Life Services Alternatives
Life Services Alternatives reported $19.1 million in revenue and $18.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.61 went to program services, $13.42 to management and general costs and $0.97 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. Government grants made up 95.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $225,321 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 54% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $225,321 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.22% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLife 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 $18,291,060 of direct government funding received for services rendered under the sarc contracts is characterized as government grant revenue in…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 48.00 hrs/week | $202,179 | $0 | $23,142 | $225,321 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 48.00 hrs/week | $147,540 | $0 | $39,294 | $186,834 |
| VP PROGRAM OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 48.00 hrs/week | $136,318 | $0 | $5,626 | $141,944 |
| HOME ADMINISTRATOR Highest compensated employee, 48.00 hrs/week | $122,706 | $0 | $16,013 | $138,719 |
| VP PROGRAM OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 48.00 hrs/week | $119,960 | $0 | $18,345 | $138,305 |
| HOME ADMINISTRATOR Highest compensated employee, 48.00 hrs/week | $130,265 | $0 | $4,186 | $134,451 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Life Services Alternatives (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $225K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5216
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Life Services Alternatives totaling $44,740 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Life Services Alternatives's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Life Services Alternatives, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Life Services Alternatives spent in FY2025, $85.61 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Life Services Alternatives's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Life Services Alternatives reported that 85.6% of its $18.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.4% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Life Services Alternatives pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Life Services Alternatives reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $225,321, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Life Services Alternatives get its money?
Of $19.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.6% came from contributions and grants (including 95.8% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Life Services Alternatives a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3642025 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620949349300402 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349303212 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401359349303290 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349312156 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349314558 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130969349300603 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3642025: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.