Life Experiences is a nonprofit organization that blends education, training and the free enterprise system to create and operate businesses which provide fullfilling employment for adults with developmental disabilities, allowing them to function as independent, productive citizens of the triangle.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 82 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$328K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$198K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$328K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$198K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$894K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1979.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $178K Management & general 9% · $17K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,290Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rhoda Dompier—————$75,732
Michelle Hile$49,290$58,200$44,860$1,006——
Kelly Manganaro———$57,692$51,235—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates and operates businesses providing fulfilling employment for adults with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Life experiences' scholarship program provides scholarships for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to supplement the funding gap for families who demonstrate evidence of need. These scholarships enable families to access programming for I/DD adults.

$178Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $241K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$107,301
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,168
Unitemized GrantFY2023$66,235
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,576
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,780
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,856
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,575

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$328K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$532K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$328K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$460K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$532K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$327K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$799K
Other assetsLn 15$416
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K$532K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$298K$327K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$827K$799K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$108K$108K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$50K$6K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$485$88
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$803$24
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$642$71
Information technologyLn 14$23$23
OccupancyLn 16$387$291$96
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$175$131$44
InsuranceLn 23$1K$936$234
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$903
Total functional expensesLn 25$198K$178K$17K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $328K$198K$130K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $459K$158K$301K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $381K$189K$193K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$150K$87K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $512K$511K$2K$894K 990 PDF
FY2020 $606K$836K−$230K$828K 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 $328,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,550$148,101
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,819$31,823
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $125,504$148,243
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $458,873$328,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $68,811$108,469
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,797$62,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,005$27,391
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $157,613$198,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $301,260$130,141
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,167 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$82,613
VIII-1e Government grants$12,398
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,090
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$148,101
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,196$21,196
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $145,636$145,636
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,627$10,627
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,607$2,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $180,066$328,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,026 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $108,469$108,469
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,251 · Management $6,354 · Fundraising $1,155$57,760
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,833 · Management $485 · Fundraising $88$4,406
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,086$3,086
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,046 · Management $803 · Fundraising $24$1,873
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,132$1,132
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,853 · Management $642 · Fundraising $71$3,566
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $23$23
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $291 · Management $96$387
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $131 · Management $44$175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $936 · Management $234$1,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,276 · Management $903$11,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $178,086 · Management $17,470 · Fundraising $2,470$198,026
Part X · Balance sheet $1,686,334 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,103$72,841
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,525$459,592
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,790$18,413
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,000$8,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $827,226$799,044
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $297,871$327,060
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,230$416
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,545,745$1,686,334
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,142$1,955
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,750$4,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,713$13,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,605$20,581
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,518,140$1,665,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,518,140$1,665,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,545,745$1,686,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,665,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,167
XI-2 Total expenses$198,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,518,140
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,472
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,665,753

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