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Lifeact

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Chagrin Falls, OH501(c)(3)Since 1992Mental Health EIN 34-1724365Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlifeact.org210 Bell St Ste 2, 44022-2946 · Chagrin Falls, OHTax-exempt since Sep 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to prevent suicide by teaching young people to recognize the warning signs of suicide and to seek professional help for themselves and others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 28 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $588K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $69K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$762K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$998K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $763K Management & general 18% · $224K Fundraising 21% · $268K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Steven J Macintyre
Executive Director & CEO
$96,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pete Cerar
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven J Macintyre’s $96K as Executive Director & CEO is at the 24th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jack Binder—$57,281$98,196$98,196$98,200$98,203
Steven J Macintyre$96,250$96,250————

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

Educates young people about suicide prevention to save lives.

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1 program · $763K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lifeact's professional instructors delivered its signature program, recognizing adolescent depression and suicide prevention, to more than 55,000 students in over 200 schools. Lifeact's goal is to inspire at-risk students to seek and receive treatment from a mental health professional, as treatment is life-altering and often lifesaving.

$763Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Community West FoundationFY2025$49K
George M & Pamela S Humphrey FundFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$763K
Managementcol C$224K
Fundraisingcol D$268K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$443K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$250K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$443K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$588K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$492K$443K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$550K$588K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$105K$72K$14K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$709K$489K$92K$128K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$44K$8K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$104K$29K$2K$73K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$5K$530$6K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$32K$7K$136
Information technologyLn 14$6K$444$5K$199
OccupancyLn 16$31K$8K$15K$8K
TravelLn 17$42K$41K$1K$648
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$2K$381
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$4K$7K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$11K$22K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$5K$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$763K$224K$268K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$95K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.3M−$282K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$60K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$880K$281K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$762K$402K$998K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$843K$205K$591K 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 $1,159,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,056,850$1,160,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,390$11,969
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,698−$13,333
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,066,542$1,159,127
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $969,510$877,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $378,553$376,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,348,063$1,254,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$281,521−$95,127
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,159,127 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,123
VIII-1e Government grants$250,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$777,368
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,160,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,969$11,969
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,347−$13,347
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,378$1,159,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,254,254 across 16 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $72,373 · Management $13,618 · Fundraising $19,009$105,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $488,557 · Management $91,925 · Fundraising $128,316$708,798
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,924 · Management $8,264 · Fundraising $11,536$63,724
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,608$36,608
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,873 · Management $1,625 · Fundraising $73,310$103,808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,723 · Management $530 · Fundraising $6,453$11,706
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,581 · Management $7,199 · Fundraising $136$38,916
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $444 · Management $5,496 · Fundraising $199$6,139
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,739 · Management $15,479 · Fundraising $7,739$30,957
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,578 · Management $1,019 · Fundraising $648$42,245
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,012 · Management $1,797 · Fundraising $381$3,190
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,630 · Management $7,260 · Fundraising $3,630$14,520
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,679$4,679
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,786 · Management $21,809 · Fundraising $10,704$43,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,706 · Management $6,440 · Fundraising $5,519$16,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $762,926 · Management $223,748 · Fundraising $267,580$1,254,254
Part X · Balance sheet $1,203,396 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $486,187$357,974
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,070$85,180
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $117,395$88,964
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,510$10,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,490$6,970
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $550,150$588,110
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $92,537$65,870
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,284,339$1,203,396
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,655$65,085
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,000$6,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $111,585$80,734
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,240$151,819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $856,521$768,660
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $233,578$282,917
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,090,099$1,051,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,284,339$1,203,396
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,051,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,159,127
XI-2 Total expenses$1,254,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$95,127
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,090,099
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,835
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,230
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,051,577

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