Unique Life
Unique Life reported $19.6 million in revenue and $20.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.40 went to program services, $11.60 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $221,370 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 166% 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 $20MFor 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 $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $221,370 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.11% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 7 | 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 expenseCode: cohabcommunity habilitation, providing training to people with intellectual and development disabilities that will allow them to enhance their daily living skills, socialization, and community inclusion through a variety of structured activities that are tailored to meet the needs of every individual
Code: dhabday habilitation - delivery of daily structured services to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop, maintain or enhance their socialization, adaptive skills, as well as improve their work readiness, community integration, and peer interaction skills
Code:adr - ihrsfamily support services is designed to sepecifically help families who are caring for a relative with developmental disability, by providing them with support/relief through afterschool program, after day services, weekend respite and in-home respite services.the service is conducted at the individual's home, no medical service is provided
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 Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week | $221,370 | $0 | $0 | $221,370 |
| DEPT. EXEC. DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week | $179,819 | $0 | $0 | $179,819 |
| CFO Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week | $162,600 | $0 | $0 | $162,600 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week | $109,023 | $0 | $0 | $109,023 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 37.50 hrs/week | $94,138 | $0 | $0 | $94,138 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Unique Life (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $767K (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–1b7 · 5 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 2Yes
- 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 26Yes
- 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 5202
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Of every $100 Unique Life spent in FY2025, $88.40 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Unique Life's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Unique Life reported that 88.4% of its $20.0 million in expenses went to program services, 11.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Unique Life pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Unique Life reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $221,370, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Unique Life get its money?
Of $19.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Unique Life a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-3653314 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 202621199349301302 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202530429349301533 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430409349300838 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331299349303923 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221379349300732 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121069349300207 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-3653314: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.