Nonprofit · EIN 46-0353254
LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $22,558,944 | $19,769,226 | $2,789,718 | $155,218,582 | $1,346,383 | $153,872,199 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $28,624,636 | $2,299,221 | $26,325,415 | $148,435,215 | $1,446,525 | $146,988,690 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,794,917 | $7,199,024 | -$1,404,107 | $116,794,947 | $1,541,018 | $115,253,929 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,755,455
- of which government grants
- $3,079
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,805,213
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,801,486
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,724
- Other revenue
- -$1,724
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,538,283
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $189,632
- Other salaries and wages
- $453,824
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $766,573
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $166
- Accounting fees
- $36,282
- Occupancy
- $41,665
- Depreciation
- $13,599
- Program services (functional)
- $18,542,465
- Management and general (functional)
- $501,537
- Fundraising (functional)
- $725,224
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $148,435,215
- Total assets, end of year
- $155,218,582
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,346,383
- Net assets, end of year
- $153,872,199
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,605
- Publicly traded securities
- $89,227,204
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $88,901,979
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $64,970,220
- Gross receipts
- $68,086,916
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 149
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- SD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE WATKINS | LIFESCAPE CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $400,377 | $64,595 |
| STEVE WILSON | LIFESCAPE CFO Officer | 1 | $0 | $234,559 | $35,874 |
| JESSICA WELLS | PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $176,105 | $0 | $4,795 |
| JEFF HILGENBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY SCHOENBECK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN MEIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN BRUNNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK NYBERG | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MCNANEY | GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLI SCHIPPERS | PAST GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| W TOM SIMMONS | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER HAAHR | PAST CHAIR (UNTIL DEC 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHULTZ | SECRETARY (UNTIL MARCH 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOEL DYKSTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY OLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GRADY PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IAN ROMBOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HARLAN SCHILLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SONJA THEISEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN VANDEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WENDY CLARK | DIRECTOR (UNTIL DEC 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE WATKINS | LIFESCAPE CEO & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $345,926 | $80,906 |
| STEVE WILSON | LIFESCAPE CFO Officer | 1 | $0 | $198,415 | $32,603 |
| JESSICA WELLS | PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $169,295 | $0 | $3,999 |
| ERIK NYBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY COLLEN SEBESTA | VICE CHAIR UNTIL 12/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF NELSON | SECRETARY UNTIL 12/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN BRUNNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER HAAHR | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| W TOM SIMMONS | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY FROM 01/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MCNANEY | DIR/GOV BOARD CHAIR FROM 01/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HILGENBERG | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR FROM 01/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HARRIS | DIR/GOV BOARD PAST CHAIR UNTIL 01/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN BAKER | PAST CHAIR UNTIL 12/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLI SCHIPPERS | DIRECTOR/ PAST GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KILA LEGRAND | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARLAN SCHILLINGER | DIRECTOR FROM 01/24 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBI THURY | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WICK | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SONJA THEISEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY OLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY SCHOENBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN VANDEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR FROM 01/24 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BROWN | DIRECTOR FROM 08/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL DYKSTRA | DIRECTOR FROM 12/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN MEIER | DIRECTOR FROM 01/24 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE WATKINS | LIFESCAPE CEO & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $309,623 | $35,981 |
| STEVE WILSON | LIFESCAPE CFO Officer | 1 | $0 | $185,196 | $30,583 |
| JESSICA WELLS | PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $157,236 | $0 | $2,945 |
| ERIK NYBERG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY COLLEN SEBESTA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN BRUNNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| J TYLER HAAHR | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| W TOM SIMMONS | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN BAKER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KILA LEGRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARLAN SCHILLINGER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/22 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBI THURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN VAN SOEST | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/22 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG WICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HARRIS | DIRECTOR/GOVERNING BOARD PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT HOHMAN | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/22 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SONJA THEISEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLI SCHIPPERS | DIRECTOR/GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HILGENBERG | DIRECTOR FROM 01/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY OLINGER | DIRECTOR FROM 01/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY SCHOENBECK | DIRECTOR FROM 04/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN VANDEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR FROM 02/23 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3803 N LOUISE AVE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107-0115
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JESSICA WELLS, 3803 N LOUISE AVE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 571052498
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA WELLS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (605) 444-9500
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS SERVED BY LIFESCAPE. WE DO THIS THROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT OF THERAPY, EDUCATION, SUPPORTED LIVING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, AND HELPING MEET ESSENTIAL, BASIC LIVING NEEDS AND SUPPORT OF GOALS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SO THEY MAY LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE VALUES OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, STEWARDSHIP, INTEGRITY, COLLABORATION, BEING DONOR-CENTERED, AND PROVIDING VISIONARY LEADERSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION PROVIDED RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTED THE MISSION, GOALS AND OPERATIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL, DBA LIFESCAPE, SOUTH DAKOTA ACHIEVE, DBA LIFESCAPE, AND LIFESCAPE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISSION INCLUDED HOLDING FIVE MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCREASED DONOR COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS AND PHONE CALLS, AND CONTINUED STRONG PLANNED GIVING PARTICIPATION. THE LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $973,689 THROUGH DONOR-RESTRICTED GIFTS RESULTING IN DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT TO LIFESCAPE AND $17.5 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW LIFESCAPE CHILDREN'S CAMPUS.Expenses $18,542,465 · grants $18,538,283
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0353254
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E50J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $155,218,582
- Income (IRS master file)
- $68,086,916
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $22,558,944 | $19,769,226 | $155,218,582 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $28,624,636 | $2,299,221 | $148,435,215 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,794,917 | $7,199,024 | $116,794,947 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $9,247,792 | $4,868,501 | $112,557,125 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0353254).
Questions about LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION is 46-0353254.
- Is LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JESSICA WELLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LIFESCAPE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $22,558,944, expenses of $19,769,226 and total assets of $155,218,582 at year end.
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