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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LIFE SERVICES ALTERNATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,377,626
Total expenses
$17,346,885
Contributions and grants received
$17,203,122
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$16,400
Investment income
$158,104
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$16,383,051
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,698,540
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,684,511
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,719,858
Management and general expenses
$2,410,212
Fundraising expenses
$216,815
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,719,858

Program services were 84.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,645,074

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $558,048

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HUMBOLT COTTAGE

    total $16,400 · related or exempt $16,400

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $117,317 · excluded $117,317

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,398,211

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

    securities $6,357,424

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $40,787

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,787 · excluded $40,787

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $219,767 · program services $54,942 · management and general $109,883 · fundraising $54,942

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,178,282 · program services $8,866,407 · management and general $1,220,161 · fundraising $91,714

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $140,952 · program services $121,334 · management and general $18,677 · fundraising $941

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,341,892 · program services $1,140,308 · management and general $186,724 · fundraising $14,860

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $813,452 · program services $686,377 · management and general $116,125 · fundraising $10,950

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,876 · management and general $5,876

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,311 · management and general $63,311

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $20,971 · management and general $20,971

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,150,505 · program services $1,062,688 · management and general $86,279 · fundraising $1,538

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,231 · program services $654 · management and general $577

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $197,023 · program services $148,274 · management and general $48,148 · fundraising $601

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $106,874 · program services $8,588 · management and general $98,286

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,501,474 · program services $1,428,282 · management and general $65,338 · fundraising $7,854

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,190 · program services $94,740 · management and general $14,450

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $246,103 · program services $222,980 · management and general $23,123

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $329,592 · program services $126,425 · management and general $203,167

  • 24a · Other expenses: CARE & SERVICE EXPENSES

    total $608,144 · program services $541,925 · management and general $46,890 · fundraising $19,329

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $201,104 · program services $193,917 · management and general $6,012 · fundraising $1,175

  • 24c · Other expenses: ANNUAL NEWSLETTER

    total $77,842 · management and general $64,931 · fundraising $12,911

  • 24d · Other expenses: FINGERPRINTING/SCREENIN

    total $12,077 · program services $6,564 · management and general $5,513

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,223 · program services $15,453 · management and general $5,770

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $157,154 · end of year $171,151

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,308,741 · end of year $698,703

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,377,842 · end of year $1,474,339

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $135,573 · end of year $142,218

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

    $11,102,459

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

    $1,906,435

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,798,327 · end of year $9,196,024

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,663,655 · end of year $4,123,451

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $596,237 · end of year $577,165

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,250,695 · end of year $1,395,947

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,910,221 · end of year $3,798,860

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $547,658 · end of year $503,733

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,279,968 · end of year $10,673,524

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $48,987 · end of year $10,987

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LSA PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING EXPERIENCES AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

  • LIFE SERVICES ALTERNATIVES, INC. (LSA) PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. LSA OPERATES TWELVE HOMES WITH FIVE CONSUMERS EACH, UNDER CONTRACTS WITH SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER, INC. (SARC), WHICH ARE FUNDED THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES (DDS) OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER THE LANTERMAN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES ACT. THE $16,645,074 OF DIRECT GOVERNMENT FUNDING RECEIVED FOR SERVICES RENDERED UNDER THE SARC CONTRACTS IS CHARACTERIZED AS GOVERNMENT GRANT REVENUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS.

    Expenses $14,719,858 · Revenue $16,400

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Pencer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tina Underwood

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Phillips

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christine Wang

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chris Burke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sandra Castellano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Greg Dalzell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mimi Giannini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Fran Goodwin

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 6/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Hovda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Maurice Leibenstern

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bob Marshalla

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steven Minchen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lee Nelson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Matthew Norris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ramaswamy Ranganathan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ahmed Taufiq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Olenka Villarreal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bruce Wolfe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dana Hooper

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $219,767
    From this org
    $202,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,588
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,179
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,544
    Filer's total
    $219,767
  • Duane Wong

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $168,080
    From this org
    $147,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,540
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,540
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,590
    Filer's total
    $168,080
  • Sharmean Heffernan

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,360
    From this org
    $136,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,642
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joseph Lansana

    HOME ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $136,079
    From this org
    $122,706
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,373
    Hours/week
    40
  • Armie Tancinco

    HOME ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $133,837
    From this org
    $130,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,572
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hadiyah Fain

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,936
    From this org
    $125,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $355
    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. 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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349303212

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