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Lifeworks Community Action

Ballston Spa, NY · EIN 23-7438457 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lifeworks Community Action reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.40 went to program services, $11.36 to management and general costs and $1.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. Government grants made up 97.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $152,494 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.4%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.4%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%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
99.7%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
97.8%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.1%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$152,494$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.44%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.66.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 16100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$1.1M expenses · 11.5% of program spending

Weatherization program provides eligible low income households with installation of weatherization materials and other weatherization services

$2.4M expenses · 25.6% of program spending

The women, infants, and children program subsidizes certain food products and provides nutrition education for eligible recipients

$5.3M expenses · 57.9% of program spending

Headstart program provides comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other developmental services primarily to economically disadvantaged preschool children, infants and toddlers so that the children will attain school readiness

$469K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$121,616$0$30,878$152,494
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, 45.00 hrs/week
$88,570$0$4,667$93,237

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lifeworks Community Action (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $246K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$10M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$11M87.4%$1.4M$152,494
2023 ⓘ$8.9M$9.2M90.4%$1.6M$112,008
2022 ⓘ$8.7M$8.6M90.4%$1.9M$120,906
2021 ⓘ$8.5M$8.3M90.2%$1.8M$108,391
2020 ⓘ$8.0M$7.8M89.9%$1.6M$118,698
2019 ⓘ$8.6M$8.6M91.7%$1.3M$101,371

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b16 · 16 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 15aYes
  • 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5151
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6350

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BETTER ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC
Energy efficiency services
$636,721
BORGOS MARKETING & EVENTS INC
Advertising/ marketing services
$308,449
SARATOGA SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Upk services
$153,506
CARE CLEAN OF SARATOGA
Commercial cleaning services
$108,533

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Lifeworks Community Action totaling $12,593 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Lifeworks Community Action's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lifeworks Community Action, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Lifeworks Community Action's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Lifeworks Community Action reported that 87.4% of its $10.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.4% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lifeworks Community Action pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lifeworks Community Action reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $152,494, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lifeworks Community Action get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 97.8% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lifeworks Community Action a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-7438457 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513019349302256 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349307961 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349303987 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213139349301431 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143159349304944 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033159349300428 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-7438457: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.