Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$31,691,499

Total expenses

$30,718,583

Contributions and grants received

$3,873,386

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$27,269,977

Investment income

$285,215

Other revenue

$262,921

Total assets, end of year

$28,219,858

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,991,151

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$22,228,707

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$26,326,651

Management and general expenses

$4,290,155

Fundraising expenses

$101,777

Program service expenses (Part III)

$26,326,651

Program services were 85.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• DIRECT RESIDENTIAL SERVICESRESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES ARE PROVIDED AND STAFFED TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. EACH OF LIFESTEPS 51 HOMES ARE STAFFED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND TO SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE AS OUTLINED IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUPPORTS PLAN. LIFESHARING / FAMILY LIVING IS A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO RESIDE IN THE PRIVATE HOME OF A HOST FAMILY. THE HOST FAMILY PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER, PERSONAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS FOR ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUALS.

  Expenses $20,086,661 · Revenue $24,155,426

• DIRECT CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICESCHILD CARE (INTEGRATED) FOR CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS AGES SIX WEEKS TO SCHOOL-AGE. CHILD CHECK IS A FREE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 5 YEARS OLD THAT EVALUATES A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING TALKING, SEEING, HEARING, MOVING, THINKING, AND LIVING SKILLS. AN AUTISM SCREENING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN 18 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OF AGE ALONG WITH HEARING, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE BY REQUEST OR REFERRAL. CHOIC ASSISTS FAMILIES AT RISK FOR DRUG USE OR ABUSE TO REMAIN HEALTHY AND SAFE BY PROVIDING IN-HOME FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING, CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCREENING AND EDUCATION, AND CONNECTS FAMILIES TO THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. CRISIS CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS THUS REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION COUNCIL (ECEC) IS A COUNTY-WIDE COLLABORATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNITED TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ADMINISTERED LOCALLY BY LIFESTEPS. EARLY HEAD START PROVIDES SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3. SERVICES ARE THROUGH HOME-BASED VISITS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH/NUTRITION, DISABILITIES/MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. EARLY IDENTIFICATION / CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EICIP) PROVIDES DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN THREE MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF AGE WITH EVALUATIONS IN HEARING, SPEECH, BEHAVIORAL, AND DEVELOPMENT TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE DELAYS AND WHO MAY BE AT-RISK FOR ABUSE OR NEGLECT. ADDITIONALLY, CRISIS CHILD CARE HELPS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO 6 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE AT-RISK, ALONG WITH PROVIDING HOME-BASED FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING STRESSORS THAT IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO PARENT EFFECTIVELY. FAMILIES FOREVER IS A PROGRAM FOR ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH THE FAMILY CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY DIVORCE, SEPARATION, OR LIVING IN A DIVIDED FAMILY SITUATION AND THE PAIN, FRUSTRATION, AND STRESS RESULTING FROM CUSTODY ISSUES. FAMILY CARE MOBILE RESOURCE CENTER IS A MOBILE RESOURCE VAN THAT OFFERS RESOURCES TO FAMILIES ON TOPICS INCLUDING SELF-HELP, PARENTING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, ADULT LITERACY, DISABILITIES INFORMATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY, AND MORE, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE IN RURAL AREAS. INFANT TODDLER CONTRACTED SLOTS (ITCS) IS A FREE, QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX MONTHS TO THREE YEARS OLD. CHILDREN MUST BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON LIVING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.LEAP PRESCHOOL (LEARNING EXPERIENCES: AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND PARENTS) MODEL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO COMBINE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM WITH APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS APPROACH TO TEACHING IN AN INTEGRATED CLASSROOM SETTING. THE MODEL IS FOR CHILDREN DEVELOPING TYPICALLY AS WELL AS CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. MATERNAL HEALTH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS PROMOTE HEALTHY PREGNANCY FOR LOW-INCOME MOTHERS, PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN, AND ENCOURAGE GREATER ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS TO TRACK MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH, MILESTONES, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, INCLUDING: ECONOMIC STABILITY, PHYSCIAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT; HEALTHCARE ACCESS; PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL RESOURCES. FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED TO RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES.PRE-K COUNTS IS A FREE, QUALITY PRESCHOOL FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN AGE 3 AND THE TIME THEY ARE READY TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. CHILDREN MUST BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON POTENTIAL RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE, EITHER BECAUSE OF LIVING IN LOW-INCOME, LANGUAGE OR CULTURAL BARRIERS, OR HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS. PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. FAMILIES MAY APPLY TO RECEIVE PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EITHER PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME PRESCHOOL SERVICES AT LIFESTEPS. PRESCHOOL (INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTAL) FOR CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS FROM 3 TO 5 YEARS OF AGE. EACH CHILD IS ASSESSED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT: 1) COMMUNICATION, 2) COGNITION/THINKING, 3) VISUAL MOTOR, 4) PHYSICAL, AND 5) SOCIAL EMOTIONAL. SUMMER (CAMP) DISCOVERY PROGRAM IS A SIX-WEEK PROGRAM OFFERED TO CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN DEVELOPMENTAL, COMMUNICATIVE, AND SOCIAL SKILLS, AND ENCOURAGES INTERACTION WITH PEERS IN A STRUCTURED SOCIAL PROGRAM.DIRECT SPEECH/LANGUAGE/HEARING SERVICESSPEECH AND LANGUAGE EVALUATIONS SERVE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND INCLUDE CAREGIVER INTERVIEW, OBSERVATION AND INTERACTION, AND STANDARDIZED TESTING BY A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST TO COMPLETE A PROFILE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMMUNICATIVE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, HEARING, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SHARED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND/OR CAREGIVERS WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IDENTIFIED AS NEEDED.SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT FOR A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION NEEDS INCLUDING CHILDHOOD APRAXIA, ARTICULATION AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS, LANGUAGE DELAYS, PRAGMATIC/SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, VOICE, AND FLUENCY. THERAPY IS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE PERSONAL INTERESTS AND DAILY ACTIVITIES. HEARING SCREENINGS ARE PURETONE AND TYPANOMETRY SCREENINGS CONDUCTED IN BOTH EARS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 ARE SCREENED USING A HEAR KIT CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF SOUNDS AND PITCHES.

  Expenses $3,482,104 · Revenue $476,177

• DIRECT INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY DAY PROGRAM SERVICESADULT TRAINING FACILITY-BASIC EDUCATION & SOCIALIZATION TRAINING (BEST) PROVIDES LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, AND MEDICAL CHALLENGES. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN BECOMING MORE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXPLORATION, ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING; PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND SOCIAL INTERACTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ADULT TRAINING FACILITY-COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER (COR) FOCUSES ON ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN BECOMING MORE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXPLORATION, ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING; PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND SOCIAL INTERACTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFER SUPPORTS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THAT IMPEDE EMPLOYABILITY AND ASSISTS EACH PERSON INDIVIDUALLY TO PREPARE FOR, OBTAIN, AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. SUPPORTS CAN INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED WORK ASSESSMENTS, JOB COACHING, JOB DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOR TRAINING, AND OTHER WORK SITE INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES (P.E.T.S.) - PROVIDED TO SCHOOL STUDENTS AGED 14 TO 21 WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES INCLUDING AUTISM. AREAS OF INSTRUCTION INCLUDE: DAILY LIVING SKILLS, SELF-DETERMINATION, WORKPLACE READINESS TRAINING AND JOB EXPLORATION. TRANSITION THE NEXT STEP IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL/ DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING AUTISM, TO ASSIST IN REACHING THEIR PERSONAL POTENTIAL IN INDEPENDENT LIVING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. A THEMED DAILY SCHEDULE ALLOWS FOR PARTICIPATION TAILORED TO THE STUDENTS' NEEDS BY UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY, SIMULATION, HANDS-ON PRACTICE, VISUAL AIDS, AND INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION.

  Expenses $2,581,634 · Revenue $2,550,999

• ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES IS A MEDICALLY-MONITORED DAY PROGRAM SERVING CLIENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE AND/OR SOCIALLY ISOLATED OR HAVE A FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND HAVE POST STROKE OR DEMENTIA, PARKINSONISM, OR A DEMENTIA-RELATED DISEASE SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S OR OTHER ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DAILY ACTIVITIES, SOCIALIZATION, NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, DAILY EXERCISE, AND TRANSPORTATION. BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TRAININGS AND SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE SUPPORT STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

  Expenses $176,252 · Revenue $87,375

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• ALISON MICKEY BELL

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ASHLEY TREESE

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JEANNE MCLAUGHLIN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JEFF BOBISH

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DEBBIE HOPPER

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PETER KYNE

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BRENDA M DARE

  CHAIRMAN

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LINDA SAVAGE

  2ND VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LYRIC SCHNUR

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CONOR TOBIN

  1ST VICE CHAIR/TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• FRANCO INSANA

  COO

  Total calculated

  $175,124

  From this org

  $166,354

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $8,770

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $132,117

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $34,237

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $8,770

  Filer's total

  $175,124

• KAREN SUE OWENS

  PRESIDENT & CEO

  Total calculated

  $314,624

  From this org

  $305,854

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $8,770

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $272,723

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $33,131

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $8,770

  Filer's total

  $314,624

• DANELL COOPER

  CFO (THROUGH 10/14/22)

  Total calculated

  $101,796

  From this org

  $101,367

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $429

  Hours/week

  40

• JEFFREY PETERS

  VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY

  Total calculated

  $135,048

  From this org

  $126,278

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $8,770

  Hours/week

  40

• RHONDA MONFREDI

  CONTROLLER

  Total calculated

  $119,576

  From this org

  $110,875

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $8,701

  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

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.

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.

• ACCESSABILITIES INC

  501(C)(3) · PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES · PA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by LIFESTEPS INC

• ALL ABILITIES INC

  501(C)(3) · SERVICE COORDINATION SERVICES · PA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by LIFESTEPS INC

• ACCESSABILITIES FOUNDATION INC

  501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING - DORMANT · PA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by LIFESTEPS INC

• ACCESSABILITIES CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC

  SUBSIDIARY-DORMANT · PA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by LIFESTEPS INC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

2 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202411239349300046

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