Lifesavers Foundation serves families in crisis through its free medical services for children and women and assist the community with goods and services from its resale store.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $403K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$242K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$973K
Spent
$921K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$272K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$973K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$973K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$921K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$921K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$272K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$16K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $808K Management & general 7% · $63K Fundraising 5% · $50K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaplain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Denton’s $90K as CEO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Bill Denton$90,489$160,000$79,000
Bonnie Lang—$19,284—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides free medical care for children and women, and supports the community through its resale store.

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2 programs · $808K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Underserved women clients receive clothing, diapers, car seats and portable cribs through a voucher system. Other families who qualify are given clothing, household items and furniture at its lifesavers' upscale resale STORE.THE foundation provides free medical services to dallas county children ages 0-18 years.

$610Kprogram expense
02

The foundation also sells donated articles of clothing and accessories as well as furniture and household decor to the general public to fund its programs to assist those in crisis situations. 12,000 clients and customers visited our resale store and received goods and services in 2020.

$198Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$973K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$997K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Money outPt IX
$921K
Ln 25
Programscol B$808K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$997K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$442K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Total revenueLn 12$973K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
Net assetsLn 32$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 676
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$242K
Net assetsLn 32$220K$272K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$35K$23K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$257K$240K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$22K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$26K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$46K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$92K$87K$4K$460
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$26$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K$200
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K$242$80
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$336K$310K$11K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$921K$808K$63K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.8M−$41K$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.2M−$432K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$280K$626K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$74K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $973K$921K$52K$272K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $972,554 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,046,728$997,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $181$186
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$92,770−$24,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $954,139$972,554
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 $372,779$361,786
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $529,655$558,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $902,434$920,600
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,705$51,954
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $972,554 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$332 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$130,863
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$866,323
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$441,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$997,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $186$186
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$35,413−$35,413
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,927$10,927
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$146 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$24,486$972,554
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $920,600 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,100 · Management $23,400 · Fundraising $19,500$78,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,436 · Management $16,860$257,296
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,252 · Management $2,914 · Fundraising $1,324$26,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,982 · Fundraising $10,896$36,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,651 · Management $3,673 · Fundraising $3,149$52,473
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $87,034 · Management $4,387 · Fundraising $460$91,881
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,044 · Management $26 · Fundraising $25$5,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,756 · Management $200$19,956
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,787 · Management $242 · Fundraising $80$16,109
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $310,478 · Management $11,153 · Fundraising $14,791$336,422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $807,520 · Management $62,855 · Fundraising $50,225$920,600
Part X · Balance sheet $513,928 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,117$259,801
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$35,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $150,052$150,215
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,329$13,818
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,798$47,668
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,659$1,726
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,606$5,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,561$513,928
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,577$20,023
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,577$241,990
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,932$162,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,052$109,215
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,984$271,938
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,561$513,928
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,938 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$972,554
XI-2 Total expenses$920,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,984
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,938

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