Lifeline-Connect INC

Tax-deductible

Urbana, IL501(c)(3)Since 2015Mental HealthEIN 20-5141694Revenue $191K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2107 N High Cross Rd, 61802-7795 · Urbana, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission is to provide help to anyone who needs assistance in recovering from chemical dependency

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $65 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$702K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$261K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$261K
Net assets
$702K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$655K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$769K
FY2024$772K
FY2025$702K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $208K Management & general 17% · $45K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Admin Director
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Dir
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A

Randy Brown’s $24K as Admin Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2020
Randy Brown$24,000$24,000$20,400$14,400
David Rogers$9,000$12,000$12,000$12,000
Brenda Rogers$9,000$12,000$12,000$12,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps chemically dependent individuals by providing them with assistance.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Assisting chemically dependent individuals

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$702K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$340K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$353K
Total assetsLn 16$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$702K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K$349K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$353K$353K
Total assetsLn 16$772K$702K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$772K$702K
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$42K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$117K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$435$342$93
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$619$629
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$5K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$208K$45K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$261K−$70K$702K 990 PDF
FY2024 $268K$265K$3K$772K 990 PDF
FY2023 $224K$244K−$20K$769K 990 PDF
FY2022 $229K$204K$25K$789K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $244K$183K$62K$655K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $191,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,357$147,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,499$37,613
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,177$6,182
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $268,033$191,084
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $164,556$171,561
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,184$89,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $264,740$261,230
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,293−$70,146
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $191,084 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$37,613
VIII-3 Investment income$6,182
VIII-12 Total revenue$191,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,230 across 30 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 $42,000$42,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,369$117,369
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,192$12,192
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800$800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,011$1,011
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $342 · Fundraising $93$435
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,191 · Management $619 · Fundraising $629$8,439
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,092$1,092
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,539 · Management $2,039$14,578
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,425 · Fundraising $6,525$11,950
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,535$12,535
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,654$20,654
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,175$18,175
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,972 · Management $45,000 · Fundraising $8,258$261,230
Part X · Balance sheet $702,096 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,848$8,519
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $384,219$340,402
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $353,175$353,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $772,242$702,096
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $772,242$702,096
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $772,242$702,096
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $772,242$702,096
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $702,096 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$191,084
XI-2 Total expenses$261,230
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$772,242
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$702,096

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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