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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2021 · 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$443K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$512K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$894K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$511K
FY2021▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$894K
FY2021▲ +8%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $415K Management & general 18% · $90K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$51,235Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$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

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  • 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 · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provides training and experience in daily living and working for adults with disabilities.

$415Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$894K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$443K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Government grantsLn 1e$147K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$899K
Other assetsLn 15$530
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$443K
Net assetsLn 32$894K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$104K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$388K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$937K$899K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$616K$443K
Net assetsLn 32$828K$894K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$54K$6K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$146K$18K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$72K$2K$333
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K$376$113
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$264$211$53
Office expensesLn 13$27K$20K$7K$461
OccupancyLn 16$51K$48K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$359
InterestLn 20$18K$14K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$19K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$2K$685
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$17K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$415K$90K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $512,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $95,596$314,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $272,174$75,304
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,706$15,692
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $203,222$106,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $605,698$512,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $525,030$318,799
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,582$191,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $835,612$510,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$229,914$1,594
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $512,275 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,978 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,600
VIII-1e Government grants$146,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,893
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,304$75,304
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,341$4,341
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $35,078$35,078
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,351$11,351
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,330$5,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,612 · Unrelated business $35,078 · Excluded from tax $15,692$512,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $510,681 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,775 · Management $5,997 · Fundraising $1,089$60,861
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,943 · Management $18,452 · Fundraising $3,355$167,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,701 · Management $1,885 · Fundraising $333$73,919
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,780 · Management $376 · Fundraising $113$16,269
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,072$7,072
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,895$14,895
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,877$11,877
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $211 · Management $53$264
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,871 · Management $6,816 · Fundraising $461$27,148
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,370 · Management $2,626$50,996
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,094 · Management $359$2,453
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,306 · Management $3,576$17,882
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,176 · Management $9,444$28,620
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,703 · Management $2,351 · Fundraising $685$9,739
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,095 · Management $3,841$20,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $415,025 · Management $89,620 · Fundraising $6,036$510,681
Part X · Balance sheet $1,337,876 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,450$64,186
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,530$40,145
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,949$14,559
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,590$4,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $936,677$899,352
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $387,931$314,514
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $755$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,801$530
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,443,683$1,337,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,369$38,254
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52$52
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $615,878$443,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $827,805$894,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $827,805$894,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,443,683$1,337,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $894,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$512,275
XI-2 Total expenses$510,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$827,805
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$65,091
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$894,489

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