LIFE SERVICES NETWORK OF ILLINOIS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: LIFE SERVICES NETWORK OF ILLINOIS (EIN 36-3512871)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-08-08
IRS object ID: 201802209349300730
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-08-08T17:03:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363963131	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MANN WEITZ & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 DEER LAKE ROAD SUITE 125	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363512871	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIFE SERVICES NETWORK OF ILLINOIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	D/B/A LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LIFE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6303256170	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD NO 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	LISLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60532	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN MESSER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6303256170	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARCY STEINDLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00573131	PTIN
Phone	8472673400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN MESSER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD NO 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	LISLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60532	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,284,198	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.LSNI.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FOR OVER 75 YEARS, LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS (FORMERLY LIFE SERVICES NETWORK OF ILLINOIS), A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION, HAS REPRESENTED THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF THE COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS, INCLUDING NURSING CARE, SUPPORTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING, SENIOR HOUSING AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. WITH A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP NOW NUMBERING OVER 500 PROVIDERS, LSN IS THE LARGEST ELDERCARE ASSOCIATION IN ILLINOIS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	139	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$167,537	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$25,456	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$138,369	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$142,256	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,959,261	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,120,291	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$33,864	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$58,787	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$153,575	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$659,921	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,285,069	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,981,255	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,290,281	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,309,684	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$634,294	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$857,103	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,924,575	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,166,787	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$360,494	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$814,468	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,450,038	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,853,470	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,037,999	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,549,559	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,412,039	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,303,911	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ADVANCING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN ADULT LIFE SERVICES	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND REGULATORY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MEMBERS, INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL ADVOCACY REPRESENTATION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATION AND UPDATES TO MEMBERS ON THE IMPACT OF RECENT AND ANTICIPATED LEGISLATION, REGULATORY CHANGES AFFECTING SERVICE PROVIDERS AND RESIDENTS. LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS ALSO EDUCATES AND ALERTS LEGISLATORS ON ISSUES AND INTERESTS OF THE SENIOR CARE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING COORDINATING LEGISLATOR VISITS AND PROVIDING QUANTITATIVE SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EDUCATIONAL: THE ANNUAL EXPO, WHICH IS HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING, IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDEES REPRESENTING SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS TO DISCOVER NEW INDUSTRY PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND BUSINESS MODELS PRESENTED BY OVER 200 EXHIBITING COMPANIES. EXHIBITORS INCLUDE COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE PRODUCT AND/OR SERVICE SOLUTIONS TO LONG TERM CARE AND SENIOR HOUSING PROFESSIONALS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS IS A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO REPRESENTING THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF THE COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS, INCLUDING NURSING CARE, ASSISTED AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING, SENIOR HOUSING AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. LEADINGAGE ILLINOIS IS HIGHLY COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN OLDER ADULT SERVICES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KAREN MESSER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6303256170	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD SUITE 150	AddressLine1Txt
City	LISLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60532	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DEB REARDANZ
CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL DE YOUNG
CHAIR - ELECT	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FLYNN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL CASPER
TREASURER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE BOGGESS
SECRETARY	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARIA OLIVA
SECRETARY	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STACY BRENTON
DIRECTOR THROUGH AUG 2017	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN GILCHRIST
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIE GURNIK
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LATONYA JAMES
DIRECTOR THROUGH AUG 2017	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY MELLA-OLIVER
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE OREMOVICH
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARB PROSSER
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY RAZO
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK STUTRUD
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JO ELLYN BLEAVINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN LARSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAWN MONDSCHEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MUTTERER
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN MESSER
PRESIDENT	30.50	7.00		Yes (X)	$199,536	$0	$15,915
ANGELA SCHNEPF
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	37.50				$149,188	$0	$16,716	Yes (X)
KIRK RIVA
VP, PUBLIC POLICY	37.50				$110,573	$0	$12,507	Yes (X)
RUTA PRASAUSKAS
VP, HEALTH SERVICES	37.50				$128,209	$0	$1,269	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$587,506	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$46,407	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$142,256	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$142,256	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	611430	$1,707,559	$1,707,559
EXHIBITS	611430	$376,943		$5,300	$371,643
PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISI	611430	$16,525		$16,525
SHARED SERVICES	900099	$9,889	$3,552	$6,337
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY A	900099	$7,500		$7,500

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,875	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,875	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,120,291	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,072	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,072	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$327,658	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$302,943	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,715	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,715	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,715	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
REIMBURSE OF ALLOC EXP	900099	$503,356	$503,356
VALUE FIRST MARKETING	900099	$130,000		$130,000
OTHER INCOME	900099	$26,565	$26,565

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$659,921	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,981,255	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,241,032	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$167,537	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$430,430	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$215,451	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$909,902	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,177	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,255	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,899	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,537	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$921	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,427	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,363	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,952	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,349	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$230,234	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,455	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,445	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,945	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,166	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,996	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP	$65,864
MISCELLANEOUS	$20,955
BAD DEBT	$9,704
FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES	$6,790

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,166,787	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$864,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,435,627	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,863	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,632	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,914	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,554	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$297,534	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$132,753	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,781	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,303,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,544,227	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$554,786	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,450,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,853,470	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,430	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$576,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$726,225	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,904	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,037,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,549,559	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,412,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,303,911	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,412,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,303,911	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,450,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,853,470	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$814,468	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$77,404	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,495,790	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$192,305	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$717,111	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	-$524,806	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$239,326	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$764,132	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$297,534	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$132,753	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$164,781	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$164,781	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$37,106
OTHER	$12,665
DUE FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION	$505,015

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$554,786	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATION	$379,652
ACCRUED RENT	$43,908
OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE	$139,344

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$562,904	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KAREN MESSER
PRESIDENT	$184,458	$0	$15,078	$0	$0	$0	$3,952	$0	$11,963	$0	$215,451	$0	$0	$0
ANGELA SCHNEPF
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$145,994	$0	$3,194	$0	$0	$0	$3,154	$0	$13,562	$0	$165,904	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	LIFE SERVICES NETWORK IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH MEMBERS THAT ARE PROVIDERS OF SENIOR LIVING, CARE, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. NON-VOTING MEMBERS ARE BUSINESS MEMBERS, PLANNING MEMBERS, AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	DISTRICT CHAIRS ARE ELECTED BY THE DISTRICT MEMBERS, CABINET CHAIRS ARE ELECTED BY THE CABINETS AND AT-LARGE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY AT THE BOARD MEETING PRECEEDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE INSTALLED. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO OUTLINE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE BASED ON AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	15A. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AFTER REVIEWING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. 15B. KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND ARE COMPARED TO SALARY SURVEYS FROM ASSOCIATION FORUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIFE SERVICES NETWORK FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 WARRENVILLE RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LISLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60532	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362495443	EIN
Primary Activities	RETIREMENT HOME INDUSTRY EDUCATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	SECTION 509(A)(2)	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
LIFE SERVICES NETWORK FOUNDATION
N	$155,124	PERCENT ALLOCATION
LIFE SERVICES NETWORK FOUNDATION
O	$348,232	PERCENT ALLOCATION
LIFE SERVICES NETWORK FOUNDATION
Q	$1,659	ACTUAL EXPENSE