Nonprofit · EIN 31-4379494
LIFECARE ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43223
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $25,235,549 | $24,764,842 | $470,707 | $48,922,572 | $1,756,538 | $47,166,034 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $23,547,387 | $22,684,426 | $862,961 | $47,416,741 | $1,898,096 | $45,518,645 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,571,553
- Program service revenue
- $13,290,742
- Investment income
- $2,163,873
- Net income from fundraising events
- $209,381
- Other revenue
- $209,381
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $235,213
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $902,474
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,138,559
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,620,225
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $223,302
- Accounting fees
- $70,636
- Occupancy
- $287,893
- Travel
- $281,034
- Depreciation
- $725,564
- Program services (functional)
- $22,371,975
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,762,137
- Fundraising (functional)
- $630,730
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $47,416,741
- Total assets, end of year
- $48,922,572
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,756,538
- Net assets, end of year
- $47,166,034
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,786,939
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $26,902,146
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,263,888
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,129,035
- Gross receipts
- $25,377,550
- Employees
- 350
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1898
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Gehr-A Dev-M Har-A Now-M Dec | PresCEO, Grants Dir, VP Oper, CHRIO, CFO Officer | 45 | $902,474 | $51,607 |
| Earl LeVere | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rev Monsignor Joseph M Hendricks | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Kelley Shannon | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Hess | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia M Ammendola | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip B Bartlett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Beekman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| The Honorable Kimberly J Brown | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hugh C Cathey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen S Cookston | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy J Cotter | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd M Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay R Meglich CPA | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul A Naumoff | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve A Niswonger | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Q Perry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Denise M Robinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna M Ruscitti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas P Skoog | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David C Tiggett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bobbie Trittschuh | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas H Welch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steve E Werman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy O Wiechers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Randolph C Wiseman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Herman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Sayre | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Cercek | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Fivecoat | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Miller | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Mojica | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mindy Drummond | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marie-Joelle Khouzam | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Riordan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Skaggs | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Stacy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Gehr-J Greg-T Tignan-A Now-M Dec | PresCEO, SVP Oper, IT Director , CHRO, CFO Officer | 45 | $908,375 | $55,538 |
| Earl LeVere | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rev Monsignor Joseph M Hendricks | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Kelley Shannon | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Hess | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia M Ammendola | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip B Bartlett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Beekman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| The Honorable Kimberly J Brown | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hugh C Cathey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen S Cookston | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy J Cotter | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd M Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay R Meglich CPA | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul A Naumoff | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve A Niswonger | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Q Perry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise M Robinson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna M Ruscitti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas P Skoog | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David C Tiggett | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobbie Trittschuh | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas H Welch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve E Werman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy O Wiechers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randolph C Wiseman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Herman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Sayre | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Cercek | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Fivecoat | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Miller | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Mojica | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mindy Drummond | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marie-Joelle Khouzam | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Riordan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon Skaggs | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Stacy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1699 W MOUND ST, COLUMBUS, OH 43223-1809
- In care of
- % MATT DECHANT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Charles Gehring, 1699 West Mound Street, Columbus, OH 43223
- Signed the 990
- Charles Gehring, CEO/President
- Phone
- (614) 278-3130
- Website
- www.lifecarealliance.org
Mission
LifeCare Alliance's mission is to lead the community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services to meet the community's changing needs. In 2024, LifeCare Alliance served over 21,000 clients.
Program accomplishments
- NUTRITION SERVICES: Meals-on-Wheels provides nourishing food and a daily visit to homebound, older adults and individuals living with a medical challenge and/or disability, 365 days a year. We deliver 6,000 meals a day throughout Franklin, Madison, Marion, Champaign, and Logan Counties. Meal options include hot, cold, frozen, specialty diet, kosher, vegetarian, pureed and mechanical. In fact, the cost of one day in a hospital equals the cost of ONE YEAR of Meals-on-Wheels. The cost of one month of care in a nursing home equals providing Meals-on-Wheels for seven years. Volunteers are the heart of Meals on Wheels. In 2024, 8,000 volunteers donated over 163,000 hours and nearly 506,000 miles. Carrie's Café, our premiere Senior Dining Center, has been recognized as a national model in congregate dining, providing socialization, enriching programming, and nutritious meals. We operate over 50 community dining centers throughout Central Ohio, including culturally diverse meals at 4 Asian and Somali restaurants. Transportation is available to most locations. Our Groceries-to-Go food pantry provides groceries, personal hygiene items, and household cleaning supplies to clients of the Columbus Cancer Clinic living with cancer. In 2024, the clinic served over 500 clients. Project OpenHand-Columbus also provides home-delivered, nutritionally enriched meals, assessments, counseling, and congregate meals to men, women, and children living with active HIV/AIDS. In 2024, over 27,000 meals were served to 112 clients.Expenses $15,025,272 · revenue $12,353,760
- HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES: The Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA) provides high-quality education and programming to support the whole family while navigating diabetes. Its signature camp programs welcome ages 3 - 17 from across Ohio to learn how to take control, connect with a community of support, and live well! The Columbus Cancer Clinic provides prevention, detection, support, and hope for individuals battling cancer. Services include prevention education, early detection, head-to-toe screenings, examination, mammograms, and home care support. In 2024, over 3,100 mammograms and almost 600 cancer screenings were provided. The Community Wellness Centers provide health care located in areas where the residents are underserved, have limited access to health care, or limited financial resources. Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians provide assessments, nursing care, in-home diabetes counseling, and screening tests with a focus on education, disease prevention and management, nutrition therapy, and weight and diabetes management. In 2024, the program served over 850 clients through various visits to Wellness Center staff. The Help-at-Home program provides personal care assistants and direct support care workers who assists with daily living activities, bathing, fall prevention, and basic household chores. The Help-at-Home staff works with a network of community contacts to ensure that clients can access appropriate services. In 2024, the program provided 25,000 plus hours of services for over 450 clients. The Senior PetCare program gives clients the opportunity to care for their companion pets. The program delivers pet food and supplies directly to clients' homes through the AniMeal routes, as well as provides in-home and veterinary pet care. The Beat the Heat Fan Campaign provides box fans to central Ohioans each summer, helping to prevent heat-related health incidents. Our CHORES support service coordinates home repair projects for clients in need of safety and health-related maintenance.Expenses $5,891,328 · revenue $4,542,465
- SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: L.A. Catering - Great catering for a Great Cause. L.A. Catering provides full-service buffets, corporate gatherings, picnics, weddings and receptions with priceless memories. This means when you book catering through L.A. Catering, you are not only receiving first-class service with a personal touch, but you are also assisting with the independence of older adults in our community! Our facility offers adjustable room space, free parking, and complete staging and audio/visual capabilities. The Meals-for-Kids program delivers well-balanced, nutritious meals to afterschool programs, daycare centers, and charter schools, throughout central Ohio. L.A. Wellness Works, LifeCare Alliance's corporate wellness program is designed to meet the wellness needs of employees through health, nutrition, and education services. L.A. Wellness Works helps companies to achieve wellness goals and improve the bottom line, using proven methods to encourage wellness behaviors. Whether you are looking to host a registered nurse or registered dietitian on-site, or offer lunch-and-learn sessions for your team, we can help. LifeCare Alliance provides international travelers with the vaccines they need at competitive pricing. IMPACT Safety provides individuals with tools to increase their confidence, awareness, and ability in making safe choices. This program teaches interpersonal safety skills to a wide range of populations, including women, youths, seniors, individuals with a disability, trauma survivors, and professionals in the workplace. IMPACT Safety also provides courses on safety policy, protocol implementation, and safety Participants practice verbal, emotional, and physical skills through real-life scenarios. LifeCare Alliance offers background checks, including BCI and FBI fingerprinting. Background checks are offered by appointment and are available at competitive prices.Expenses $1,455,375 · revenue $1,129,035
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-4379494
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $48,922,572
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,377,550
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $25,235,549 | $24,764,842 | $48,922,572 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $23,547,387 | $22,684,426 | $47,416,741 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,517,414 | $21,261,319 | $40,653,283 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 31-4379494).
Questions about LIFECARE ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of LIFECARE ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFECARE ALLIANCE is 31-4379494.
- Is LIFECARE ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to LIFECARE ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIFECARE ALLIANCE 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 LIFECARE ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIFECARE ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LIFECARE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Charles Gehring.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIFECARE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 37 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $902,474 (C Gehr-A Dev-M Har-A Now-M Dec, PresCEO, Grants Dir, VP Oper, CHRIO, CFO).
- How much revenue does LIFECARE ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $25,235,549, expenses of $24,764,842 and total assets of $48,922,572 at year end.
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