Lifescape Foundation FY2020 filing

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Sioux Falls, SD501(c)(3)Since 1979Health CareEIN 46-0353254

The mission of the lifescape foundation is to provide resources to enhance the lives of children and adults served by lifescape. We DO this through direct support of therapy, education, supported living and employment programs, and helping meet essential, basic living needs and support of goals of people with disabilities so they may live their best lives. We are dedicated to the values of financial responsibility, stewardship, integrity, collaboration, being donor-centered, and providing visionary leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14.0M a year · 75% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $133K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$69.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$43.0M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$28.6M
FY2024$22.6M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$19.8M
Net assets
$69.1M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.1M
FY2021$121.7M
FY2022$111.0M
FY2023$115.3M
FY2024$147.0M
FY2024$153.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Sep 1979.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $3.2M Management & general 4% · $158K Fundraising 22% · $980K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director/Lifescape CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lifescape CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Wells’s $176K as President is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jessica Wells$176,105$169,295$157,236$151,770

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enhances lives by providing resources for children and adults.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $3.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Lifescape foundation provided resources that supported the mission, goals and operations of the children's care hospital and school, dba lifescape, south dakota achieve, dba lifescape, and lifescape.

$3.2Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $34.9M · 2019–2024
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2024$156,828
Unitemized GrantFY2024$91,432
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2023$92,102
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,143
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2022$1,498,130
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,371
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2021$2,297,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$51,381
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2020$2,387,215
Unitemized GrantFY2020$77,777
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2019$2,323,855
Unitemized GrantFY2019$66,854

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$980K
Owns and owesPt X
$69.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$70.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$156K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$537K
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.2M
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345K
Other assetsLn 15$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$70.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$69.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6149
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$48K$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58.0M$56.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K$345K
Total assetsLn 16$72.4M$70.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$70.8M$69.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.1M$3.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$67K$67K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$74K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$329K$6K$32K$291K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$83$497$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$266$5K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$734$8K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$169K$169K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$231$6K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$14K$2K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$481$481
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$346K$11K$2K$332K
All other expensesLn 24e$60K$4K$354$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.2M$158K$980K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $28.6M$2.3M$26.3M$147.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$7.2M−$1.4M$115.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.2M$4.9M$4.4M$111.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $43.0M$4.3M$38.7M$121.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.5M$4.4M$2.1M$69.1M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,470,094 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$536,601
VIII-1e Government grants$93,079
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,074,668
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$156,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,704,348
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,498,621$1,498,621
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,785$21,785
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,215,360$3,215,360
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,980$29,980
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,765,746$6,470,094
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,361,564 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,101,128$3,101,128
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $66,854$66,854
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $74,447 · Fundraising $74,447$148,894
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,916 · Management $32,268 · Fundraising $290,542$328,726
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $83 · Management $497 · Fundraising $3,913$4,493
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $266 · Management $4,564 · Fundraising $16,193$21,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $734 · Management $7,744 · Fundraising $27,011$35,489
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,224$10,224
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,964$21,964
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $169,186$169,186
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $231 · Fundraising $5,749$5,980
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,132 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $5,066$20,755
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,240$2,240
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,312$18,312
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $481$481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,428 · Management $2,040 · Fundraising $332,264$345,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,032 · Management $354 · Fundraising $55,697$60,083
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,223,366 · Management $158,130 · Fundraising $980,068$4,361,564
Part X · Balance sheet $70,650,997 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,761$143,509
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $770,135$165,939
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,632$60,777
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,468$1,468
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $364,600$345,433
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $58,004,820$56,356,453
X-12 Other securities$44,836
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,131,238$13,532,582
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,388,654$70,650,997
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,679$183,105
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,396,028$1,388,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,604,707$1,571,360
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,072,498$55,986,572
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,711,449$13,093,065
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,783,947$69,079,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,388,654$70,650,997
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,079,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,470,094
XI-2 Total expenses$4,361,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,108,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,783,947
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,823,889
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11,049
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,079,637

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