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Lavender Mountain Senior Living

Mount Berry, GA · EIN 81-0698227 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lavender Mountain Senior Living reported $22.1 million in revenue and $25.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.77 went to program services, $13.23 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: 97.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $171,066 (Healthcare Director). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2016% 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 $25M

For context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 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 $22M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.8%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.2%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.6%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$171,066$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.68%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
45
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-20.410.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 7100.0%

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 expense
$22M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $22M

The spires is a lakeside continuing care retirement community that promotes the welfare of individuals, ages 55 and older, through the provision of housing and related services. The facilities are located on the campus of berry college, inc. The community opened in the summer of 2020. There are 144 independent living apartments, 26 cottages, 36 assisted living units, 34 skilled nursing beds and 36 memory care beds

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Healthcare Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$151,484$0$19,582$171,066
Director of Health Services
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$134,083$0$21,783$155,866
Marketing Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$144,831$0$0$144,831
Sales Specialist
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$122,169$0$17,605$139,774

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lavender Mountain Senior Living (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$22M$25M86.8%−$43M$171,066
FY2024 ⓘ$21M$24M86.9%−$40M$162,462
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$23M85.0%−$37M—
FY2022 ⓘ$14M$23M85.9%−$31M—
FY2021 ⓘ$5.2M$18M81.6%−$21M—
FY2020 ⓘ$1.0M$8.4M71.6%−$8.2M—

Governance 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 · 7 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5232
  • Volunteers Part I, line 625

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Lavender Mountain Senior Living's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lavender Mountain Senior Living reported that 86.8% of its $25.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lavender Mountain Senior Living pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lavender Mountain Senior Living reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $171,066, for the role of Healthcare Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lavender Mountain Senior Living get its money?

Of $22.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lavender Mountain Senior Living a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-0698227 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202611289349301331 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349312660 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349304523 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349301628 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349310260 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349302257 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-0698227: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.