LIFEWAY PROGRAMS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LIFEWAY PROGRAMS INC (EIN 84-2940072)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202533189349313463
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T13:54:05-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN262537258PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1IR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13331 SW 107th AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33165ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN842940072EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIFEWAY PROGRAMS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIFEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3056063313PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115300 SW 288 streetAddressLine1Txt
CityHomesteadCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33033ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMayelin Lima CarrionPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3056063313PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonIvette RuizPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00334457PTIN
Phone3052064495PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMayelin Lima CarrionPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130722 SW 149 plAddressLine1Txt
CityHomesteadCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$578,330GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.LifewayPrograms.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2019FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLIFEWAY PROGRAMS IS A FAITH-BASED NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED AS A SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY FOCUSING ON LIFTING UP INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING SUPPORTED BY THEIR NATURAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers1TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$599,088PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$578,330CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$425,526PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$493,047CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$182,728CYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$25,902PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$97,445CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,149TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$111,781TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Grant$0GrantAmt
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMayelin Lima CarrionPersonNm
Phone3056063313PhoneNum

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CityHomesteadCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
German Alfaro
Clinical Director8.00Yes (X)$14,065$0$0
Yenfa Arias
Therapist15.00Yes (X)$26,420$0$0
Dominique Jones
Therapist10.00Yes (X)$2,910$0$0
Lyda Lopez
PSR Counselor25.00Yes (X)$34,339$0$0
Melissa Ortega
Therapist15.00Yes (X)$5,710$0$0
Veronica Perez
Therapist15.00Yes (X)$7,170$0$0
Mayelin Lima
CEO40.00Yes (X)$62,400$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Ivonne Chao Lamas
therapist20.00Yes (X)$43,055$0$0
Luis E Gutierrez
therapist20.00Yes (X)$20,260$0$0
Natacha Fuentes Calvo
therapist4.00Yes (X)$4,200$0$0
Beatriz Morales
therapist15.00Yes (X)$29,510$0$0
Arturo Lopez
therapist1.00Yes (X)$7,110$0$0
Rosalba Vazquez
therapist4.00Yes (X)$3,450$0$0
Diana Lorenzo Escarp
PSR counselor40.00Yes (X)$1,684$0$0
Yanaday Cespedes
Staff15.00Yes (X)$5,986$0$0
Barbara Mojena
Medical Assistant40.00Yes (X)$28,304$0$0
Kylani Morel
Administrative Assistant40.00Yes (X)$32,832$0$0
Geovanna Quinde
Paralegal3.00Yes (X)$3,020$0$0
Yisel Neyra Fajardo
APRN24.00Yes (X)$52,155$0$0
Neyman Perez Suarez
NPsysh NP8.00Yes (X)$15,120$0$0
Lisa Rodriguez
Therapist4.00Yes (X)$120$0$0
Sam S Moss
Medical Director5.00Yes (X)$14,000$0$0
Rafel E Arrich
Therapist5.00Yes (X)$120$0$0
Richard E Arevalo
APRN12.00Yes (X)$31,680$0$0
Linda Bell
Therapist5.00Yes (X)$1,395$0$0
Garbriel A Carrion
Administrative asistant20.00Yes (X)$4,593$0$0
Brande Estime
Therapist40.00Yes (X)$8,960$0$0
Ydania Peralta
Chaplain10.00Yes (X)$2,700$0$0
Linda Tobar
Therapist15.00Yes (X)$1,410$0$0
Tiffany Collado
Therapist15.00Yes (X)$630$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$459,133TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Total$9,324TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$16,833TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$45,425TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,361TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Bank Services Charge$298$298$0$0
Due and Subscription$1,293$1,293$0$0
Miscelaneous$61$61$0$0

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$675,775TotalAmt
Program Services$675,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$69,314BOYAmt
EOY$6,149EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$6,710BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,024BOYAmt
EOY$6,149EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$14,426BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,598BOYAmt
EOY$111,781EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,024BOYAmt
EOY$111,781EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY-$105,632EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY-$105,632EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,024BOYAmt
EOY$6,149EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$97,445ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$8,187PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Private Foundation509Yes (X)PrivateFoundation509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11b990 is Reviewed by all members
Pt VI, Line 12cMake sure that rule and regulation are follow

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