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True Life

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, TX EIN: 46-3436398 Website

The primary purpose of True Life will be to provide christian programs to its local community and to the world.

True Life at a glance

In short: True Life gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
-90.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,000
-80.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$1,900,906
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who True Life funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Trinity Kids: $6KTrinity Kids$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Kids ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ArlingtonMansfieldKailuakonaPhiladelphia

How True Life gives

  • Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K4 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $405K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Kids Mansfield, TXSee Mission STMT$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,900,906$100,437$129,922$6,0001$7
2024$1,916,037$120,000$304,032$60,3302—
2023$2,219,310$515,845$510,616$405,3233—
2022$2,090,688$171,154$121,682$10,0501$171,154
2021$2,034,019$686,544$280,504$6,0001$75,549
2020$1,995,991$663,576$286,159$54,6284$3,858

About True Life

Based on IRS filings

True Life is a public charity focused on religion, based in Arlington, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $7.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

True Life is led by T. Ramsey, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • T. Ramsey

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. Scott

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. Rushing

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 True Life

How much does True Life give each year?

True Life gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $60K across 2 grants.

How large is True Life?

True Life reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $100K.

What is True Life?

True Life is a public charity focused on religion, based in Arlington, TX. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does True Life operate?

True Life has awarded grants in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Texas.

What is True Life's EIN?

True Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3436398. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)

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