Lyfe Three INC

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Offers free after-school & mentoring programs for youth in the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$62K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$492K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$492K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$60K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$492K
Expenses
$488K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$390K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$488K
Net assets
$19K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$10K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$19K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

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% · $488K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$61,771Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tammie Dean’s $62K as Vice President is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Tammie Dean$61,771$53,459$16,732

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides free after-school and mentoring programs for local youth.

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1 program · $488K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the 2022-2023 year, lyfe three provided year-round educational programming for k-12 students. The program included an afterschool component during the academic year and a summer program to support continued learning.

$488Kprogram 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$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$488K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Government grantsLn 1e$412K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$34K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K$217K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87$87
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$600$600
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$902$902
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$488K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $492K$488K$4K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $387K$379K$8K$29K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2023 $421K$390K$31K$21K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2022 $60K−$10K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $491,764 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $387,108$491,764
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $387,108$491,764
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $263,048$302,574
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,015$185,493
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $379,063$488,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,045$3,697
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $491,764 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,640
VIII-1e Government grants$412,154
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,970
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$491,764
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$491,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,067 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,771$61,771
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,047$217,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87$87
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,669$23,669
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $600$600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,033$52,033
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,209$26,209
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,950$34,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,995$33,995
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,167$2,167
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,396$5,396
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,086$7,086
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $902$902
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,055$22,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $488,067 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$488,067
Part X · Balance sheet $98,108 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,914$37,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,995$59,160
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,749$1,714
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,658$98,108
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $44,083$53,288
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,083$26,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,166$79,408
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,492$18,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,492$18,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,658$98,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$491,764
XI-2 Total expenses$488,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,492
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$19,489
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,700

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

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