Nonprofit · EIN 75-2722521
LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS
Tax-exempt · RED OAK, TX 75154
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $82,232,699 | $80,640,688 | $1,592,011 | $261,117,823 | $230,875,179 | $30,242,644 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $79,418,044 | $71,029,488 | $8,388,556 | $148,733,025 | $120,082,392 | $28,650,633 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $73,723,649 | $65,050,530 | $8,673,119 | $143,169,054 | $122,906,977 | $20,262,077 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $230,260
- Program service revenue
- $76,138,143
- Investment income
- $5,856,136
- Net rental income
- $8,160
- Other revenue
- $8,160
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,862,319
- Other salaries and wages
- $40,062,699
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $50,627,197
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $341,978
- Travel
- $580,901
- Depreciation
- $5,951,735
- Program services (functional)
- $68,075,932
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,564,756
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $148,733,025
- Total assets, end of year
- $261,117,823
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,875,179
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,242,644
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $90,966,823
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,387,408
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $28,855,236
- Gross receipts
- $82,232,699
- Employees
- 1,069
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT WILSON | PRES/SUPERINTEN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $277,795 |
| SCOTT FULLER | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $244,501 |
| TROY MOONEY | CHIEF ACAD OFR | 40 | $194,543 |
| JENNIFER WILSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | 40 | $175,079 |
| BARRY WEST | COO | 40 | $173,706 |
| MEGAN BECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $152,544 |
| EDWIN MELTON DAVIS | CHIEF DEVELOP OFR | 40 | $148,311 |
| STEPHANIE MARIE COLWELL | CHIEF TALENT OFFIC | 40 | $148,284 |
| SHAWN D THOMAS | DIR OF OPERATNS | 40 | $140,508 |
| KIMBERLY ANN RIEPE | DIR OF SEC LEADING | 40 | $117,423 |
| ANITA JOYCE SHEPHERD | – | 40 | $109,625 |
| SHARON WILLIAMS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RUBEN MARTINEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RANSBOTTOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CLEMMONS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR SHARON LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL MAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT WILSON | PRES/SUPERINTEN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $273,416 |
| SCOTT FULLER | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $217,502 |
| TROY MOONEY | CHIEF ACAD OFR | 40 | $188,640 |
| JENNIFER WILSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | 40 | $169,835 |
| BARRY WEST | COO | 40 | $168,511 |
| MEGAN BECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $148,094 |
| EDWIN MELTON DAVIS | CHIEF DEVELOP OFR | 40 | $144,004 |
| STEPHANIE MARIE COLWELL | CHIEF TALENT OFFIC | 40 | $143,992 |
| SHAWN D THOMAS | DIR OF OPERATNS | 40 | $136,279 |
| KIMBERLY ANN RIEPE | DIR OF SEC LEADING | 40 | $110,681 |
| ANITA JOYCE SHEPHERD | – | 40 | $106,519 |
| SHARON WILLIAMS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RUBEN MARTINEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RANSBOTTOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CLEMMONS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR SHARON LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL MAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT WILSON | PRES/SUPERINTEN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $268,837 | $72,061 |
| SCOTT FULLER | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $215,545 | $72,028 |
| TROY MOONEY | CHIEF ACAD OFR | 40 | $186,493 | $72,484 |
| BARRY WEST | COO | 40 | $167,114 | $72,679 |
| JENNIFER WILSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | 40 | $168,461 | $70,862 |
| MEGAN BECK | CFO Officer | 40 | $146,709 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MARIE COLWELL | CHIEF TALENT OFFIC | 40 | $142,652 | $0 |
| EDWIN MELTON DAVIS | CHIEF DEVELOP OFR | 40 | $142,645 | $0 |
| SHAWN D THOMAS | DIR OF OPERATNS | 40 | $134,983 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY ANN RIEPE | DIR OF SEC LEADING | 40 | $108,854 | $0 |
| ANITA JOYCE SHEPHERD | – | 40 | $105,340 | $0 |
| SHARON WILLIAMS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUBEN MARTINEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS RANSBOTTOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CLEMMONS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHARON LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOSES CAVAZOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL MAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 132 E OVILLA RD SUITE A, RED OAK, TX 75154-2460
- In care of
- % MEGAN HARRISON
- Signed the 990
- MEGAN BECK, CFO
- Phone
- (469) 850-5433
- Website
- www.lifeschools.net
- Return prepared by
- Hankins Eastup Deaton Tonn Seay & Scarbo
Mission
TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPLARY LEARNING CENTER FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE. WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, TEACHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE INNOVATIVE.
Program accomplishments
- LIFESCHOOL OF DALLAS OFFERS STUDENT CENTERED PROGRAMS RECOGNIZING DIVERSE LEARNING STYLES AND METHODS. MAINTAINING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, THE SCHOOL SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE. 5,735 STUDENTS SERVED.Expenses $68,075,932 · revenue $82,232,699
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2722521
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $261,117,823
- Income (IRS master file)
- $82,232,699
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $82,232,699 | $80,640,688 | $261,117,823 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $79,418,044 | $71,029,488 | $148,733,025 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $73,723,649 | $65,050,530 | $143,169,054 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $72,202,880 | $63,610,711 | $119,776,308 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 75-2722521).
Questions about LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS
- What is the EIN of LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS is 75-2722521.
- Is LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS 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 LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $277,795 (BRENT WILSON, PRES/SUPERINTEN).
- How much revenue does LIFE SCHOOL OF DALLAS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,232,699, expenses of $80,640,688 and total assets of $261,117,823 at year end.
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