Life Skills Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430827160
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Ballwin, MO, USA
Phone
3143947100
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,776,273
Expenses
$22,853,975
Assets
$8,604,066
Liabilities
$1,391,502

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

40 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization assists individuals with developmental and other disabilities by providing training and support in job-seeking skills, effective work habits, establishing and maintaining relationships, as well as skills of daily living.

What it reported doing in 2011

Community living - provide training and support to people with developmental disabilities to help them acquire valuable skills. Individuals are assisted in living in an independent, yet supportive environment, learning various home management skills and developing a social support network. Clients assisted = 596

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 94% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 38 of 38 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $20M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 40 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.