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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDS FOR LIFE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,737,075
Total expenses
$4,537,650
Contributions and grants received
$1,506,996
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,197,994
Investment income
$23,236
Other revenue
$8,849
Total assets, end of year
$3,684,608
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,429,954
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,254,654
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,071,826
Management and general expenses
$365,731
Fundraising expenses
$100,093
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,071,826

Program services were 89.7% 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

    $15,797

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,491,199

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $107,933

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES

    total $1,389,108 · related or exempt $1,389,108

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADULT DAY CARE

    total $789,846 · related or exempt $789,846

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LIFE SKILLS

    total $537,221 · related or exempt $537,221

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVI

    total $270,965 · related or exempt $270,965

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVI

    total $165,622 · related or exempt $165,622

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $45,232 · related or exempt $45,232

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,236 · excluded $23,236

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $10

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $10

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $10 · excluded $10

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,082

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

    $15,797

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,082 · excluded $5,082

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $680

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $680 · excluded $680

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,077 · excluded $3,077

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,077

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $216,001 · program services $194,401 · management and general $21,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,001,254 · program services $2,750,115 · management and general $167,532 · fundraising $83,607

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $150,802 · program services $133,651 · management and general $17,151

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $218,065 · program services $199,578 · management and general $12,820 · fundraising $5,667

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,958 · program services $10,958

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,250 · program services $4,000 · management and general $6,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,997 · program services $2,052 · management and general $656 · fundraising $289

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,861 · program services $3,329 · management and general $1,064 · fundraising $468

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $151,492 · program services $120,256 · management and general $29,421 · fundraising $1,815

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $67,645 · program services $46,318 · management and general $14,813 · fundraising $6,514

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $145,959 · program services $119,777 · management and general $24,449 · fundraising $1,733

  • 17 · Travel

    total $145,578 · program services $141,515 · management and general $4,063

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,989 · program services $17,765 · management and general $5,224

  • 20 · Interest

    total $58,923 · program services $30,438 · management and general $28,485

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $106,124 · program services $100,231 · management and general $5,893

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $65,971 · program services $40,482 · management and general $25,489

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD COSTS

    total $110,218 · program services $110,091 · management and general $127

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $47,563 · program services $46,869 · management and general $694

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,361 · end of year $3,210

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $667,666 · end of year $167,158

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $99,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $266,219 · end of year $481,876

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

    $4,993,214

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

    $2,070,831

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,588,493 · end of year $2,922,383

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,297 · end of year $10,981

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $226,410 · end of year $211,792

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $666,418 · end of year $601,386

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $502,842

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $80,979 · end of year $113,934

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,055,229 · end of year $2,254,654

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FRIENDS FOR LIFE HELPS SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

  • REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP: SERVED AS LEGAL GUARDIAN FOR 570 ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAD BEEN VICTIMS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION. LOCATED SAFE PLACES FOR THEM TO RESIDE AND MADE SURE THEY HAD FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, ETC.

    Expenses $1,561,163 · Revenue $1,389,108

  • ADULT DAY CARE:OPERATION OF AN ADULT DAY CARE CENTER SERVING 139 INDIVIDUALS. THE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 7:30AM TO 6:00PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND PROVIDES NURSING CARE, MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL INTERACTION, EXERCISE PROGRAMS, AND MORE.

    Expenses $984,455 · Revenue $789,846

  • LIFE SKILLS TRAINING:A ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM IN WHICH STAFF WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, TEACHING THEM SKILLS TO HELP THEM BE MORE INDEPENDENT WITHIN THE FACILITY SETTING AND POSSIBLY ASSISTING WITH THEIR MOVE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATELY 150 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $579,792 · Revenue $537,221

  • MONEY MANAGEMENT:PROVIDED MONEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO WERE UNABLE TO HANDLE THEIR FINANCES AND WERE AT RISK OF HAVING UTILITY SERVICES TERMINATED, ETC. ASSISTED WITH BILL PAYING, BALANCING CHECKBOOKS, ETC. ALSO ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR RESOURCES, INSURANCE EVALUATION, INTERVENTION WITH CREDITORS, ETC. 371 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $343,397 · Revenue $270,965

  • TOOL SHOP:THE TOOL SHOP IS A PLACE WHERE DONORS CAN DONATE TOOLS THAT ARE SOLD AT A REDUCED COST. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIORS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.

    Expenses $69,545 · Revenue $41,028

  • CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES: FRIENDS FOR LIFE CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS AND THE RESOURCES, EVENTS, AND SUPPORT NETWORKS AVAILABLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. FRIENDS FOR LIFE WILL ALSO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY STIPENDS TO HELP PAY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED IN SOME WAY WITH THE CHILD'S HEALTHCARE NEEDS. FRIENDS FOR LIFE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 433 CHILDREN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $157,670 · Revenue $165,622

  • THE LEARNING LAB PROGRAM OFFERS LABS THAT HELPS FRIENDS FOR LIFE CLIENTS LEARN TO READ.

    Expenses $59,360 · Revenue $4,204

  • LIFELINES:THE LIFELINE PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE COORDINATION FOR CLIENTS CONNECTING PEOPLE IN NEED WITH RESOURCES WITHIN FRIENDS FOR LIFE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

    Expenses $57,937

  • INDEPENDENT LIVING & QUALITY OF LIFE: RECRUITED AND ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED 337 HOME BOUND ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH THE TASKS OF DAILY LIVING. BOTH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ETC., AND WORKED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.

    Expenses $258,507

  • INFORMATION, REFERRAL & ASSISTANCE SERVICES:THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION FOR HELP. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A NEW OR SEPARATE PROGRAM AS ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION HAVE PROVIDED THESE SERVICES OVER THE YEARS AND SPECIFIC COSTS FOR THESE TASKS ARE NOT TRACKED. HOWEVER, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN TRACKING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM INFORMATION, REFERRAL AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED. FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025, APPROXIMATELY 5,302 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITED FROM THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • B J Greaves

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Ray

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leonard Englander

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pam Thomason

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erma Ballenger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Morkovsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Jamison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Ray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Buddy Edwards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Cates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Inez Russell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $93,083
    From this org
    $93,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60
  • Carla Hines

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $62,998
    From this org
    $62,998
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carey Amthor

    PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $59,920
    From this org
    $59,920
    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
14 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601969349302180

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