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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PRIESTS FOR LIFE.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 19 December 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$11,181,968 changed to $11,181,969
Total expenses
$11,101,068 changed to $11,114,420
Investment income
$7,892 changed to $7,893
Total assets, end of year
$8,341,654 changed to $8,246,217
Total liabilities, end of year
$684,676 changed to $659,049
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,656,978 changed to $7,587,168
Program services expenses
$8,312,901 changed to $8,317,881
Management and general expenses
$1,626,497 changed to $1,634,868
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,312,901 changed to $8,317,881

Totals

Total revenue
$11,181,968
Total expenses
$11,101,068
Contributions and grants received
$11,174,076
Grants paid
$543,181
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7,892
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,341,654
Total liabilities, end of year
$684,676
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,656,978
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,312,901
Management and general expenses
$1,626,497
Fundraising expenses
$1,161,671
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,312,901

Program services were 74.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,174,076

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,892 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $543,181 · program services $543,181

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $877,966 · program services $614,401 · management and general $263,565 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,461,374 · program services $1,296,370 · management and general $165,004 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,902 · program services $4,552 · management and general $1,350 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $463,479 · program services $353,329 · management and general $110,150 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $160,933 · program services $0 · management and general $160,933 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $737,660 · program services $640,064 · management and general $97,596 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $266,558 · program services $199,919 · management and general $66,639 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,725 · program services $29,044 · management and general $9,681 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $210,000 · fundraising $210,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $73,778 · program services $73,778 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $66,242 · program services $0 · management and general $66,242 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $337,876 · program services $224,075 · management and general $113,801 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $46,134 · program services $46,134 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $481,436 · program services $481,436 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $88,920 · program services $83,731 · management and general $5,189 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,013 · program services $0 · management and general $1,013 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $245,066 · program services $183,800 · management and general $61,266 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $126,585 · program services $94,894 · management and general $31,691 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: International Development/Strategic Planning

    total $596,827 · program services $510,908 · management and general $85,919 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Communications/Postage & Shipping/Printing & Publication

    total $3,027,780 · program services $2,045,486 · management and general $77,354 · fundraising $904,941

  • 24c · Other expenses: Maintenance/Repairs/Credit Card & Bank Fees/Dues

    total $492,712 · program services $183,608 · management and general $309,104 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: List Acquisition/Clergy Fax & E-Mail Blasts/Media Campaign

    total $750,921 · program services $704,191 · management and general $0 · fundraising $46,730

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,756,020 · end of year $3,253,544

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,763 · end of year $24,970

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,816,330 · end of year $1,810,314

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $113,418 · end of year $120,224

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,025,220

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,947,468

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,069,974 · end of year $3,077,752

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $54,850 · end of year $54,850

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $221,263 · end of year $670,017

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $19,014 · end of year $14,659

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,345,534 · end of year $6,553,057

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,230,544 · end of year $1,103,921

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The vision of Priests for Life is a nation and culture where the children in the womb have the same respect and protection under the law as those who have been born and the violence of abortion is no longer tolerated. Our mission plays in helping to accomplish our vision which is to activate and equip God's people to end abortion by increasing their awareness of the problem their understanding of how their faith impels them to address it and their access to the tools they need to do so.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission of Priests for Life is to activate and equip God's people to end abortion by increasing their awareness of the problem their understanding of how their faith impels them to address it and their access to the tools they need to do so.

  • Education of Clergy -In 2022 Priests for Life remained in the forefront of being physically present at pro-life conferences prayer vigils rallies Churches and schools as our pastoral team responded to invitations from pro-life groups large and small. We serve pro-life groups and dioceses without charge for our services or materials. Fr. Frank Pavone Fr. Denis Wilde Janet Morana Alveda King Theresa and Kevin Burke and Bryan Kemper were among those traveling and speaking nationwide to continue to educate and equip priests deacons and seminarians to effectively proclaim the pro-life message. We also participated by means of both taped and live video at other events including the International Week of Prayer and Fasting to End Abortion.

    Expenses $946,062 · Grants $183,900

  • International Outreach - Priests for Life PFL continued throughout the year to enhance its international presence through increased participation in various fora provided by the United Nations the Organization for American States and Catholic Inspired NGOs. We expanded our outreach to a growing number of international prolife coalitions and collaborators in over 97 countries and helped make an impact in ending abortion around the world. PFL is in their 19th year defending unborn children and mothers as a Non-Governmental Organization NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC of the United Nations UN. We participated in meetings at the United Nations and collaborated with numerous pro-family NGOs to foster international policies protecting the dignity of human life at all stages. PFL participated virtually and in person in critical conferences in New York including the 60th Session of the Commission on Social Development in February the 66th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women in March and the 55th Session of the Commission on Population and Development in April. In May PFL participated in The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and in October we participated virtually at the OAS 52nd Regular Session of the General Assembly hosted by Peru. In November PFL attended the Virginia March for Life in Richmond VA and Italy's annual March for Life in Washington DC in May.

    Expenses $759,282

  • Media - In addition to our own broadcasting and our EWTN programs our pastoral team conducted numerous interviews for the national Christian conservative and secular print radio television and online media. Throughout the year Priests for Life team members continued to write opinion pieces that were published regularly by outlets like Newsmax Breitbart LifeNews.com Washington Examiner Town Hall National Catholic Register Catholic Online and many others. In 2022 the Priests for Life team wrote 58 op-eds which was an increase of 6 from 2021. Several radio interviews were on Point of View American Family Radio EWTN Radio Ave Maria Radio and The Catholic Channel on SIRIUS XM. We were present on various television networks including FOX News Newsmax Catholic Faith Network Christian Broadcasting and One America News. The media exposure of Priests for Life increased exponentially following the laicization of Fr. Frank and we used the extra interview opportunities to convey our message about the priority of the abortion issue and the urgency of fostering healing after abortion.

    Expenses $738,172

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Frank Pavone

    National Director

    Total calculated
    $33,414
    From this org
    $17,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,980
    Hours/week
    80

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $17,434
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,980
    Filer's total
    $33,414

  • Janet Morana

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $199,614
    From this org
    $182,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,180
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,434
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,980
    Filer's total
    $199,614

  • Father Denis Wilde OSA

    Associate Priest

    Total calculated
    $36,000
    From this org
    $36,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $36,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $36,000

  • Alveda King

    Member Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Anthony DeStefano

    Associate Director International Director

    Total calculated
    $221,267
    From this org
    $182,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,700
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,567
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,576
    Filer's total
    $221,268

  • Michael Nierva

    Member Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Joseph A Magahis

    Member Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Roger Baler

    Member Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Avelino Valonzo

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $206,838
    From this org
    $157,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,030
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,730
    Filer's total
    $206,838

  • Danielle Malina-Jones

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $225,562
    From this org
    $131,336
    From related orgs
    $44,730
    Other
    $49,496
    Hours/week
    60 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,336 + $44,730 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,446
    Filer's total
    $180,832 + $44,730 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Rachel's Vineyard Ministries

    501(C)(3) · Post Abortive Healing · PA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302019349300200

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