Fund a Life Nfp: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-1255562)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$225K
FY2021	$376K
FY2022	$530K
FY2023	$347K
FY2024	$516K
FY2025	$591K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$215K
FY2021	$261K
FY2022	$541K
FY2023	$408K
FY2024	$513K
FY2025	$595K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$32K
FY2021	$147K
FY2022	$135K
FY2023	$74K
FY2024	$77K
FY2025	$73K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2015.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $595K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Mark Howell

President

$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

Helps individuals and families overcome emotional and financial obstacles from major life changes.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025

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To help families overcome obstacles due to dramatic life altering events

Pt IX · col B

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

Ted and Jane Von VoigtlanderfoundationFY2024$100K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$5K

Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$126K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$591K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$591K

Money outPt IX

$595K

Ln 25

Programscol B$595K

Owns and owesPt X

$73K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K

Total assetsLn 16$73K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$591K

Total revenueLn 12$591K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$73K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K

Total assetsLn 16$73K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$73K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$77K	$73K
Total assetsLn 16	$77K	$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$77K	$73K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$132K	$132K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$31K	$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$413K	$413K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$18K	$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$595K	$595K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$591K	$595K	−$4K	$73K	990 PDF
FY2024	$516K	$513K	$3K	$77K	990 PDF
FY2023	$347K	$408K	−$61K	$74K	990 PDF
FY2022	$530K	$541K	−$11K	$135K	990 PDF
FY2021	$376K	$261K	$114K	$147K	990 PDF
FY2020	$225K	$215K	$10K	$32K	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 I · Summary $591,080 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $515,500$591,080

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $515,500$591,080

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $160,449$163,659

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $352,509$431,170

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,958$594,829

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,542−$3,749

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

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 $591,080 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$591,077

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$591,080

VIII-12 Total revenue$591,080

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $594,829 across 4 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,473$132,473

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,186$31,186

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $413,309$413,309

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,861$17,861

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $594,829 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$594,829

Part X · Balance sheet $73,096 assets, 5 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,845$73,096

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,845$73,096

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,845$73,096

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,845$73,096

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,096 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$591,080

XI-2 Total expenses$594,829

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,749

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,845

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,096

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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