2023-04-20T18:47:43-04:00 2022-06-30 261227532 KOCH CONSULTANTS LTD PO BOX 1400 TREMONT IL 61568 990 2021-07-01 351902841 LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC LIFE 101 N WESTERN AVE GRIDLEY IL 61744 KORY KAEB VP - OPERATIONS 3097474527 2023-04-20 true KORY KAEB NATHAN D KOCH P00742216 3092673796 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z RODNEY BRENNEMAN 40995012 false X WWW.LIFESONGFORORPHANS.ORG X 1993 IN LIFESONGS MISSION IS TO BRING JOY AND PURPOSE TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN. WE DO THIS BY MOBILIZING THE CHURCH TO CARE FOR THE ORPHAN, WHERE EACH MEMBER CAN PROVIDE A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL SERVICE: SOME TO ADOPT, SOME TO CARE, SOME TO GIVE. 8 8 49 150 0 0 27804328 39115232 925219 1207516 208288 458235 -49585 -25346 28888250 40755637 7514635 6811758 0 5303827 4674105 0 1338115 6816736 15568626 19635198 27054489 9253052 13701148 42326661 55071126 428006 528641 41898655 54542485 LIFESONGS MISSION IS TO BRING JOY AND PURPOSE TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN. WE DO THIS BY MOBILIZING THE CHURCH TO CARE FOR THE ORPHAN, WHERE EACH MEMBER CAN PROVIDE A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL SERVICE: SOME TO ADOPT, SOME TO CARE, SOME TO GIVE. false false 14165429 614000 1207516 VULNERABLE CHILDREN/ORPHAN CARE PROGRAM (INTERNATIONAL) - PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, BIBLICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION AND JOB-SKILL TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT SEVERAL PROJECT LOCATIONS. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF ORPHANS REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND BASIC LIVING NEEDS DURING THE YEAR WERE - RUSSIA REGION - 3,590; SUB-SAHARA AFRICA REGION - 4,186; SOUTH ASIA REGION - 110; SOUTH AMERICA REGION - 46; CENTRAL AMERICA REGION - 1,366; EAST ASIA REGION - 141; NORTH AMERICA REGION - 13 5913516 4787423 ADOPTION GRANT/LOAN PROGRAM - PROVIDE GRANTS AND LOANS TO ASSIST IN THE ADOPTION OF ORPHANS BY CHRISTIAN FAMILIES. POST-ADOPTION ASSISTANCE IS ALSO PROVIDED. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO OFFSET ONLY DOCUMENTED ADOPTION COSTS. COVENANT LOANS TO ADOPTIVE FAMILIES ARE ALSO PART OF THIS PROGRAM. LIFESONG HELPED FACILITATE THE ADOPTION/POST-ADOPTION SUPPORT OF 503 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES DURING THE YEAR. 4248190 1752584 VULNERABLE CHILDREN/ORPHAN CARE PROGRAM (DOMESTIC) - LIFESONG PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MINISTRIES ARE FOCUSED ON AT-RISK CHILDREN. SEVERAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED ARE LISTED AT SCHEDULE I, PART II (AS REQUIRED). LIFESONG ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE BY PROVIDING BACKPACKS WITH PERSONAL ITEMS TO CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE BEING PLACED INTO FOSTER CARE, TRAINING MENTORS TO HELP FOSTER FAMILIES, AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO FOSTER FAMILIES. 177638 COORDINATION OF SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS TO PROJECT LOCATIONS SERVING ORPHANS. 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ACCORDINGLY, LIFESONG HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2022 OR 2021. true RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 4 700 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 2988249 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 8 669 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 4504338 SOUTH ASIA 2 30 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 227921 SOUTH AMERICA 1 30 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 335371 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 4 494 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 4271163 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 4 51 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 379270 NORTH AMERICA NOT THE UNITED STATES 2 8 PROGRAM SERVICES CARE OF ORPHANS 579143 EUROPE INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CARERELIEF 104726 26 1982 26 1982 13390181 13390181 false false true false false false Use of grant monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) AN INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AT EACH NON-U.S.A. LOCATION PROVIDES A REGULAR ACCOUNTING OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY TO THE LIFESONG USA ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. THIS ACTIVITY IS RECONCILED WITH CASH ADVANCES MADE DURING THE YEAR. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT) IS TO BE FORWARDED TO THE USA OFFICE - SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES REPORTED. TRANSLATIONS (AS NEEDED) OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ARE OBTAINED BY THE USA OFFICE. ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR EACH LOCATION ARE SET BY USA AND LOCAL MANAGEMENT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS. ALL NON-U.S.A. ACTIVITY REPORTS (AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR DURING LIFESONGS ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. PERIODICALLY (GENERALLY ANNUAL), A TEAM COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS VISITS EACH LOCATION. PROJECTS ARE INSPECTED AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE EXPENDITURES IS DONE. THE VISITING TEAM REPORTS THEIR FINDINGS BACK TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALSO GO THROUGH A LOCAL AUDIT WITH REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL REPORTING AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. Method of accounting for expenditures (Part I, line 3, col f) EACH NON-U.S.A. LOCATION PROVIDES A REGULAR ACCOUNTING OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY TO THE LIFESONG USA ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY IS INCLUDED IN LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENDITURES REPORTED IN PART I, LINE 3, THE FOLLOWING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WERE ALSO MADE: RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - $1,595,986; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - $1,792,610; CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - $1,601,045; EUROPE - $15,207 General Explanation Attachment AS DISCLOSED ON FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, ONE OF LIFESONGS LARGEST CHARITABLE PROGRAMS IS PROVIDING CARE TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN/ORPHANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, LIFESONG WORKS THROUGH VARIOUS INDIGENOUS NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. AT EACH NON-U.S.A. LOCATION. LIFESONG HAS AN ECONOMIC INTEREST IN AND EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER THESE NON-U.S.A. LOCATIONS THROUGH PROVISION OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUNDING. THUS, ALL SUCH NON-U.S.A. ACTIVITY IS INCLUDED IN LIFESONGS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THIS FORM 990. BANQUET 384133 384133 40259 BANQUET 299512 299512 30165 2 212442 201476 10966 23018 896087 885121 10966 93442 93442 -82476 true LIFESONG INC 101 N WESTERN AVE GRIDLEY IL 61744 854292925 501C3 1750000 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 ADOPTIONPOST-ADOPTION ASSISTANCE GRANTS 503 4663673 EDUCATION AND MISC OTHER GRANTS 86 398085 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) PART II - LIFESONG MANAGEMENT RESEARCHES ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THEM TO ASSIST WITH THEIR CHARITABLE WORK. EACH ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED IS A 501C3 ORGANIZATION. LIFESONG MANAGEMENT BELIEVES SUPPORTING THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS IN FURTHERANCE OF LIFESONGS CHARITABLE MISSION AND DOES NOT BELIEVE FURTHER MONITORING OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS NECESSARY.PART III - LIFESONG MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS DO EXTENSIVE SCREENING OF FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS BEFORE APPROVING ASSISTANCE. INFORMATION SCRUTINIZED MAY INCLUDE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS OTHER AVENUES OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE (CHURCHES, ETC.). false false false true false false false false false N ANDREW LEHMAN VICE-PRESIDENT 180076 23972 6127 1433 211608 KORY KAEB VP - OPERATIONS 150377 21820 4811 10667 187675 TODD BLOCK ORPHAN CARE 116880 3506 33693 154079 Compensation contingent on revenues (Part I, line 5) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A BONUS PACKAGE BASED ON A VARIETY OF MINISTRY FACTORS INCLUDING OVERALL GROWTH, ADVOCATES SERVED, SERVICE VOLUME, ETC. ANDREW GERBER FAMILY OF OFFICER 114266 PAYROLL false JAMI KAEB FAMILY OF OFFICER 33276 PAYROLL false X 17861 MGMT EST X FARMPROGRAM EQUIP 5 70877 MGMT EST false true false Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 GARY RINGGER, MARLA RINGGER, KORY KAEB - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. VP-OPERATIONS REVIEWS DETAILS OF FORM 990 (PREPARED BY THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTANT) AND APPROVES FOR FILING. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c GOVERNANCE POLICY REQUIRES AN ANNUAL CONFLICT STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a BOARD MEMBERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH COMPENSATION RANGES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF CENTRAL IL. BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW SUCH INFORMATION AND MAKE OFFERS TO EMPLOYEES THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b BOARD MEMBERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH COMPENSATION RANGES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF CENTRAL IL. BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW SUCH INFORMATION AND MAKE OFFERS TO EMPLOYEES THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST Part V response or note to any other line in Part V PART V, LINE 4B - ADDITIONAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES - HA TMG FOUNDATION 101 N WESTERN AVE GRIDLEY IL 61744 010750822 SUPPORTING ORG OF NAT CHRIST CHAR FOUNDATION IL 501C3 12A NONE false LIFESONG INC 101 N WESTERN AVE GRIDLEY IL 61744 854292925 PROMOTE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH CARING FOR ORPHANS IN 501C3 7 YES true false true true false false false false false false false false true true true true false false false false LIFESONG INC B 1750000 ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING LIFESONG INC M 1560862 ACCRUAL BASIS AMT INCLUDES PAYROLL LIFESONG INC O 1544063 ACCRUAL BASIS INCL ABOVE ALSO