Primed for Life INC

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Springfield, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-5844837Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRS816 S College St, 62704-2608 · Springfield, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide services to families involved in the child welfare system and assist them in navagating through the process successfully. To provide services to youth with leadership development, character building, Life skills and employment in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$152K 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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FY2024 · 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 surplus $73K a year · 9% 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32
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
$1.4M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$543K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$560K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$560K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2007.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.2M Management & general 1% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$152,216Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leshonda Rogers’s $152K as Executive Di is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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.

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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 families in child welfare and empowers youth with life skills and leadership.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The lead program (family advocacy) focuses on the investment of skills assoicated to the clients growth in self-sufficiency through self-advocacy, etiquette, legal rights, education and other trainings.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

To assist families in crisis with children with mental health and behaviorial issues and is a preventive program to avoid disruption in families by providing resources, suppoer and referrals.

Pt IX · col B
03

Partnering wiht parents and amplified fathers are porgrams designed for parterns and fathers who are navigating government and private agencies systems.

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$560K
Total assetsLn 16$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$560K
Total assetsLn 16$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$560K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K$560K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$395K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$716K$707K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$254K$254K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$166K$560K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$848K$299K$395K 990 PDF
FY2022 $613K$711K−$98K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021 $543K$552K−$9K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $537K$531K$6K$203K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,420,252 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,147,062$1,420,252
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,147,062$1,420,252
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $624,944$817,142
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $222,873$437,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $847,817$1,254,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $299,245$165,539
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 $1,420,252 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,388,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,687
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,420,252
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,420,252
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,254,713 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $707,188 · Management $8,333$715,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,800$4,800
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,150$42,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,671$54,671
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $253,627$253,627
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,568$27,568
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,600$54,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,205$25,205
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,718$11,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,853$64,853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,246,380 · Management $8,333 · Fundraising $0$1,254,713
Part X · Balance sheet $560,337 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,798$560,337
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,798$560,337
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $394,798$560,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,798$560,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,798$560,337
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $560,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,420,252
XI-2 Total expenses$1,254,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$165,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,798
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$560,337

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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