Earning for Life Inc
Acting as a title holding company for a 501c3 organization
Earning for Life Inc at a glance
In short: Earning for Life Inc gave $325K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $325K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $325,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $325,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $325,000
- Total assets
- $6,313,500
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Earning for Life Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 2 equal 1 International ($325K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Earning for Life Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−20%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $405K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $325K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 equal 1 International Golden, CO | General Support | $325,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,313,500 | $341,847 | $451,240 | $325,000 | 1 | $241,847 |
| 2024 | $6,214,543 | $622,765 | $716,775 | $325,000 | 1 | $222,765 |
| 2023 | $6,171,581 | $601,300 | $439,388 | $370,000 | 1 | $601,300 |
| 2022 | $6,597,798 | $331,644 | $466,470 | $405,000 | 1 | $331,644 |
| 2021 | $6,288,741 | $149,045 | $447,266 | $401,000 | 1 | $149,045 |
| 2020 | $6,236,134 | $105,316 | $332,616 | $30,000 | 1 | $105,316 |
About Earning for Life Inc
Based on IRS filings
Earning for Life Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Shrewsbury, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $325K. Net investment income was $242K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Earning for Life Inc is led by David L Taylor, President Treasurer since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David L Taylor
President Treasurer
President → President Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gustavo Barrios
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda M Taylor
Clerk
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
RoosMarie Barrios
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Michael E Phillipps (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Earning for Life Inc
How much does Earning for Life Inc give each year?
Earning for Life Inc gave $325K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $325K across 1 grant.
How large is Earning for Life Inc?
Earning for Life Inc reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $342K.
What is Earning for Life Inc?
Earning for Life Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Shrewsbury, MA. It holds $6.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Earning for Life Inc operate?
Earning for Life Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Earning for Life Inc's EIN?
Earning for Life Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1192488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 28, 2026)
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