Charitable and educational

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$2K
-1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -1% 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
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Revenue
$205K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$189K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$167K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$205K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$205K
Expenses
$189K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$171K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$189K
Net assets
$167K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$167K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $189K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,283Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexis Ware’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Alexis Ware$94,283$88,561$81,829$86,950$74,530

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

Lessons for Life INC is a human services nonprofit based in Little Rock, AR, formed in 2011.

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, more specifically to youth and adults

$189Kprogram 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$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$205K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$258
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$167K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$258
Total revenueLn 12$205K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$150
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$167K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$151K$167K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$495$495
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K$189K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $205K$189K$16K$167K 990 PDF
FY2024 $185K$191K−$6K$151K 990 PDF
FY2023 $203K$171K$33K$157K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$165K$12K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021 $200K$171K$29K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $145K$83K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $204,694 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$189,431
I-9 Program service revenue$15,000
I-10 Investment income$5
I-11 Other revenue$258
I-12 Total revenue$204,694
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$121,723
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$66,793
I-18 Total expenses$188,516
I-19 Revenue less expenses$16,178
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $204,694 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $258 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,431
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$189,431
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,263 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$204,694
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,516 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,296$88,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,671$20,671
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,987$5,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,769$6,769
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,510$6,510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,678$1,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,936$3,936
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $495$495
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,591$2,591
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,784$15,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,511$29,511
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,288$6,288
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,516 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$188,516
Part X · Balance sheet $164,469 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,686$151,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,915$12,915
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150$150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,751$164,469
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,062−$2,398
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,062−$2,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $150,689$166,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $150,689$166,867
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,751$164,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $166,867 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,694
XI-2 Total expenses$188,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$150,689
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$166,867

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