Old School Lives Incorporated

What it reported doing in 2025

Heart to Heart Program - Ministry programming providing a wide variety of family and individual services and supplies. Included in this program: *Our monthly fee community meal, which consistently serves a fresh, volunteer-prepared meal to 100 plus people each month*New Directions Low-income residential housing. We were also able to provide short-term emergency housing for families and individuals in crisis situations. Residents have gained increased financial responsibility and stability, independent living skills and experience, recovery from addiction issues (We do not offer addiction programing, only a safe, clean rental environment from which residents may seek recovery through other available programs and support). We housed formerly homeless individuals and couples, and those who would otherwise be unable to live independently. *Life Center: A room of resources for parenting, education, marriage, crisis situations, relationship skills, and general life skills. We provided computer and internet access for families to use as well as printed resources available for the families to take. We also provide baby baskets for moms on the arrival of their newborns.*Special Community events to build relationships among and between generations, encourage and support local artists and businesses and provide family friendly, positive recreational opportunities for our area. *Thrift Store: Volunteer-based recource for the community to donate used and new items for sale by Old School Lives. Proceeds go to funding programming. Items are priced low, as to provide affordable goods to low income families, such as children and adult clothing and household items. Also, when families are displaced from their home (ex. house fire), we are able to provide items at no cost to meet the needs we can.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.8%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 73.2%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 50%; rating input score 50; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings