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Lifeways

Ontario, OR · EIN 93-1215381 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Lifeways reported $37.1 million in revenue and $27.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.69 went to program services, $15.31 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: 79.3% of the total. Government grants made up 20.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $201,272 (NURSE PRACTITIONER/APRN). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% 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 $27M

For context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 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 $37M

Other revenue was negative: −$79,997. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.7%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
20.3%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
20.3%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
79.3%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$201,272$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.74%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
14.26.2
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
$16M expenses · 67.7% of program spending · revenue $20M

Provided outpatient and respite mental health services primarily to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties of oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services

$2.9M expenses · 12.8% of program spending · revenue $3.8M

Provided residential and acute mental health services to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties of oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services

$4.5M expenses · 19.5% of program spending · revenue $5.7M

Provided prevention and recovery services for alcohol and drug treatment, gambling addictions and prevention services, and domestic violence and intervention services primarily to the residents of malheur and umatilla counties in oregon under requirements of oregon revised statutes for counties to provide such services

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
NURSE PRACTITIONER/APRN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$181,952$0$19,320$201,272
CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$163,159$0$29,757$192,916
NURSE PRACTITIONER/APRN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$154,106$0$36,259$190,365
NURSE PRACTITIONER/APRN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$151,496$0$35,050$186,546
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,374$0$27,751$177,125
CRISIS SUPERVISOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,017$0$17,654$161,671
CONTROLLER / CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,083$0$16,518$141,601

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lifeways (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $319K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$37M$27M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$37M$27M84.7%$32M$201,272
FY2024 ⓘ$30M$26M78.3%$22M$189,924
FY2023 ⓘ$27M$24M77.7%$18M$300,023
FY2022 ⓘ$29M$28M71.4%$15M$315,468
FY2021 ⓘ$34M$31M83.0%$13M$279,972
FY2020 ⓘ$27M$29M87.9%$11M$247,875

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 5346
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SAGE HEALTH CARE PLLC
Psychiatry and healthcare services
$326,276
NURSA INC
Contracted nurses
$315,535

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

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Lifeways totaling $126 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 Lifeways's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lifeways, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Lifeways's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lifeways reported that 84.7% of its $27.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lifeways pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lifeways reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $201,272, for the role of NURSE PRACTITIONER/APRN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lifeways get its money?

Of $37.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 20.3% came from contributions and grants (including 20.3% from government grants) and 79.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lifeways a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 93-1215381 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 202611329349301836 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510649349301021 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349310558 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300729349301500 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210549349301006 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110929349300821 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 93-1215381: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.