Life Time Foundation EIN 03-0533192 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers children to live healthy, happy lives through changemaker support. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Chanhassen, MN
Website
www.ltfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$2.6MFY2024
Expenses
$2.1M
Net assets
$2.5M
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  03-0533192 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chanhassen, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers children to live healthy, happy lives through changemaker support.
Leadership
Bahram Akradi · Chair and President
Money in and out
$2.6M revenue, $2.1M expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $506K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +46% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +133% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -8%
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -19%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$54K
FY2024▼ -80%
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$506K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLife Time Foundation
EINHdr · item D03-0533192
Principal addressHdr · item CChanhassen, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ltfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Board Member (start 10/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marnie Wells’s $42K as Executive Director (end 4/23) is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Koch$175,769
Marnie Wells$42,448$67,338
Mechelle Freeman$18,400$14,600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our nutrition programs work with public k-12 schools is by supporting them in serving delicious, nutrition, minimally-processed food in school. Our collaborative initiatives with school food leaders entail: providing expert guidance related to ingredients in school foods and label analysis with our green onion tool, which is a free…

$706Kprogram expense
02

Our healthy planet program , we partner with schools and non-profit organizations to educate and promote reforestation and conservation to help combat the escalating impact of greenhouse gas emissions.

$495Kprogram expense
03

Our youth movement programs funds projects and initiatives so that all kids, specifically those in historically underserved communities, have access to safe, fun, enriching physical activities, with the intention they will choose to stay active for life.

$360Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.6M · 97%
Other revenue$72K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$2.6M
Other revenue3%$72K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.12
Program services73%$1.6M
Management & general14%$303K
Fundraising12%$261K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$54K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.1M · Less non-cash grants $362K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.8M
15.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $2.1M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $303K · Total expenses $2.1M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $261K · Total expenses $2.1M
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $239K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.5M
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.6M · Total revenue $2.6M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.6M · Prior year $2.9M
-8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $7.7M · FY2024 $2.6M
-23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.6M · Expenses $2.1M
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.6M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bahram Akradi · Reported title CHAIR AND PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $469K · Total expenses $2.1M
22%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -8%
Legal fee ratio 0.8%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$177K
Grants paid · 124 grants · $14.8M · 2020–2024
American ForestsDC · FY2024$300,000
One Tree Planted INCVT · FY2024$100,000
Wellness in the Schools INCNY · FY2024$100,000
Eliassen GroupFY2024$90,959
National Farm to School NetworkCA · FY2024$61,480
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2024$50,000
City Parks Foundation INCNY · FY2024$45,000
City Parks Foundation INCNY · FY2024$40,000
Sugi FoundationCA · FY2024$38,000
Swan Solutions LLCFY2024$35,063
Minneapolis Public SchoolsFY2024$29,500
Laveen Elementary School DistrictFY2024$18,138
The Morton ArboretumIL · FY2024$16,000
City Parks Foundation INCNY · FY2024$15,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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