Lifesong seeks to promote the gospel of jesus christ through caring for orphans, supporting and educating children through global christian orphan care ministries, serving christian adoptive families, and providing christian foster care initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 45 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $3.6M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$189K
240% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 240% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
46%
Net assets
−$110K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
−$110K
FY2025▼ -137%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$189K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$299K
FY2025−$110K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $1.9M Management & general 30% · $1.2M Fundraising 23% · $925K

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; $1.1M 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
Vice-President
$246,623Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Operations
$217,766Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp Empl
$147,262Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp Empl
$143,330Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp Empl
$132,585Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp Empl
$131,874Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Comp Empl
$126,896Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

N Andrew Lehman’s $247K as Vice-President is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
N Andrew Lehman$246,623$231,005$224,209
Kory Kaeb$217,766$197,875$189,175
Richard Metcalfe$147,262$137,818$133,407
Adam Laubach$143,330$130,731—
Addisyn Block—$124,460$136,572
Andrew Gerber$132,585$120,590$114,027
Reed Yackley$131,874$120,624$116,319
Daniel Wilton$126,896——

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

Cares for orphans, educates children globally, and supports adoptive and foster families through Christian ministries.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided care to orphans, supported and educated children, served christian adoptive families and provided christian foster care iniatives by providing functional support to lifesong for orphans, inc. (a 501c3 related organization)

$1.9Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$3.6M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$925K
Owns and owesPt X
−$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
Net assetsLn 32−$110K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 63
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$433K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$436K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$189K
Net assetsLn 32$299K−$110K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$462K$141K$200K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$1.4M$793K$655K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$123K$69K$31K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$311K$161K$84K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$239K$109K$73K$57K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$275$11K$400
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$11K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$804$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$1.9M$1.2M$925K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$4.0M−$409K−$110K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$3.6M$80K$299K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.5M$29K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.6M$189K$189K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,587,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,675,000$3,587,850
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$51
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,675,054$3,587,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,572,907$3,946,735
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,928$49,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,594,835$3,996,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,219−$408,510
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $3,587,901 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,587,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,587,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51$3,587,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,996,411 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,865 · Management $200,197 · Fundraising $121,088$462,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,363,453 · Management $792,981 · Fundraising $655,132$2,811,566
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $69,070 · Management $30,698 · Fundraising $23,534$123,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $160,540 · Management $83,890 · Fundraising $66,784$311,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $108,954 · Management $72,507 · Fundraising $57,042$238,503
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,293$1,293
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $275 · Management $11,024 · Fundraising $400$11,699
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,867 · Management $19,200$30,067
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $804 · Management $4,645 · Fundraising $1,168$6,617
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,854,828 · Management $1,216,435 · Fundraising $925,148$3,996,411
Part X · Balance sheet $78,815 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $433,259$76,137
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,274$2,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $435,533$78,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,989$188,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,989$188,781
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $298,544−$109,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $298,544−$109,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $435,533$78,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$109,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,587,901
XI-2 Total expenses$3,996,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$408,510
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$298,544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$109,966

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