Since its inception in August 2006, LifeGuard has been dedicated to education for individuals and the public on human reproduction, adoption, the effects of abortion on women and children, strengthening the institution of marriage through Natural Family Planning and promoting civil rights for all people. Life should be protected and honored at all

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 29% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$90K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$134K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$90K
Expenses
$134K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$109K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$134K
Net assets
$316K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$316K

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.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $79K Management & general 36% · $48K Fundraising 6% · $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

4 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$37,176Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martha Sandner’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 199 <$100K health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martha Sandner$37,176$36,632$35,554$35,062$32,412$27,610
Shelley Gundrey—$4,445$3,340$2,230——
Shelley L Gundrey————$2,225$2,233

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Educates people about human reproduction and development.

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2 programs · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Education materials, literature, advertising is provided to the public through mailings, events, and various media outlets in the Four Corners region. Including SWCYC that teaches teens to practice chastity. 275

$62Kprogram expense
02

Providing ultrasound exams by qualifeid medical individuals for low or no costs. Number of persons benefited 100

$16Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$134K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$90K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$361K$316K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$983$983
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$37K$18K$12K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$939$566
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$935
Office expensesLn 13$1K$49$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$0
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$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$36K$947
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$134K$79K$48K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $90K$134K−$45K$316K 990 PDF
FY2024 $103K$137K−$34K$361K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$116K$24K$395K 990 PDF
FY2022 $365K$109K$256K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $149K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 $113K$69K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $89,632 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,434$71,861
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,962$9,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,052$8,747
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,418−$321
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $102,866$89,632
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,577$983
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $44,952$46,939
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,280$86,536
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,809$134,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,943−$44,826
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $89,632 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,012 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,609
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,861
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,747 · Excluded from tax $8,747$8,747
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $597$597
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$585−$585
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,092 · Excluded from tax $8,759$89,632
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,458 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $983$983
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 staffPrograms $17,500 · Management $12,272 · Fundraising $7,404$37,176
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,463$6,463
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,795 · Management $939 · Fundraising $566$3,300
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,365$4,365
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,015 · Management $935$8,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49 · Management $1,423$1,472
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,044$22,044
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationPrograms $1,379$1,379
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,466 · Management $5,011$7,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,202 · Management $947$37,149
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,700$3,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,552 · Management $47,936 · Fundraising $7,970$134,458
Part X · Balance sheet $318,501 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,672$28,430
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $340,355$274,103
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,752
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $201$201
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,658$3,279
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,201$318,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $500$278
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,518$1,866
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,018$2,144
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $361,183$316,357
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,183$316,357
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,201$318,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,357 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$89,632
XI-2 Total expenses$134,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,357

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