, GA 30064
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $586,736 | $413,115 | $173,621 | $970,278 | $2,586 | $967,692 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $879,768 | $527,930 | $351,838 | $807,786 | $13,715 | $794,071 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $747,530 | $435,162 | $312,368 | $485,450 | $43,217 | $442,233 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $506,236
- Program service revenue
- $72,790
- Investment income
- $7,710
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $220,264
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $220,264
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,709
- Accounting fees
- $45,797
- Travel
- $8,316
- Depreciation
- $19,046
- Program services (functional)
- $319,092
- Management and general (functional)
- $68,407
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,616
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $807,786
- Total assets, end of year
- $970,278
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,586
- Net assets, end of year
- $967,692
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $73,340
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $736,526
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $231,166
- Gross receipts
- $586,736
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONYA CARRUTHERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COOKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KELLY DENNIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBBIE GOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HUNTER HAMM | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ED KHOURI | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN MCNERNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUZANNE NILES | BOARD VICE-P Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY PERDUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANGIE STEADHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES STEADHAM | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYAN TYSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Steadham | Board Secretary/President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Niles | Board Vice-President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marcylle Combs | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kelly Dennis | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Hunter Hamm | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kathleen Cooke | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bryan Tyson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robbie Goss | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Angie Steadham | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tonya Carruthers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan McNerney | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Fink | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Perdue | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ed Khouri | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ann White | Founder & CEO Officer, Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Steadham | Board Secretary/President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Niles | Board Vice-President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marcyelle Combs | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kelly Sandefer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Hunter Hamm | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kathleen Cooke | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bryan Tyson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robbie Goss | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Angie Steadham | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tonya Carruthers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan McNerney | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Fink | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Perdue | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ed Khouri | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ann White | Founder & CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1000 WHITLOCK AVE SUITE 320 NO 134, MARIETTA, GA 30064-5449
- In care of
- % ANN WHITE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANN WHITE, 1200 GULF BLVD, UNIT 105, CLEARBEACH, FL 33767
- Signed the 990
- ANN WHITE, FOUNDER AND CEO
- Phone
- (404) 791-7091
- Website
- COURAGEFORLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RESJ PC
Mission
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: COURAGE FOR LIFE EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO EMBRACE THEIR GOD-GIVEN COURAGE FOR LIFE. WE CREATE EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, AND BIBLE STUDY RESOURCES TO DISCIPLE INDIVIDUALS TO GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND OTHERS. WE DESIRE TO SERVE ANYONE WHO ASPIRES TO LIVE THE ABUNDANT LIFE GOD INTENDED FOR THEM WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION, AND ANYONE WHO DESIRES TO GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
Program accomplishments
- DIGITAL DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMMING: COURAGE FOR LIFE PROVIDES OUR DIGITAL DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMMING AT NO COST TO OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY. ANYONE WHO DESIRES TO GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD MAY (1) LISTEN TO THE COURAGE FOR LIFE ALL-FEMALE-VOICED AUDIO BIBLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE COURAGE FOR LIFE APP. (2) WATCH OUR IN-DEPTH BIBLE STUDIES, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH STUDIES ON OUR COURAGE FOR LIFE APP, OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, OUR WEBSITE, OR ON INTOUCH+ NETWORK. (3) WATCH THE GOSPEL VIDEOS WHICH IS A DRAMATIZATION USING THE COURAGE FOR LIFE AUDIO BIBLE. (4) READ OUR BLOGS SUPPORTING EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. (5) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DIGITAL DEVOTIONALS EXPLORING SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND BIBLE TOPICS. (6) CONNECT WITH US THROUGH PRAYER AND (7) FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @GODGIVESCOURAGE FOR BIBLICAL ENCOURAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CAN FIND COURAGE FOR LIFE AUDIO BIBLE ON OTHER PLATFORMS: YOUVERSION APP, PANDO APP, FILAMENT APP, AND MEGAVOICE DEVICES. COURAGE FOR LIFE'S DIGITAL DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMMING IS A COLLECTION OF BIBLICAL RESOURCES TO OFFER COMFORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, INSPIRATION, AND HOPE TO THOSE WHO WANT TO EMBRACE THEIR GOD-GIVEN COURAGE FOR LIFE.Expenses $211,161 · revenue $72,790
- PRISON MINISTRY PROGRAM: COURAGE FOR LIFE'S PRISON MINISTRY PROVIDES RESOURCES AT NO COST TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, THE PRISONS, JAILS, CHAPLAINS, OR VOLUNTEERS SERVING THE INCARCERATED. THROUGH OUR PRISON MINISTRY, WE OFFER INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR IN-PERSON DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES UTILIZING OUR COURAGE FOR MY LIFE RESOURCES (WORKBOOKS, DVDS, AND STUDY BIBLES). WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEASURING THE IMPACT OF OUR MINISTRY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR RESOURCES. WE USE PRE- AND POST-QUESTIONNAIRES TO ASSESS PARTICIPANTS' EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH WHICH PROVIDES THEIR EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STATE AT THE OUTSET AND GAUGE THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES AFTER COMPLETION. OUR PRISON MINISTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GROW EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, NO MATTER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN WITH ACCESS TO COURAGE FOR LIFE'S AUDIO BIBLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AS WELL AS OUR VIDEO BIBLE STUDIES VIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS STATE-ISSUED INMATE TABLETS. WE SUPPORT ONGOING DISCIPLESHIP OF INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN BY RESOURCING AND EQUIPPING CHAPLAINS AND/OR VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH FACILITATING OUR COURAGE FOR MY LIFE CLASSES USING OUR WORKBOOKS AND VIDEO TEACHING SERIES. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE OUR PRINT COURAGE FOR LIFE STUDY BIBLE FOR MEN AND THE COURAGE FOR LIFE STUDY BIBLE FOR WOMEN EMPOWERING THEM TO STUDY THE BIBLE FOR THEMSELVES AND GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON IS CREATED WITH A PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE GOSPEL WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED.Expenses $96,904
- SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND BIBLE STUDY PRINT RESOURCES: COURAGE FOR LIFE PRODUCES PRINT RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO GROWTH SPIRITUALLY AND PURSUE EMOTIONAL HEALING. THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO DEEPER IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. THE COURAGE FOR LIFE STUDY FOR MEN AND THE COURAGE FOR LIFE STUDY BIBLE FOR WOMEN ARE UNLIKE ANY OTHER STUDY BIBLE ON THE MARKET, FEATURING A BIBLE STUDY ON EVERY PAGE, REFLECTION QUESTIONS, ENCOURAGING FAITH PROFILES, A TOPICAL INDEX, EASY-TO-READ NEW LIVING TRANSLATION, A UNIQUE DISCIPLESHIP PATH THROUGH THE BIBLE BASED ON THE SEVEN COURAGE STEPS OF COURAGE FOR LIFE, AND ACCESS TO A SUITE OF DIGITAL RESOURCES INCLUDING AUDIO BIBLE THROUGH THE FILAMENT BIBLE APP. VISIT HTTPS://COURAGEFORLIFE.ORG/STUDY-BIBLE/ TO EXPLORE ALL THE STUDY BIBLE FEATURES. OTHER COURAGE FOR LIFE RESOURCES INCLUDE BOOKS, DEVOTIONALS, AND WORKBOOKS, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SPIRITUAL GROWTH. COURAGE FOR LIFE'S SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND BIBLE STUDY PRINT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://COURAGEFORLIFE.ORG/STORE/ OUR PRAYER IS THAT YOU FIND THESE RESOURCES HELPFUL FOR YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND FAITH JOURNEY.Expenses $11,027
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-1567753
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P46)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $970,278
- Income (IRS master file)
- $586,736
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $586,736 | $413,115 | $970,278 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $879,768 | $527,930 | $807,786 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $747,530 | $435,162 | $485,450 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $425,928 | $437,697 | $179,682 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-1567753).
Questions about COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED is 46-1567753.
- Is COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ANN WHITE.
- Who are the officers and directors of COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COURAGE FOR LIFE INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $586,736, expenses of $413,115 and total assets of $970,278 at year end.
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