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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by READY FOR LIFE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,274,627
Total expenses
$1,599,821
Contributions and grants received
$1,399,047
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,400
Other revenue
-$136,820
Total assets, end of year
$601,081
Total liabilities, end of year
$474,916
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$126,165
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,349,622
Management and general expenses
$178,201
Fundraising expenses
$71,998
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,349,622

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $172,420

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $336,695

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $889,932

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $117,608

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,400 · excluded $12,400

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $41,735

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $172,420

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $178,555

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$136,820 · excluded -$136,820

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $113,799 · program services $91,556 · management and general $15,786 · fundraising $6,457

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $519,260 · program services $417,765 · management and general $72,031 · fundraising $29,464

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $23,581 · program services $18,972 · management and general $3,271 · fundraising $1,338

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,847 · program services $52,977 · management and general $9,134 · fundraising $3,736

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,524 · program services $4,736 · management and general $4,736 · fundraising $1,052

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $139,851 · program services $67,921 · management and general $58,443 · fundraising $13,487

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,275 · program services $8,456 · fundraising $2,819

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,135 · program services $7,102 · management and general $322 · fundraising $3,711

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,498 · program services $25,166 · management and general $1,624 · fundraising $4,708

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $113,816 · program services $104,304 · management and general $6,707 · fundraising $2,805

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,605 · program services $1,342 · management and general $263

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,718 · program services $15,864 · management and general $2,735 · fundraising $1,119

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,617 · program services $10,151 · management and general $1,750 · fundraising $716

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH SUPPORT

    total $376,840 · program services $376,840

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATIONS

    total $117,608 · program services $117,608

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $23,746 · program services $21,761 · management and general $1,399 · fundraising $586

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $7,101 · program services $7,101

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $45,623 · end of year $26,992

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $407,655 · end of year $348,302

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $300 · end of year $300

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $187,297

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $136,969

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $43,015 · end of year $50,328

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $163,862 · end of year $175,159

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,459 · end of year $59,767

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $244,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $159,637 · end of year $170,649

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $438,578 · end of year $94,674

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,781 · end of year $31,491

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHANGING LIVES BEYOND FOSTER CARE - READY FOR LIFE WORKS WITH YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AS THEY PREPARE TO TRANSITION OUT OF THE SYSTEM TO BEING ON THEIR OWN. THE SUPPORT AND SERVICES EXTEND UNTIL THE YOUNG ADULTS TURN 28 YEARS OF AGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ASSIST THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER CARE TO ADULTHOOD.

  • YOUTH SUPPORT: TO ENGAGE FOSTER CARE YOUTH, PRIVATE CITIZENS AND PUBLIC RESOURCES TO ASSIST PINELLAS COUNTY FOSTER CARE YOUTH IN SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO BE A LINK BETWEEN THE YOUTH AND THE MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THEM AS WELL AS GIVE THE YOUTH THE VOICE TO HELP CREATE AND RUN THE ORGANIZATION'S MANY PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THEIR EXPANDED SERVICES TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRETY OF CIRCUIT 6, SIGNIFICANTLY BROADENING THEIR REACH TO VULNERABLE FORMER FOSTER YOUTH IN PASCO COUNTY. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LEAD AGENCY FOR FOSTER CARE, CDC, OTHER NONPROFITS SERVING THE AREA, AND KEY FUNDERS, CONDUCTED COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS MAPPING FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH IN PASCO COUNTY TO ENSURE TARGETED, EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICE DELIVERY. THEIR PROACTIVE OUTREACH TO GROUP HOMES ESTABLISHES CRITICAL CONNECTIONS WITH YOUTH APPROACHING AGE 18, ENSURING SEAMLESS TRANSITION INTO THE READY FOR LIFE PROGRAM BEFORE THEY EXIT THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THIS PREVENTIVE APPROACH ADDRESSES THE URGENT NEED FOR CONTINUITY OF SUPPORT DURING THIS VULNERABLE TRANSITION PERIOD. POST-18 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT REMAIN CENTRAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, ADDRESSING FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSING INSTABILITY, EDUCATIONAL GAPS, AND EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES. THIS EXPANDED GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVE A LARGER POPULATION OF AT-RISK YOUTH WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR COMMITMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

    Expenses $1,349,622

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Pat McLain

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Phares N Risser III

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Crystal Moore

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yvette Bean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Beattie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Clendening

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Coughanour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kay Dillinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Dittman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Kline

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Sarah Sheffield-Marchand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher J McCabe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sally McLane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Mize

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $113,799
    From this org
    $113,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630559349300238

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