The corporation offers alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention services to youth in rapid city & custer south dakota working with the rapid city & custer area school districts to provide prevention and education in schools. Interventions to screen and refer students in crisis due to potential alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and to provide individual family and group counseling for students experiencing difficulties related to alcohol and drug use. Conducts prevention groups for students who have violated district alcohol and other drug use regulations, facilitate support groups for students and assist district staff in the supervision of prevention activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 18 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$153K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$998K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$796K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$998K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$721K
FY2022$932K
FY2023$997K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$998K
Expenses
$796K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$604K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$796K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$884K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $577K Management & general 28% · $220K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $75K 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
$74,843Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Brink-Gluhosky’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Michele Brink-Gluhosky$74,843$70,854$66,219$53,005

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

Provides youth drug and alcohol prevention, education, and counseling in South Dakota schools.

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1 program · $577K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lifeways is a nonprofit, state accredited adolescent alcohol and drug agency providing proactive prevention, early intervention and outpatient treatment agency. In the past 19 years, lifeways has implemented universal, selective, and indicated evidence-based prevention strategies in the rapid city & custer areas in south dakota.

$577Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$998K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Money outPt IX
$796K
Ln 25
Programscol B$577K
Managementcol C$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$74
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$998K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$759K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$671
Other assetsLn 15$149K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$1.6M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$671
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$153K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$20K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$479K$389K$91K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$16K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$25K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$41K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$17K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$31K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$19K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$796K$577K$220K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $998K$796K$202K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$809K$336K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $997K$730K$267K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $932K$643K$289K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $721K$604K$117K$884K 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
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Part I · Summary $998,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $280,592$227,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $805,700$725,556
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,724$44,667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,388$74
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,145,404$998,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $618,028$648,829
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,319$147,591
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $809,347$796,420
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $336,057$201,605
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $998,025 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$23,000
VIII-1e Government grants$138,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,828
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $725,556$725,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,500$43,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,167$1,167
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $74$74
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $725,556 · Excluded from tax $44,741$998,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,420 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,969 · Management $59,908$79,877
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $388,605 · Management $90,550$479,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,892 · Management $1,117$17,009
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,547 · Management $4,890$29,437
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,256 · Management $2,095$43,351
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,250$3,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,430$23,430
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,374$1,374
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,569 · Management $6,379$22,948
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,262 · Management $2,277$8,539
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,387 · Management $15,701$47,088
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,662 · Management $7,737$26,399
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,647$2,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,707 · Management $1,209$11,916
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $576,503 · Management $219,917 · Fundraising $0$796,420
Part X · Balance sheet $2,158,024 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $586,804$759,115
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,056,517$1,099,270
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $132,976$123,703
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,368$3,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,320$671
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,425$22,338
X-15 Other assets$149,260
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,805,410$2,158,024
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,353$3,406
X-25 Other liabilities$149,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,353$152,666
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,779,623$1,979,945
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,434$25,413
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,803,057$2,005,358
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,805,410$2,158,024
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,005,358 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$998,025
XI-2 Total expenses$796,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,605
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,803,057
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$696
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,005,358

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