Nonprofit · EIN 86-0723240
TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES
Tax-exempt · MESA, AZ 85211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,248,321 | $4,314,554 | -$1,066,233 | $2,567,407 | $1,537,200 | $1,030,207 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,575,734 | $8,479,789 | $95,945 | $2,387,738 | $291,298 | $2,096,440 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,264,509 | $10,594,756 | -$330,247 | $2,667,768 | $667,273 | $2,000,495 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,185,703
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $62,618
- Other revenue
- $62,618
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,107,595
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,066
- Occupancy
- $1,073,686
- Depreciation
- $94,312
- Program services (functional)
- $3,480,302
- Management and general (functional)
- $834,252
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,387,738
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,567,407
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,537,200
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,030,207
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,320,755
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,030,207
- Gross receipts
- $3,359,000
- Employees
- 237
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Schwary | President CEO Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 0 | $93,500 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 1 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Schwary | President CEO Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 0 | $143,000 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 1 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Schwary | President CEO Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 0 | $140,500 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1586, MESA, AZ 85211-1586
- In care of
- % JOHN SCHWARY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- PO Box 1586, Mesa AZ 85211
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- John Schwary, PO BOX 1586, MESA, AZ 852111586
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- John Schwary, Po Box 1586, Mesa AZ 85211
- Signed the 990
- John Schwary, CEO
- Phone
- (480) 833-0143
- Website
- transitionalliving.org
Mission
The organization continues to present and teach life and living skills to chemically dependent and recovering individuals. The program includes job and economic management skills to its enrollee persons. The overall objective is to offer training and life skill development to assist dependent individuals to transition to community life without direct or indirect government funding.
Program accomplishments
- SOBRIETY AND RECOVERY The primary purpose of the organization is to assist chemically dependent either drug or alcohol. Individuals achieve freedom from and chemical dependency and help enable them to transition into community life. The program works closely within the existing law enforcement and system. They rely heavily on the religious and established recovery groups and agencies. A major program tool is closely managed and supervision of individual time of its enrollees. Many of which are either required to work within the program or facing incarceration within the justice system. The program averages enrollment of over 7,000 individual annually. Successful completion of the eighteen month program is generally small and will see many persons enroll multiple times.Expenses $1,496,530 · revenue $1,394,457
- JOB TRAINING Because many enrollees do not have jobs or are unable to hold jobs because of their dependency problem a major focus on the program is to require each enrollee to either maintain a job within a job within the community or to work within one of the organizations job skills programs. Training emphasis is placed on individual job reliability time management and the ability to enter act with fellow employees and the public.Expenses $1,044,091 · revenue $988,728
- LIFE SKILLS TRAINING The program integrates the total person in attempting to transition enrollees into the community. That training involves personal skills in development and recognition of family and community relationships. Many enrollees must also learn to recognize their community responsibility by facing issues within both the civil and criminal justice system. Most enrollees must be taught and learn economic and money management skills and how to meet and recognize every day life situations. Many enrollees must be taught personal hygiene and appearance skills and how to present themselves to the public without being offensive.Expenses $939,681 · revenue $865,136
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 | 990 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
- 86-0723240
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,567,407
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,359,000
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,248,321 | $4,314,554 | $2,567,407 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,575,734 | $8,479,789 | $2,387,738 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,264,509 | $10,594,756 | $2,667,768 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,739,494 | $9,029,760 | $2,836,690 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: John Schwary | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 86-0723240).
Questions about TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES
- What is the EIN of TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES is 86-0723240.
- Is TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES 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 TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names John Schwary.
- Who are the officers and directors of TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 1 person; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,500 (John Schwary, President CEO).
- How much revenue does TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,248,321, expenses of $4,314,554 and total assets of $2,567,407 at year end.
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