Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LIFE MODEL WORKS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $586,526
Total expenses: $564,083
Contributions and grants received: $228,162
Grants paid: $14,504
Program service revenue: $174,083
Investment income: $123,768
Other revenue: $60,513
Total assets, end of year: $2,281,610
Total liabilities, end of year: $17,544
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $2,264,066
Program services expenses (Part IX): $279,844
Management and general expenses: $213,787
Fundraising expenses: $70,452
Program service expenses (Part III): $279,844

Program services were 49.6% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$228,162
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Joystream Subscriptions

total $18,789 · related or exempt $18,789 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: Event Fees

total $60,448 · related or exempt $60,448 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2c · Program service revenue: Study Groups

total $18,239 · related or exempt $18,239 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2d · Program service revenue: Leader's Collective

total $47,307 · related or exempt $47,307 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2e · Program service revenue: Consulting Fees

total $29,300 · related or exempt $29,300 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $123,768 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $123,768
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $5,310 · related or exempt $5,310 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$95,909
10b · Cost of goods sold

$43,929
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $51,980 · related or exempt $51,980 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11a · Other revenue: Write Off Uncleared Transaction

total $1,600 · related or exempt $1,600 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue: Business Card Cash Reward

total $1,598 · related or exempt $1,598 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11c · Other revenue: Misc Revenue

total $25 · related or exempt $25 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$3,223

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $14,504 · program services $14,504
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $39,106 · program services $13,296 · management and general $12,905 · fundraising $12,905
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $302,972 · program services $175,315 · management and general $73,403 · fundraising $54,254
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
10 · Payroll taxes

total $15,869 · program services $8,911 · management and general $4,054 · fundraising $2,904
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $12,430 · program services $0 · management and general $12,430 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $28,579 · program services $0 · management and general $28,579 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $389 · fundraising $389
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $59,856 · program services $41,766 · management and general $18,090 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $2,954 · program services $0 · management and general $2,954 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $19,946 · program services $3,408 · management and general $16,538 · fundraising $0
14 · Information technology

total $9,747 · program services $888 · management and general $8,859 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $6,486 · program services $6,486 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $17,261 · program services $3,967 · management and general $13,294 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $27,234 · program services $11,303 · management and general $15,931 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,828 · program services $0 · management and general $2,828 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $2,115 · program services $0 · management and general $2,115 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Training/Education

total $1,055 · program services $0 · management and general $1,055 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Zechariah Fees

total $752 · program services $0 · management and general $752 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $205,345 · end of year $126,824
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $2,580 · end of year $5,014
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $53,336 · end of year $58,256
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $1,974,331 · end of year $1,971,831
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $10,492 · end of year $6,065
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $1,744 · end of year $0
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$15,225
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$10,810
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $7,243 · end of year $4,415
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $6,918 · end of year $109,205
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $20,364 · end of year $17,544
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,113,599 · end of year $2,109,942
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $128,026 · end of year $154,124

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To equip existing networks to create identity transformation into the likeness of Christ in church culture.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Life Model Works vision is that everyone who encounters the church is transformed into the image of Christ. Life Model Works guides the research, development and application of full-brained practices that transform. We develop resources and products and provide services to individuals, churches, and organizations to further this mission.

In 2024, Life Model Works (LMW) continued to create and refine content, spreading the Life Model to a broader audience. Spread the Life Model to hundreds of newcomers with our practical Life Model Study Groups, Full-Brain Christianity based on the book The Other Half of Church. Added a second study course on our signature book, Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You. Provided training and resources to spread peace and joy to hundreds of Christian leaders in Asia, South America, Mexico, Uganda, and Europe. Began the Spanish translation of our recent trilogy of books about emotional maturity levels. Continued to equip dozens of eager leaders in our newest year-long training cohort, Leaders' Collective. Life Model Consulting continued to support churches and ministries with direct training, enabling them to change their organizational culture to a more relational way of living and working. Began preparing for an ambassador program, which will certify more Life Model trainers in 2025.

Expenses $279,844 · Grants $13,000 · Revenue $174,083

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Marlene Allen

Executive Director

Total calculated

$26,375

From this org

$26,375

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Bill St Cyr

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

6
Rhonda Morgan

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Richard Murphy

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Shari Ausley

Board Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

8
Eric Wong

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Dave Mead

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Zechariah LLC (58-2655939)

Hold loan with real estate collateral · IL · income $0 · assets $2,032,241

Directly controlled by Life Model Works Inc

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 17 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202523219349304807

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