Life Align INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 87-2308614)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$72K
FY2024	$390K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$15K
FY2024	$48K

Life Align INC Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?

Yes

Per the IRS master file.

Can I give now?

No revocation on IRS record

Not on the IRS revocation list.

Filing up to date?

Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)

Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLife Align INC

EINHdr · item D87-2308614

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2022

Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990

Principal addressHdr · item CMuskegon, MI

NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F21)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

81%

16%

Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.03

Program services81%$288K

Management & general16%$58K

Fundraising3%$11K

Total functional expensesLn 25$357K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency

81%

of spending reaches programs

Operating runway

1.6mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -48% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

+8%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -55% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$33K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$48K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$48K

Total assetsLn 16$48K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$48K

Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Contributions & grants$369K · 95%

Other revenue$21K · 5%

Contributions & grants95%$369K

Other revenue5%$21K

Investment income$3

— government grantsLn 1e$326K

Total revenueLn 12$390K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $48K · Operating expenses/yr $357K

1.6 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $288K · Total expenses $357K

81%

Management & General

Management & general $58K · Total expenses $357K

16%

Fundraising

Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $357K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense $11K · Solicited contributions $43K

$0.25 to raise $1

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $369K · Total revenue $390K

95%

Government reliance

Government grants $326K · Total revenue $390K

84%

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $390K

Investment reliance

Investment income $3 · Total revenue $390K

<0.01%

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $357K

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $390K · Prior year $72K

+439%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $48K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $390K · Expenses $357K

+8%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $48K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $48K · Total assets $48K

100%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $48K

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Nick Scharlow · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $102K · Total expenses $357K

29%

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $280K · Total expenses $357K

79%

Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	81%	—	—
Overhead ratio	16%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	3%	—	—
Revenue growth	439%	—	—

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Nick Scharlow

Executive Di

$102,064Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Thiele

Part Year -

$89,417Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Crummett

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Falconer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerry Fretty

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Lundy

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Mayberry

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mandy McCarl

Co-Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Scharlow’s $102K as Executive Di is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI

10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps people with addiction rebuild life skills, relationships, and families.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $288K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

Life align is an accredited recovery community organization (rco), serving as a place that helps people overcome addition and build healthier, more stable lives. We served over 675 people in 2024, offering support through recovery coaching, group meetings, and various programs to guide invdividuals through recovery.

$288Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025

United Way of the Lakeshore INCFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

Filing history

Every return on file.

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Change	Filing
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$390K	$357K	+439%	990 PDF
FY2023	$72K	—		990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Not shown yet: ratings, outcomes, and peer benchmarks. A Form 990 doesn’t report them.

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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