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US nonprofit · EIN 330610787 · Upland, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330610787) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Empowering Lives International

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$77k liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.9 years on average
Staff
13
49 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Ron Higgins
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Empowering Lives International's network

8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ron Higgins ChairChairman of Board2018
8 yrs
Cameron DemetreBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Christy TongeBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Donald RogersChief Visionary Officer & Founder2018
8 yrs
Ken HendrenBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Liz StaffordCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Marijo BosTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Mike PerkinsonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jim CayaChief Executive Officersince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jim CayaCEO50$132k
Donald RogersChief Visionary Officer & Founder50$96k
Mike Chong PerkinsonCo-Chair of the Board3$0
Cameron DemetreCo-Chair of the Board3$0
Liz StaffordSecretary1$0
Marijo BosTreasurer1$0
Alan TanBoard Member1$0
Christy TongBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Empowering Lives International
EIN
330610787
Address
Po Box 67, Upland, CA, 91785-0067
State
California
Mission
Empowering Lives International (ELI) ignites world changers. We equip families and orphans to crush poverty, embrace Christ, and share their transformation with others through their God-honoring income, their deepening relationship with Jesus, and their skills to empower others. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X20 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
Principal officer
Jim Caya (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRon Higgins
≥8years on the filingsDonald Rogers
≥6years on the filingsMarijo Bos
≥4years on the filingsLiz Stafford

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$77k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.3m
Employees
13
Volunteers
49

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.3m$2.3m$23k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.