Life Tools Community Development Corporation

Tax-deductible

Douglasville, GA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-0070164Revenue $603K in FY2024

On file with the IRS5357 Chapel Hill Rd, 30135-5027 · Douglasville, GATax-exempt since Apr 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to prepare and equip individuals for economic and Life challenging situations as IT relates to their personal growth and Development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$603K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$737K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$603K
FY2024-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$646K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$605K
FY2024$603K
Expenses
$667K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$523K
FY2022$566K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$667K
Net assets
$737K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$801K
FY2024$737K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $503K Management & general 25% · $163K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$25,831Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Membersecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Smith’s $26K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2020
Frank Smith$25,831$96,066$34,958

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prepares and equips individuals for economic and life challenges, fostering personal growth.

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3 programs · $503K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The pantry was able to provide free groceries to local families throughout 2022. The free groceries enabled these families to supplement their food stamp purchases with nutritious groceries.

$406Kprogram expense
02

The careplace was able to provide free medical care and supplies for community members without adequate access to health care in 2020.

$97Kprogram expense
03

Faith in action believes in the potential for transformation and the power of people of faith to lead this transformation.

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 3 funders$58K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$603K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$503K
Managementcol C$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$737K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Total revenueLn 12$603K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$481K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$737K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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$381K$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$506K$481K
Total assetsLn 16$896K$826K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$801K$737K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$220K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178$178
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$550$550
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$53K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$39K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$283K$233K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$503K$163K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $603K$667K−$64K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 $605K$532K$74K$801K 990 PDF
FY2022 $708K$566K$141K$727K 990 PDF
FY2021 $646K$523K$122K$586K 990 PDF
FY2020 $673K$466K$207K$464K 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 $602,767 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $582,412$508,429
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,939$94,338
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $605,351$602,767
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,307$229,895
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $344,452$436,832
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $531,759$666,727
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,592−$63,960
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $602,767 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$508,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$508,429
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,338$94,338
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $94,338 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$602,767
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $666,727 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $220,263$220,263
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $4,930$4,930
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $178$178
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,524$4,524
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $550$550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,322$3,322
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,806$6,806
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,180$22,180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,869$3,869
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,518$2,518
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $53,054$53,054
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,405$5,405
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,852 · Management $17,569$56,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $233,460 · Management $49,247$282,707
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,250 · Management $163,477 · Fundraising $0$666,727
Part X · Balance sheet $826,105 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $380,533$338,514
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,117$5,696
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $505,748$480,719
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,275$1,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $895,865$826,105
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,633$13,468
X-19 Deferred revenue$600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,045$89,245
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $800,820$736,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $800,820$736,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $895,865$826,105
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $736,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$602,767
XI-2 Total expenses$666,727
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$800,820
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$736,860

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