Life Center INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7105437)

Esther Gonzalez-Torres’s $106K as Executive Di is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Esther Gonzalez-Torres	$106,500	—	$54,027	$42,971	$42,971	$41,113
Esther Gonzalez-Tores	—	$104,790	—	—	—	—
Paul Echtenkamp	$70,350	$71,667	$38,808	$30,240	$30,822	$30,547
William McKissick	$65,350	$64,474	—	—	—	—
Noel Casiano	$59,338	$54,860	$36,827	$25,000	$25,481	$25,250
Vilma Echtenkamp	—	—	—	$26,967	$27,486	$25,764

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

Programs and updates

Helps people recovering from substance abuse find drug-free, productive lives through residential centers and outreach.

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2 programs · $730K · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Men's Residential Rehabilitation Program (Phase I) During fiscal year 2019-2020, services provided included residential and support services consisting of shelter, food, counseling, supervised work opportunities, individual and group therapies, recreation, and medical liaison to approximately 64 individuals for phase I.

$487Kprogram expense

02

Second Phase Rehabilitation Program (Phase II) During fiscal year 2019-2020, services provided included residential and support services consisting of shelter, food, counseling, supervised work opportunities, individual and group therapies, recreation, vocational, transitional and medical liaison supprts to approximately 36 individuals…

$243Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2020

Connecticut Association of Realtors Foundation INCFY2020$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $31K · 2019–2020

Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,740

Unitemized GrantFY2019$15,740

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$953K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$587K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K

Other incomeLn 4–11$31K

Money outPt IX

$871K

Ln 25

Programscol B$730K

Managementcol C$119K

Fundraisingcol D$22K

Owns and owesPt X

$613K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K

Total assetsLn 16$916K

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K

Government grantsLn 1e$63K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$587K

Investment incomeLn 3$23

Other incomeLn 4–11$31K

Total revenueLn 12$953K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$165K

SavingsLn 2$214K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$506K

Other assetsLn 15$3K

Total assetsLn 16$916K

LiabilitiesLn 26$303K

Net assetsLn 32$613K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 534

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$122K	$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$483K	$506K
Total assetsLn 16	$630K	$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$99K	$303K
Net assetsLn 32	$531K	$613K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$16K	$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$149K	$127K	$15K	$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$276K	$259K	$17K	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13K	$12K	$966	$218
Payroll taxesLn 10	$38K	$34K	$3K	$645
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$6K	$15K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$12K	$12K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$1K	$237	$236
OccupancyLn 16	$116K	$106K	$10K	$0
TravelLn 17	$19K	$16K	$3K	$0
InterestLn 20	$5K	$2K	$4K	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$34K	$18K	$16K	$577
InsuranceLn 23	$35K	$29K	$6K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$100K	$87K	$11K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$34K	$5K	$19K	$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$871K	$730K	$119K	$22K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$3.1M	$3.0M	$129K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.5M	$2.6M	−$121K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.9M	$1.8M	$1.1M	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.1M	$951K	$101K	$703K	990 PDF
FY2021	$899K	$910K	−$11K	$602K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$953K	$871K	$82K	$613K	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

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Part I · Summary $952,786 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,268$334,206

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $616,560$587,200

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18$23

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,321$31,357

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $819,167$952,786

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,009$15,740

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $395,421$476,234

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,425$379,278

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $719,855$871,252

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,312$81,534

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $952,786 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $68,771 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$62,589

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,617

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$334,206

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$518,429

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,357 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31,357

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $618,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$952,786

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $871,252 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,740$15,740

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,075 · Management $15,134 · Fundraising $7,239$149,448

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $259,125 · Management $16,851 · Fundraising $0$275,976

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,661 · Management $966 · Fundraising $218$12,845

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,466 · Management $2,854 · Fundraising $645$37,965

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,376 · Management $14,874 · Fundraising $0$21,250

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,180 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,180

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,105 · Management $237 · Fundraising $236$1,578

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,190 · Management $10,235 · Fundraising $0$116,425

IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,444 · Management $2,902 · Fundraising $0$19,346

IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,506 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $0$5,106

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,743 · Management $16,156 · Fundraising $577$34,476

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,915 · Management $5,922 · Fundraising $0$34,837

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,022 · Management $11,204 · Fundraising $2,221$100,447

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,501 · Management $18,546 · Fundraising $10,586$33,633

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $730,049 · Management $119,481 · Fundraising $21,722$871,252

Part X · Balance sheet $915,623 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,635$164,871

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,863$214,325

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,000$1,400

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,717$15,522

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,435$10,114

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $482,823$506,052

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,841$3,339

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $630,314$915,623

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,037$12,424

X-19 Deferred revenue$138,800

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,863$302,638

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,528$450,853

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,923$162,132

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $531,451$612,985

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $630,314$915,623

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $612,985 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$952,786

XI-2 Total expenses$871,252

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,534

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$531,451

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$612,985

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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