Life Patterns Inc

Analysis

Life Patterns Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Life Patterns Inc reported income of $31.4m and spending of $30.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.9m to $31.4m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life Patterns Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wellspring Family Services ($31.3m), Verland Foundation Inc ($31.4m) and New Directions Youth and Family Services Inc ($31.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $422k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 2,257 employees.