Totals
- Total revenue
- $28,624,636
- Total expenses
- $2,299,221
- Contributions and grants received
- $20,958,703
- Grants paid
- $1,051,316
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,610,556
- Other revenue
- $55,377
- Total assets, end of year
- $148,435,215
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,446,525
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $146,988,690
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,113,832
- Management and general expenses
- $442,228
- Fundraising expenses
- $743,161
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,113,832
Program services were 48.4% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$366,695
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1d · Related organizations
$37,400
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$31,821
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$20,522,787
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$411,257
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3 · Investment income
total $4,562,633 · excluded $4,562,633
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6a · Gross rents
real property $35,684
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $37,596
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$1,912
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$1,912 · excluded -$1,912
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $18,508,182
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $15,460,259
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $3,047,923
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $3,047,923 · excluded $3,047,923
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$69,330
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$366,695
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$12,041
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $57,289 · excluded $57,289
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,017,173 · program services $1,017,173
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $34,143 · program services $34,143
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $171,794 · management and general $85,897 · fundraising $85,897
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $488,837 · program services $7,237 · management and general $85,325 · fundraising $396,275
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $12,444 · program services $183 · management and general $2,195 · fundraising $10,066
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $52,985 · program services $563 · management and general $13,315 · fundraising $39,107
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $47,843 · program services $528 · management and general $12,317 · fundraising $34,998
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11b · Fees: legal
total $167 · program services $103 · management and general $64
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $29,789 · management and general $29,789
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $201,488 · management and general $201,488
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $689 · management and general $120 · fundraising $569
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,118 · management and general $2,100 · fundraising $6,018
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16 · Occupancy
total $23,175 · program services $12,600 · management and general $2,697 · fundraising $7,878
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,295 · management and general $2,295
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $32,997 · program services $22,283 · fundraising $10,714
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23 · Insurance
total $1,358 · management and general $1,004 · fundraising $354
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $59,169 · fundraising $59,169
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24b · Other expenses: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
total $25,617 · fundraising $25,617
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS
total $19,113 · program services $18,159 · fundraising $954
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24e · All other expenses
total $70,027 · program services $860 · management and general $3,622 · fundraising $65,545
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $101,884 · end of year $112,076
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $887,279 · end of year $2,292,148
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $237,707 · end of year $388,643
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,468 · end of year $1,468
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$287,300
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$101,089
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $399,956 · end of year $186,211
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $61,485,895 · end of year $73,594,172
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $53,557,565 · end of year $71,765,797
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $123,193 · end of year $94,700
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $239,398 · end of year $185,388
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,301,620 · end of year $1,261,137
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $62,239,057 · end of year $75,755,585
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $53,014,872 · end of year $71,233,105
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS SERVED BY LIFESCAPE.
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LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION PROVIDED RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTED THE MISSION, GOALS AND OPERATIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL, DBA LIFESCAPE, SOUTH DAKOTA ACHIEVE, DBA LIFESCAPE, AND LIFESCAPE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISSION INCLUDED HOLDING FIVE MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCREASED DONOR COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS AND PHONE CALLS, AND CONTINUED STRONG PLANNED GIVING PARTICIPATION. THE LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $691,506 THROUGH DONOR-RESTRICTED GIFTS RESULTING IN DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT TO LIFESCAPE.
Expenses $1,113,832 · Grants $1,051,316
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
-
Steve WatkinsSTEVE WATKINS
LIFESCAPE CEO & PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $426,832
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $345,926
- Other
- $80,906
- Hours/week
- 1 + 59 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $344,533 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $1,393 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $50,651 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $30,718 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $427,295 related
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Steve WilsonSTEVE WILSON
LIFESCAPE CFO
- Total calculated
- $231,018
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $198,415
- Other
- $32,603
- Hours/week
- 1 + 59 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $197,225 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $1,190 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $5,192 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $27,875 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $231,482 related
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Jessica WellsJESSICA WELLS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $173,294
- From this org
- $169,295
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,999
- Hours/week
- 45 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,351
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,944
- Deferred
- $3,999
- Nontaxable benefits
- $448
- Filer's total
- $173,742
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Erik NybergERIK NYBERG
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
-
Courtney Collen SebestaCOURTNEY COLLEN SEBESTA
VICE CHAIR UNTIL 12/2023
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jeff NelsonJEFF NELSON
SECRETARY UNTIL 12/2023
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Ryan BrunnerRYAN BRUNNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Tyler HaahrTYLER HAAHR
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5 + 2 related
-
W Tom SimmonsW TOM SIMMONS
MEMBER AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Heidi SchultzHEIDI SCHULTZ
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bob McNaneyBOB MCNANEY
DIR/GOV BOARD CHAIR FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 4 related
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Jeff HilgenbergJEFF HILGENBERG
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jason HarrisJASON HARRIS
DIR/GOV BOARD PAST CHAIR UNTIL 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 3 related
-
Nan BakerNAN BAKER
PAST CHAIR UNTIL 12/2023
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Marli SchippersMARLI SCHIPPERS
DIRECTOR/ PAST GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 3 related
-
Wendy ClarkWENDY CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kila LegrandKILA LEGRAND
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Harlan SchillingerHARLAN SCHILLINGER
DIRECTOR FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bobbi ThuryBOBBI THURY
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 4 related
-
Greg WickGREG WICK
DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Grady PfeifferGRADY PFEIFFER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sonja TheisenSONJA THEISEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mary OlingerMARY OLINGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sandy SchoenbeckSANDY SCHOENBECK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Ryan Vanden BoschRYAN VANDEN BOSCH
DIRECTOR FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nick BrownNICK BROWN
DIRECTOR FROM 08/23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Joel DykstraJOEL DYKSTRA
DIRECTOR FROM 12/23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Alan MeierALAN MEIER
DIRECTOR FROM 01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Nicholas KnappNICHOLAS KNAPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF THE FOUNDATION. PART I HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN REGARD TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, LIFESCAPE. LIFESCAPE USES THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN PART I LINE 3 TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- STEVE WATKINS HAS A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT UNDER IRC 457(F). THE BALANCE IN THE FUND AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 IS $41,762, WHICH INCLUDES 2023 CONTRIBUTIONS OF $40,000 AND EARNINGS OF $1,762.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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HELP ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE NEEDS BASED ASSISTANCE.
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HELP ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE NEEDS BASED ASSISTANCE.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL DBA LIFESCAPE
501(C)(3) · HOSPITAL & SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES · SD
Directly controlled by LIFESCAPE
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SOUTH DAKOTA ACHIEVE DBA LIFESCAPE
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · SD
Directly controlled by LIFESCAPE
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501(C)(3) · ASSIST CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL AND SOUTH DAKOTA ACHIEVE · SD
Directly controlled by LIFESCAPE
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SIOUX RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INC DBA HARVEST APARTMENTS
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE HOUSING UNITS FOR MENTALLY/PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED · SD
Directly controlled by SOUTH DAKOTA ACHIEVE DBA LIFESCAPE
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION LEGACY LAND HOLDINGS I LLC
HOLDING COMPANY · SD · income $73,083 · assets $172,920
Directly controlled by LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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BEACON APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
LOW INCOME HOUSING · SD
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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REHABILITATION MEDICAL SUPPLY
C · SALES & SERVICE OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, ORTHOTICS, & PROSTHETICS · SD
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 6 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511329349304441
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