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Life Directions FY2020 filing

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Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Since 1976HousingEIN 36-3873676Revenue $536K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlifedirections.org8425 W McNichols Rd, 48221-2546 · Detroit, MITax-exempt since Jun 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To motivate at risk young adults to mature responsible, productive adults

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $570 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $221K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$223K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$536K
Spent
$593K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$536K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$782K
FY2022$675K
FY2023$728K
FY2024$770K
FY2025$787K
Expenses
$593K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$768K
FY2025$778K
Net assets
$155K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $448K Management & general 12% · $71K Fundraising 12% · $73K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terrance Larkin
National Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hon Thomas Hathaway
Corporate Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Gail Trippet
Vice President - Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Howard
Vice Presisent - Qa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rev John Phelps
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hna Rosalie Esquerra
Corporate Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Empowers at-risk young adults to become responsible, productive adults.

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1 program · $448K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide consultation, evaluation, research and technical assistance to local units of life directions regarding their purpose of assisting low income students and training at risk young adults and their families.

$448Kprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$54K
Ethel and James Flinn FoundationFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$32K
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganFY2024$25K
Matilda R Wilson FundFY2024$25K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$15K
Beaumont Health FoundationFY2024$10K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$221K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$536K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$448K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Total revenueLn 12$536K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$376K
Total assetsLn 16$226K$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$223K
Net assetsLn 32$211K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$254K$183K$30K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$35K$6K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$20K$3K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$21K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$23K$3K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$740
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$270
InterestLn 20$111$100$11
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$127K$13K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$448K$71K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $787K$778K$10K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 $770K$768K$2K$205K 990 PDF
FY2023 $728K$783K−$55K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $675K$680K−$5K$257K 990 PDF
FY2021 $782K$675K$107K$262K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $536K$593K−$56K$155K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $536,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $563,020$494,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,847$41,237
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $173$48
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $611,040$536,175
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $327,644$325,169
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $346,814$267,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $674,458$592,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,418−$56,391
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $536,175 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$90,991
VIII-1e Government grants$90,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,237$41,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $48$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,285 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$536,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $592,566 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,615 · Management $30,436 · Fundraising $40,581$253,632
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,732 · Management $5,789 · Fundraising $7,718$48,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,774 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $3,728$23,298
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,385 · Management $3,398 · Fundraising $4,530$28,313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,081 · Management $11,202$32,283
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,189 · Management $2,577$25,766
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,658 · Management $740$7,398
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,434 · Management $270$2,704
IX-20 InterestPrograms $100 · Management $11$111
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,057 · Management $1,451$14,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,441 · Management $12,617 · Fundraising $16,256$156,314
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,466 · Management $71,287 · Fundraising $72,813$592,566
Part X · Balance sheet $377,780 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,130$376,055
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,889$725
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $226,019$377,780
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,785$14,037
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$58,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,785$222,937
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $151,234$94,843
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$60,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $211,234$154,843
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $226,019$377,780
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,843 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$536,175
XI-2 Total expenses$592,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$56,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$211,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,843

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

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