Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.
Toni Falk’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Falk | $78,256 | $58,772 | — | — | — |
| Emily Perton | — | — | $76,962 | $64,235 | $62,546 |
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.
See Soar DBA Ready for Life executive salaries →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
Offers adults with disabilities chances to learn and grow academically.
Questions for Soar DBA Ready for Life
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The ready for life academy provides post-secondary educational experiences for college-aged individuals diagnosed with cognitive, learning, or social disabilities. Each student begins the program by building a student-centered learning plan to develop realistic learning objectives, and identify areas of natural talent to be further…
Work and life skill services provide work and life skill training for individuals experienceing cognitive, learning, or social disabilities. Work and life skills are developed through volunteerism, community integration and interactive lessons which enable each person to achieve their individualized goals.
The ready for life summer camp is an intense 10-DAY overnight program to teach individuals independent living skills.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $570K | $666K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $37K | $26K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $670K | $782K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $61K | $61K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $609K | $720K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $56K | $39K | $17K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $446K | $423K | $23K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $7K | $6K | $1K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $24K | $21K | $2K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $38K | $35K | $3K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $2K | $2K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $398 | $64 | $334 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $7K | $7K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $39K | $32K | $8K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $13K | $13K | $539 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $17K | $16K | $2K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $167K | $167K | $581 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $853K | $781K | $72K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $143K | $969K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 20, 2025 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $117K | $826K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $43K | $709K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 12, 2022 | $1.0M | $1.1M | −$54K | $666K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 20, 2021 | $964K | $853K | $111K | $720K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $963,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $963,863 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $852,811 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $781,625 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $720,162 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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