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Lifeworth Inc.

EIN 47-2481799 • 501(c)3 • Red Oak, TX

RevokedPub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE X20

Profile

Mission: more than a game helps to build bridges for youth to belong, believe, and become the leaders they were created to be by partnering with churches and ministries through sports and clubs in strategic ways to reach their community. More than a game has programming in 3 locations: tulsa, ok, forth worth, tx, & houston, tx and is active in serving youth and ministries in many other communities through speaking, training, and partnerships.

Revocation date: May 15, 2017

421 Century WayRed Oak, TX 75154

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Balance Sheet

Assets

Down

$23,884

Down $6,857 (-22%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$23,884

Down $6,856 (-22%) from 2022

Operations

Revenue

Up

$95,935

Up $18,245 (+23%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$102,792

Up $51,842 (+102%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$6,857

Down $33,597 (-126%) from 2022

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Balance Sheet Trend

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$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2022: $30,741Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $30,7402022Assets 2023: $23,884Net Assets 2023: $23,8842023

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2023

Assets$23,884
Liabilities-
Net Assets$23,884

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $77,690Expenses 2022: $50,950Net Income 2022: $26,7402022Revenue 2023: $95,935Expenses 2023: $102,792Net Income 2023: -$6,8572023

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2023

Revenue$95,935
Expenses$102,792
Net Income-$6,857

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Nov 13, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$95,935
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Mission: more than a game helps to build bridges for youth to belong, believe, and become the leaders they were created to be by partnering with churches and ministries through sports and clubs in strategic ways to reach their community. More than a game has programming in 3 locations: tulsa, ok, forth worth, tx, & houston, tx and is active in serving youth and ministries in many other communities through speaking, training, and partnerships.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: BUILDING AND MAINTAINING HOPE FIELDS MORE THAN A GAME BUILDS HOPE FIELDS TO GIVE YOUTH A PLACE TO PLAY WHILE INTRODUCING THEM TO HOPE. WE BELIEVE IN HELPING RESTORE A SENSE OF NORMALCY AND FAMILIARITY IN REFUGEE COMMUNITIES BY USING SOCCER AS A BRIDGE TO BUILD HOPE IN THE NEXT GENERATION. OUR HOPE FIELDS ARE DESIGNED TO BE CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACES (CFS) THAT HELP PROVIDE SAFE PLACES FOR YOUTH TO BELONG, BELIEVE, AND BECOME, DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY HAVE COME FROM. FOR MANY YOUTH THAT HAVE COME FROM TRAUMATIC ENVIRONMENTS, SPORTS CAN BE A CATALYST FOR HEALING AND HOPE WHEN PAIRED WITH A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. WE PARTNER WITH LIKE-MINDED CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES THAT HAVE UNDERUTILIZED LAND IN AREAS WHERE THE PAY-TO-PLAY BARRIER IS A CHALLENGE FOR MANY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH TO HAVE ACCESSES TO PLAY AND BELONG ON AN ORGANIZED TEAM. WE HAVE TWO HOPE FIELDS COMPLETED AND A THIRD HOPE COURT BEING BUILT IN HOUSTON. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT: CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH THROUGH SPORT WE SPONSOR AND HELP RUN CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING AT EACH OF OUR HOPE FIELD SITES AND HOPE FIELD SOCCER CLUBS (3D, BIG BRONCOS, LITTLE BRONCOS, AND OCHOA) INCLUDING A SUMMER TRAINING ACADEMY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CALLED 3D ACADEMY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE HOST A SOCCER TRAINING ACADEMY THAT RUNS FROM EARLY JUNE UNTIL AUGUST (KNOWN AS 3D ACADEMY). THIS ACADEMY FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENT BOTH IN SOCCER SKILLS AND SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP. THE ACADEMY IS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS AND OFFERED TO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10- 18. THE PRIMARY ATTENDEES OF THIS ACADEMY ARE FROM THE ZOMI BURMESE COMMUNITY AND IS FREE. DURING THE FALL AND SPRING MONTHS, WE HOST SOCCER TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH IN THE 8-18 AGE RANGE. THIS TRAINING IS CALLED "MFC CLUB. WE ALSO HOST FOOTBALL CLUB- AND MEET ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. WE HAVE CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING EVERY TUESDAY EVENING IN FORT WORTH FOR REFUGEE YOUTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES. WE ALSO RUN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OCHOA ELEMENTARY IN TULSA, OK. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT: FREE OUTREACH TOURNAMENTS WE HOST LARGE OUTREACHES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE FREE SOCCER TOURNAMENTS TO REACH THE COMMUNITY, USUALLY IN THE SPRING FOR EASTER, LATE SUMMER FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL, AND CHRISTMAS TIME. WE DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS TOYS AND BOOKS OF HOPE AND FOOD TO ALL YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMS AND THOSE THAT ATTEND THE OUTREACHES. WE SERVE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THESE FREE OUTREACH TOURNAMENTS. FOURTH ACCOMPLISHMENT: FREE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM WE OFFER FREE LEADERSHIP AND VALUES CURRICULUM, CALLED VARSITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS AND PARTNERS. OUR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS THEIR TIME TO SERVE THIS MINISTRY THAT IS IN 20 HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL SPORT CLUBS, INCLUDING HOPE FIELD CLUBS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO OFFER A FREE MORE THAN A GAME OUTREACH TOURNAMENT MANUAL FOR VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNER MINISTRIES TO USE TO HELP IMPACT MORE YOUTH.$15,000$74,531
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARK PEPINExecutive DiPT$29,792-$29,792
BOBBY PARKSPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lifeworth Inc
EIN
47-2481799
Phone
9182893779
Address
421 CENTURY WAY, RED OAK, TX 75154

Signing Officer

Name
Bobby Parks
Title
President
Phone
9182893779
Signed
2024-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ratliff & Associates Pc
Address
2501 PARKVIEW DR STE 205, FORT WORTH, TX 76102
Preparer
Jonathan Tucker
Phone
8173323222
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Page 1, Item C

MORE THAN A GAME INC

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Cash contribution: 15,000

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising and promotion 3,748 office expenses 703 information technology 8,380 travel 7,192 insurance 678 program expenses 10,739 total 31,440

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Other assets 0 431 total 0 431

Form 990-ez, Part III

Mission: more than a game helps to build bridges for youth to belong, believe, and become the leaders they were created to be by partnering with churches and ministries through sports and clubs in strategic ways to reach their community. More than a game has programming in 3 locations: tulsa, ok, forth worth, tx, & houston, tx and is active in serving youth and ministries in many other communities through speaking, training, and partnerships.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

First accomplishment: building and maintaining hope fields more than a game builds hope fields to give youth a place to play while introducing them to hope. We believe in helping restore a sense of normalcy and familiarity in refugee communities by using soccer as a bridge to build hope in the next generation. Our hope fields are designed to be child-friendly spaces (cfs) that help provide safe places for youth to belong, believe, and become, despite the circumstances they have come from. For many youth that have come from traumatic environments, sports can be a catalyst for healing and hope when paired with a healthy community. We partner with like-minded churches and ministries that have underutilized land in areas where the pay-to-play barrier is a challenge for many refugee and immigrant youth to have accesses to play and belong on an organized team. We have two hope fields completed and a third hope court being built in houston. Second accomplishment: consistent programming for youth through sport we sponsor and help run consistent programming at each of our hope field sites and hope field soccer clubs (3d, big broncos, little broncos, and ochoa) including a summer training academy & leadership development, called 3d academy. During the summer months, we host a soccer training academy that runs from early june until august (known as 3d academy). This academy focuses on development both in soccer skills and spiritual leadership. The academy is run by volunteers and offered to youth between the ages of 10- 18. The primary attendees of this academy are from the zomi burmese community and is free. During the fall and spring months, we host soccer training and leadership development for youth in the 8-18 age range. This training is called "mfc club. We also host football club- and meet on saturday mornings. We have consistent programming every tuesday evening in fort worth for refugee youth in partnership with volunteers from local churches. We also run afterschool programming with a partnership with ochoa elementary in tulsa, ok. Third accomplishment: free outreach tournaments we host large outreaches throughout the year that are free soccer tournaments to reach the community, usually in the spring for easter, late summer for back-to-school, and christmas time. We distribute christmas toys and books of hope and food to all youth involved in our programs and those that attend the outreaches. We serve hundreds of youth and their families through these free outreach tournaments. Fourth accomplishment: free leadership curriculum we offer free leadership and values curriculum, called varsity leadership academy to all of our players and partners. Our leadership volunteers their time to serve this ministry that is in 20 high schools and several sport clubs, including hope field clubs and partner organizations. We also offer a free more than a game outreach tournament manual for volunteers and partner ministries to use to help impact more youth.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: BUILDING AND MAINTAINING HOPE FIELDS MORE THAN A GAME BUILDS HOPE FIELDS TO GIVE YOUTH A PLACE TO PLAY WHILE INTRODUCING THEM TO HOPE. WE BELIEVE IN HELPING RESTORE A SENSE OF NORMALCY AND FAMILIARITY IN REFUGEE COMMUNITIES BY USING SOCCER AS A BRIDGE TO BUILD HOPE IN THE NEXT GENERATION. OUR HOPE FIELDS ARE DESIGNED TO BE CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACES (CFS) THAT HELP PROVIDE SAFE PLACES FOR YOUTH TO BELONG, BELIEVE, AND BECOME, DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY HAVE COME FROM. FOR MANY YOUTH THAT HAVE COME FROM TRAUMATIC ENVIRONMENTS, SPORTS CAN BE A CATALYST FOR HEALING AND HOPE WHEN PAIRED WITH A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. WE PARTNER WITH LIKE-MINDED CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES THAT HAVE UNDERUTILIZED LAND IN AREAS WHERE THE PAY-TO-PLAY BARRIER IS A CHALLENGE FOR MANY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH TO HAVE ACCESSES TO PLAY AND BELONG ON AN ORGANIZED TEAM. WE HAVE TWO HOPE FIELDS COMPLETED AND A THIRD HOPE COURT BEING BUILT IN HOUSTON. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT: CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH THROUGH SPORT WE SPONSOR AND HELP RUN CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING AT EACH OF OUR HOPE FIELD SITES AND HOPE FIELD SOCCER CLUBS (3D, BIG BRONCOS, LITTLE BRONCOS, AND OCHOA) INCLUDING A SUMMER TRAINING ACADEMY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CALLED 3D ACADEMY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE HOST A SOCCER TRAINING ACADEMY THAT RUNS FROM EARLY JUNE UNTIL AUGUST (KNOWN AS 3D ACADEMY). THIS ACADEMY FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENT BOTH IN SOCCER SKILLS AND SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP. THE ACADEMY IS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS AND OFFERED TO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10- 18. THE PRIMARY ATTENDEES OF THIS ACADEMY ARE FROM THE ZOMI BURMESE COMMUNITY AND IS FREE. DURING THE FALL AND SPRING MONTHS, WE HOST SOCCER TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH IN THE 8-18 AGE RANGE. THIS TRAINING IS CALLED "MFC CLUB. WE ALSO HOST FOOTBALL CLUB- AND MEET ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. WE HAVE CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING EVERY TUESDAY EVENING IN FORT WORTH FOR REFUGEE YOUTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES. WE ALSO RUN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH OCHOA ELEMENTARY IN TULSA, OK. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT: FREE OUTREACH TOURNAMENTS WE HOST LARGE OUTREACHES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE FREE SOCCER TOURNAMENTS TO REACH THE COMMUNITY, USUALLY IN THE SPRING FOR EASTER, LATE SUMMER FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL, AND CHRISTMAS TIME. WE DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS TOYS AND BOOKS OF HOPE AND FOOD TO ALL YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMS AND THOSE THAT ATTEND THE OUTREACHES. WE SERVE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THESE FREE OUTREACH TOURNAMENTS. FOURTH ACCOMPLISHMENT: FREE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM WE OFFER FREE LEADERSHIP AND VALUES CURRICULUM, CALLED VARSITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS AND PARTNERS. OUR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS THEIR TIME TO SERVE THIS MINISTRY THAT IS IN 20 HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL SPORT CLUBS, INCLUDING HOPE FIELD CLUBS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO OFFER A FREE MORE THAN A GAME OUTREACH TOURNAMENT MANUAL FOR VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNER MINISTRIES TO USE TO HELP IMPACT MORE YOUTH.
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