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Life Directions FY2024 filing

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Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Since 1976HousingEIN 36-3873676Revenue $770K in FY2024

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.
68¢ 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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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
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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 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
$162K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$770K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$768K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$770K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$782K
FY2022$675K
FY2023$728K
FY2024$770K
FY2025$787K
Expenses
$768K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$768K
FY2025$778K
Net assets
$205K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Jun 1993.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $525K Management & general 11% · $83K Fundraising 21% · $160K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terrance Larkin
National Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rev John Phelps Cssr
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Howard
Vice Presisent - Qa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR Gail Trippett Csj
Corporate Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rev Alex Steinmiller Cp
Vice President - Program
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hon Thomas Hathaway
Corporate Treasurer
$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 · $525K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$525Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$770K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$768K
Ln 25
Programscol B$525K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$276K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$770K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$205K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$392K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$353K$254K$42K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$16K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$4K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$22K$4K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$35K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$30K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$902
InterestLn 20$5K$4K$451
InsuranceLn 23$17K$15K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$217K$118K$9K$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25$768K$525K$83K$160K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $787K$778K$10K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $536K$593K−$56K$155K 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 $770,303 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $692,199$750,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,253$18,637
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17$1,456
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $728,469$770,303
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $363,403$406,275
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,674$361,529
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $783,077$767,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,608$2,499
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 $770,303 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$276,425
VIII-1e Government grants$5,797
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$467,988
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$750,210
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,637$18,637
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,456$1,456
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,637 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,456$770,303
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $767,804 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,982 · Management $42,330 · Fundraising $56,440$352,752
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,107 · Management $2,684 · Fundraising $3,579$22,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,430 · Management $3,739 · Fundraising $4,984$31,153
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,287 · Management $3,715 · Fundraising $4,953$30,955
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,550 · Management $14,895$49,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,720 · Management $3,302$33,022
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,110 · Management $902$9,012
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,058 · Management $451$4,509
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,381 · Management $1,709$17,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,360 · Management $9,406 · Fundraising $89,730$217,496
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $524,985 · Management $83,133 · Fundraising $159,686$767,804
Part X · Balance sheet $366,991 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $366,287$82,414
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$116,062
X-4 Accounts receivable$154,195
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,488$14,320
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $391,775$366,991
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,155$11,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189,183$161,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $142,592$145,091
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$60,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $202,592$205,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $391,775$366,991
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$770,303
XI-2 Total expenses$767,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$202,592
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,091

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

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