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Lifescape Foundation EIN 46-0353254

Lifescape Foundation FY2021 filing

EIN  46-0353254 Supporting organization Sioux Falls, SD Founded 1979
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Enhances lives by providing resources for children and adults.
Leadership
Kevin Doyle · Treasurer
Money in and out
$43.0M revenue, $4.3M expenses
Bottom line
+90% net inflow

Enhances lives by providing resources for children and adults. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $43.0M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, and $121.7M in net assets.Pt I

Money in and out · FY2021
Total revenue
$43.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$121.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $38.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.17
Net inflow
+90%
revenue over expenses, this year
Pass-through gifts
88%
of revenue from contributions
Program spending
75%
of expenses reach stated programs

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$43.0M
FY2021▲ +564%
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2021▼ -2%
Total assets
$123.3M
FY2021▲ +74%
Total liabilities
$1.6M
FY2021▼ -1%
Total revenue
$43.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$121.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$38.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$123.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $3.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLifescape Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-0353254
Principal addressHdr · item CSioux Falls, SD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lifescapesd.org/foundation
Year of formationHdr · item L1979
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E50J)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kevin Doyle
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nan Baker
Chair/Past Chair Eff. 12/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
J Tyler Haahr
Vice Chair/Chair Eff. 12/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lawrence Jensen
Secretary/Director Eff. 12/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
W Tom Simmons
Director/Vice Chair Eff. 12/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Brunner
Director/Secretary Eff. 12/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heidi Schultz
Director/at Large Member Eff. 12/2020
$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 2900 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$37.9M · 88%
Investment income$5.1M · 12%
Contributions & grants88%$37.9M
Investment income12%$5.1M
Other revenue$14K
— government grantsLn 1e$94K
Total revenueLn 12$43.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.17
Program services75%$3.2M
Management & general8%$344K
Fundraising17%$740K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$123.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$121.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $71.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.3M · Less non-cash grants $138K · Cash operating expenses/yr $4.1M
207.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.2M · Total expenses $4.3M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $344K · Total expenses $4.3M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $740K · Total expenses $4.3M
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $860K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $19.7M
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $37.9M · Total revenue $43.0M
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $94K · Total revenue $43.0M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $43.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5.1M · Total revenue $43.0M
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $4.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $43.0M · Prior year $6.5M
+564%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $121.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $43.0M · Expenses $4.3M
+90%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $123.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $121.7M · Total assets $123.3M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $71.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $57K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $123.3M
58%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Doyle · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $4.3M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $564K · Total expenses $4.3M
13%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 564%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Sfs FoundationFY2025$100K
William Alexander and Lisa Beach Memorial TrFY2025$18K
A Coe & Dorothy Frankhauser Trust Uw 08-21-95 31-4111-00-6FY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$123K
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $34.9M · 2019–2024
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2024$18,269,663
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2024$156,828
Unitemized GrantFY2024$91,432
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2023$683,053
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2023$92,102
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,143
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2022$4,443,962
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2022$1,498,130
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,371
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2021$2,297,300
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2021$1,132,207
Unitemized GrantFY2021$51,381
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2020$2,387,215
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2020$556,129
Unitemized GrantFY2020$77,777
South Dakota AchieveSD · FY2019$2,323,855
Children's Care Hospital and SchoolSD · FY2019$700,198
Unitemized GrantFY2019$66,854

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$28.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$43.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$6.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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