Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1992.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
33 people listed on the 990; $3.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Petrello | $371,450 | $229,404 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Merriman | $335,751 | $325,880 | $309,744 | $202,162 | — | — |
| Paul Simpson | $284,850 | $289,680 | $246,361 | $172,969 | — | — |
| Bruce Ives | — | — | — | — | $285,555 | $270,234 |
| Michelle Epstein | $223,654 | $198,529 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Garber | — | — | — | — | $217,090 | $198,029 |
| Tina Burgelman | $216,837 | $185,957 | — | — | — | — |
| Marie Jackson | — | $214,768 | $185,535 | — | — | — |
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
Provides interim housing, supportive services, and tailored programs to help homeless families, individuals, and veterans return to stable housing and self-sufficiency.
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Interim Housing & Supportive Services
In our most recent fiscal year FY24 - july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2024, lifemoves provided over 543,633 nights of shelter, and returned over 1,900 clients to permanent housing. On any given night, we feed, clothe, and house more than 1,578 individuals across 26 shelter and service sites, through the work of more than 425 employees and…
Services for Chronically Homeless Individuals
Chronically homeless clients are defined by the federal department of housing and urban development (hud); these clients have a documented disability and have been homeless for over 12 months consecutively, or homeless for 4+ episodes in the last 3 years totaling more than 12 months.
Services for Veterans
With the launch of eleven-eleven, lifemoves now operates a total of 90 veteran-dedicated housing units across san mateo and santa clara counties. The new program, developed in partnership with the U.S.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $54.5M | $51.6M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $18.5M | $16.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $53.4M | $87.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $150.6M | $191.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $35.2M | $32.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $115.4M | $159.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $12.2M | $12.2M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $2.7M | $220K | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $23.8M | $20.1M | $1.7M | $2.0M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $421K | $364K | $21K | $36K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $8.2M | $6.5M | $843K | $887K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $257K | $279K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $466K | $466K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $174K | $174K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $5.1M | $2.9M | $1.3M | $911K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $134K | $91K | $37K | $7K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $865K | $432K | $363K | $70K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4.5M | $3.7M | $421K | $323K |
| TravelLn 17 | $312K | $228K | $75K | $8K |
| InterestLn 20 | $571K | $73K | $498K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $42K | $32K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $355K | $321K | $19K | $15K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $47K | $155K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $404K | $153K | $207K | $45K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $66.0M | $52.3M | $7.8M | $5.9M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $68.7M | $69.8M | −$1.1M | $159.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $108.6M | $66.0M | $42.7M | $159.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $117.0M | $60.8M | $56.2M | $115.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $63.4M | $49.7M | $13.7M | $56.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $64.3M | $45.6M | $18.7M | $45.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $38.9M | $35.0M | $3.8M | $26.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $108,645,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $108,645,840 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,978,635 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $191,148,399 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,143,081 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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