Lifespire, inc's mission is to champion and support people with developmental/intellectual disabilities and their families to realize their goals and dreams. The agency is funded through government programs, consumer contributions and gifts. IT is the agency's aim to provide individuals with developmental disabilities the assistance and support necessary to achieve a level of functional behaviors and cognitive skills to enable them to maintain themselves in their community in the most integrated and independent manner possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.3M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53.9M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78.3M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$86.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$32.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$78.3M
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98.2M
FY2021$78.3M
FY2022$104.1M
FY2023$105.7M
FY2024$102.7M
FY2025$110.7M
Expenses
$86.1M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96.2M
FY2021$86.1M
FY2022$95.6M
FY2023$97.8M
FY2024$99.6M
FY2025$104.3M
Net assets
$32.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.1M
FY2021$32.7M
FY2022$45.3M
FY2023$57.9M
FY2024$67.6M
FY2025$77.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1961.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $79.7M Management & general 7% · $6.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President / CEO
$326,907Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Thru 8/28/20
$202,222Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$177,688Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$176,390Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$165,672Pt VII · Sec A
Rehab Coord
$147,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Clinical Service
$138,029Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Day & Community Service
$137,808Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Lydon’s $325K as President/CEO is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Lydon$325,485$339,698$322,258$327,132$326,907$307,700
Emilio Bonilla$260,733$239,545$225,244$194,511$176,390$167,020
Keith Lee————$202,222$237,075
Diana Portocarrero Vega$188,776$178,411$129,317———
Peter Valvo$158,367$185,210—$117,350$131,301—
Leonard Powell——$168,025$181,104$177,688—
Leonard Powell MD—————$177,058
Edna Bonita Hinson—————$173,712

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $77.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential Services

provide a variety of options, dependent upon the level of assistance needed by each individual. Each facility allows the highest degree of independence. Some of these options include: 1. Intermediate Care Facilities: Offer comprehensive professional residential services and care for adults with multiple disabilities. 2.

$47.1Mprogram expense
02

Waiver Services

offers choices for individualized treatment and training to people with deficits in self care and domestic and independent living skills. Some of these services are: 1. Community habilitation: an in-home trainer helps the individual in the privacy of his/her own home and community to acquire and improve skills in many areas. 2.

$29.5Mprogram expense
03

Article 16 Clinic-designed to meet the specific clinical needs of developmentally disabled individuals and to help sustain them in their communities. The clinic provides personal assessment and treatment by professional, fully-accredited practitioners.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$86.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$79.7M
Managementcol C$6.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$32.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35.1M
Total assetsLn 16$86.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$78.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30.8M
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$508K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.0M
Other assetsLn 15$18.6M
Total assetsLn 16$86.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.9M
Net assetsLn 32$32.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5990
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40.5M$35.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$502K$508K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.8M$17.0M
Total assetsLn 16$80.6M$86.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49.5M$53.9M
Net assetsLn 32$31.1M$32.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$778K$778K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39.0M$37.4M$1.7M$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$717K$672K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.3M$6.0M$313K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4.6M$4.3M$287K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$594K$48K$546K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.8M$4.7M$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2.6M$2.2M$405K
Information technologyLn 14$1.6M$897K$706K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10.0M$9.4M$671K
TravelLn 17$5.6M$5.6M$26K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$22K$26K
InterestLn 20$460K$450K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.2M$2.1M$163K
InsuranceLn 23$1.6M$1.2M$391K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.0M$3.8M$169K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$1.0M$124K
Total functional expensesLn 25$86.1M$79.7M$6.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $110.7M$104.3M$6.3M$77.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $102.7M$99.6M$3.0M$67.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $105.7M$97.8M$7.9M$57.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $104.1M$95.6M$8.5M$45.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $78.3M$86.1M−$7.8M$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $98.2M$96.2M$1.9M$31.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $78,323,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $171,790$248
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,073,975$78,132,462
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $226,586$48,769
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $679,600$142,041
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $98,151,951$78,323,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,142,303$51,434,612
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,097,322$34,674,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,239,625$86,109,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,912,326−$7,785,859
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $78,323,520 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$248
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $78,132,462$78,132,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,126$61,126
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$12,357−$12,357
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $137,941 · Excluded from tax $4,100$142,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,270,403 · Excluded from tax $52,869$78,323,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,109,379 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $777,768$777,768
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,371,190 · Management $1,656,926 · Fundraising $0$39,028,116
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $672,449 · Management $44,883$717,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,018,101 · Management $313,146$6,331,247
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,293,574 · Management $286,575$4,580,149
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $47,638 · Management $546,026$593,664
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,705,260 · Management $73,740$4,779,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,136 · Management $1,756$4,892
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,237,927 · Management $405,088$2,643,015
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $897,452 · Management $706,069$1,603,521
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,357,787 · Management $671,288$10,029,075
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,573,897 · Management $26,336$5,600,233
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,272 · Management $26,372$48,644
IX-20 InterestPrograms $449,948 · Management $10,456$460,404
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,051,101 · Management $162,890$2,213,991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,165,803 · Management $390,535$1,556,338
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,842,533 · Management $169,237$4,011,770
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,006,012 · Management $124,208$1,130,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,716,080 · Management $6,393,299 · Fundraising $0$86,109,379
Part X · Balance sheet $86,539,765 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,803,683$30,762,802
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,674,145$4,378,745
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,107,348$15,072,641
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $785,432$258,411
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,823,762$16,978,419
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $502,452$508,400
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,900,178$18,580,347
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,597,000$86,539,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,573,062$9,465,643
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,064,608$7,078,347
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $11,251,429$10,142,902
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,589,351$27,166,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,478,450$53,883,780
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,060,020$32,597,405
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,530$58,580
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,118,550$32,655,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,597,000$86,539,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,655,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,323,520
XI-2 Total expenses$86,109,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,785,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,118,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,323,294
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,655,985

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