Life Experiences INC FY2022 filing

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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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2022 · 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $282K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 15.5 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
$373K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$150K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$237K
FY2022▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$512K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$150K
FY2022▼ -71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +13%
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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 FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $113K Management & general 23% · $35K 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; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Operations Director
$57,692Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Director (2/1/22-6/30/22)
$1,006Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $113K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Life experiences' scholarship program for adults with I/DD was launched to supplement the funding gap for families who demonstrate evidence of need. These scholarships enable families to access programming for I/DD adults. Scholarships were awarded to seven individuals in 2021-2022, the inaugural year.

$113Kprogram expense

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 · 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Accounts receivableLn 4$30K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$870K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$282K
Other assetsLn 15$640
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K$282K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$899K$870K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$443K$373K
Net assetsLn 32$894K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$45K$6K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$12K$1K$270
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$585$509$64$12
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$842$153
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$389$71
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$239$239
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K$242
OccupancyLn 16$529$502$27
TravelLn 17$716$716
InterestLn 20$545$436$109
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$786
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$598
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$18K$5K$357
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$113K$35K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 $328K$198K$130K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 9, 2024 $459K$158K$301K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 21, 2023 $381K$189K$193K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 16, 2023 $237K$150K$87K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 17, 2022 $512K$511K$2K$894K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 26, 2021 $606K$836K−$230K$828K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $236,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $314,893$92,334
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $75,304$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,692$18,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $106,386$126,286
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $512,275$236,760
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$13,575
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,799$76,725
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,882$59,740
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,681$150,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,594$86,720
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $236,760 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,433 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$74,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,334
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,489$2,489
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $112,921$112,921
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,651$15,651
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,350$8,350
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,582$1,582
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,015 · Unrelated business $112,921 · Excluded from tax $26,490$236,760
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $150,040 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,575$13,575
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,768 · Management $5,660 · Fundraising $1,029$51,457
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,740 · Management $1,484 · Fundraising $270$13,494
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $509 · Management $64 · Fundraising $12$585
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,659 · Management $842 · Fundraising $153$7,654
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,075 · Management $389 · Fundraising $71$3,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,355$15,355
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,265$2,265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $239$239
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,857 · Management $2,572 · Fundraising $242$12,671
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $502 · Management $27$529
IX-17 TravelPrograms $716$716
IX-20 InterestPrograms $436 · Management $109$545
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,597 · Management $786$2,383
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,797 · Management $598$2,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,634 · Management $4,651 · Fundraising $357$22,642
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $112,865 · Management $35,041 · Fundraising $2,134$150,040
Part X · Balance sheet $1,381,173 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,186$135,584
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,145$58,644
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,559$30,248
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,590$4,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $899,352$870,032
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $314,514$281,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $530$640
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,337,876$1,381,173
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,156$1,061
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $405,081$342,554
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,098$28,976
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $443,387$372,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $894,489$1,008,582
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $894,489$1,008,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,337,876$1,381,173
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,008,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,760
XI-2 Total expenses$150,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$894,489
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$25,994
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$53,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,008,582

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