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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WAYS FOR LIFE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$717,998
Total expenses
$671,429
Contributions and grants received
$718,337
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$531
Other revenue
-$870
Total assets, end of year
$539,308
Total liabilities, end of year
$69,796
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$469,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$562,475
Management and general expenses
$101,999
Fundraising expenses
$6,955
Program service expenses (Part III)
$562,475

Program services were 83.8% 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

    $90,880

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $136,661

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $490,796

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,584

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $406 · excluded $406

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $125

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $125

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $125 · excluded $125

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,181

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

    $90,880

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $21,166

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,985 · excluded -$3,985

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,115 · related or exempt $3,115

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,115

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $50,000 · program services $46,000 · management and general $3,500 · fundraising $500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $330,430 · program services $305,790 · management and general $21,510 · fundraising $3,130

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,186 · program services $27,097 · management and general $1,800 · fundraising $289

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,800 · management and general $13,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,969 · program services $41,983 · management and general $22,986

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,659 · management and general $1,603 · fundraising $56

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,756 · program services $3,970 · management and general $16,510 · fundraising $1,276

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,000 · program services $9,000 · management and general $2,500 · fundraising $500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $94 · management and general $94

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,926 · management and general $9,926

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,869 · program services $12,281 · management and general $2,577 · fundraising $11

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH SUPPORT EXPENSES

    total $39,242 · program services $38,046 · management and general $3 · fundraising $1,193

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND GOODS

    total $32,604 · program services $32,604

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSITIONAL HOUSING EX

    total $17,815 · program services $17,815

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL LAB EXPENSE

    total $17,592 · program services $17,592

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,487 · program services $10,297 · management and general $5,190

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $376,762 · end of year $249,197

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $195,231

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,807 · end of year $57,241

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,936 · end of year $5,808

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

    $75,153

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

    $43,822

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,256 · end of year $31,331

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,745 · end of year $9,026

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $26,573 · end of year $60,770

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $422,943 · end of year $394,528

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $74,984

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO YOUTH FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AGES 15-25.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WAYS FOR LIFE HELPS YOUTH FIND RESOURCES AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES SUCH AS HOUSING, LEGAL, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE, WELLNESS, AND COUNSELING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT UNTIL IMMEDIATE BASIC NEEDS ARE MET, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTEMPLATE THE FUTURE AND WAYS FOR LIFE BELIEVES THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WORTHY OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.WAYS STANDS FOR WRAP AROUND YOUTH SERVICES, WHICH ARE DELIVERED DAILY AT BREVARD'S ONLY DROP-IN YOUTH CENTER. WHEN YOUTH ENTER OUR DOORS, A DEDICATED WAYS TEAM MEMBER PERSONALLY MEETS THEM TO ASSESS THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS. NEXT, THE WAYS CARE TEAM STAFF HELPS THEM OVERCOME THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES BY DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MONITORING AN INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS PLAN. THE WAYS WRAPAROUND MODEL HAS PROVEN TO BE A SUCCESSFUL TOOL FOR GUIDING OUR YOUTH MEMBERS AWAY FROM HOPELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS, AND CRIME TOWARD A LIFE FULL OF PROMISE AND PROSPERITY.

  • SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, INCLUDING HOUSING, YOUTH SUPPORT, GROUP LIFE SKILLS CLASS, MENTORING, BENEFIT ASSESSMENT, PROVISIONS FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVERS LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES.WAYS OPENED ITS FIRST TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON OCTOBER 1, 2024. IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE WAYS HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO HELP 12 YOUTH TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. BEYOND THIS NEW INITIATIVE, WAYS COLLABORATED WITH EIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONNECT MEMBERS TO STABLE HOUSING.IN ADDITION TO HOUSING SUPPORT, WAYS ATTORNEYS PROVIDED NEARLY 500 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES IN 2024. COMBINED WITH PRO BONO ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL, WAYS HELPED OVER 70 YOUTH WITH VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS.174 WAYS MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE WAYS CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM, A 14 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2023. 118 WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH A VOLUNTEER CAREER COACH, WITH 69 SECURING EMPLOYMENT, 12 ENROLLING IN COLLEGE, 1 COMPLETING THEIR AA DEGREE, 1 COMPLETING THEIR BS/BA DEGREE, AND 14 ENROLLING IN APPRENTICESHIPS OR INTERNSHIPS, WITH 11 COMPLETING THEIR APPRENTICESHIP OR INTERNSHIP. 2 WAYS MEMBERS ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY IN 2024. 91 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN FINANCIAL WELLNES COACHING, INCLUDING FILING THEIR INCOME TAXES, AND 15 RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID SERVICES. 25% OF WAYS MEMBERS HAVE WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH A VOLUNTEER FINANCIAL COACH TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUAL SPENDING PLAN.

    Expenses $439,179 · Revenue $3,115

  • EDUCATION - PROGRAMS INCLUDES THE GED FASTTRACK, CAREER PATHWAYS, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, AND LIFTUP LIFE SKILLS. IN 2024, 41 WAYS MEMBERS RECEIVED ACADEMIC SUPPORT THROUGH THE WAYS EDUCATION LAB. OF THOSE, 15 EARNED GED CREDENTIAL THROUGH THE LICENSED GED FASTTRACK PROGRAM - AN INTENSIVE FIVE-WEEK, TRAUMA-INFORMED COURSE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SMALL GROUPS OF LEARNERS. 16 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING TO HELP YOUTH OVERCOME ACADEMIC CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS.

    Expenses $123,296

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Julia Irvin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Soloway

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Henne

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elena Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Angela Oliver-Burgess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bushay McCoy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Koenig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Sharon Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Altara Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Pamela Bress

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

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
6 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501649349300800

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