Healing Buddies INC

Tax-deductible

Lakewood, CO501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 33-1114811Revenue $156K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlifesparknow.org355 S Teller St Ste 200, 80226-7391 · Lakewood, COTax-exempt since Mar 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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LifeSpark Cancer Resources is a non-profit volunteer service organization focused on the use of energy therapies to provide support and care for individuals with cancer at approved medical and educational facilities. LifeSpark is dedicated to serving individuals and the oncology medical community through education, training, advocacy, and deliver of hands-on sessions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 3 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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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 4% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 65% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 65% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$156K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$145K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$156K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$124K
FY2020$120K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$156K
Expenses
$145K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$135K
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$147K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$145K
Net assets
$73K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$38K
FY2020$44K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$73K

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 Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $106K Management & general 8% · $12K Fundraising 19% · $27K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$47,260Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$47,260Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandy Priester’s $47K as Executive Di is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Sandy Priester$47,260$45,260$45,260$42,935$42,300$42,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides energy therapy support and care for cancer patients through volunteer services.

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2 programs · $126K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lifespark cancer resources is a non-profit volunteer service organization that provides support and care for individuals with cancer and their caregivers through the use of reiki and healing touch therapies. Lifespark provides these sessions at hospitals, churches, spas, and other locations, as well as remote options.

$63Kprogram expense
02

Lifespark cancer resources is a non-profit volunteer service organization that provides support and care for individuals with cancer and their caregivers through the use of reiki and healing touch therapies. Lifespark provides these sessions at hospitals, churches, spas, and other locations, as well as remote options.

$63Kprogram 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 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$156K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$106K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$156K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $156K$145K$11K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$132K$8K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $116K$147K−$31K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $124K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$44K 990 PDF
FY2019 $124K$135K−$12K$38K 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
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

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

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