Public Charity

REAL LIFE

REAL LIFE, of Richmond, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, $1.6M in total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371797980 Richmond, VA Temporary Housing NTEE: L40 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

REAL LIFE's mission is to create pathways to attain and sustain a thriving life for those who desire change. REAL LIFE's vision is to walk alongside its clients and those in need, in order to see them grow into a prosperous and thriving life.Our mission is to develop a relationship with each person we serve (as we refer to them, Lifers) that equips them to make the visible progress necessary for their personal pathway to a Thriving Life. Along the way, we engage the community and bring awareness to the needs of Lifers. Our work meets a standard of accountability we call compelling stewardship that allows us to engage Lifers with a level of service and financial effectiveness seldom seen.

Where $100 goes at Real Life

How Real Life divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $89 for programs

$62
Real Life helps bridge the deep divide between successful living and incarceration, homelessness, and substance use disorder
70% of program spending
$25
REAL Housing supports Lifers that need a structured residential environment for recovery during their transition from incarceration, addiction, or homelessness to independent living and a Thriving Life.Real Life…
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 houses; 131 men; 25 classes
$2
It is our goal to meet clients where they are through either connecting clients with existing resources or fill the gaps where they are present
2% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$27,000
2024
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
$291,850
2024
Indigent bed, Virginia State Opioid Response, addiction management assistance
$267,881
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: REAL LIFE SUPPORT
$40,000
$36,000

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Allen Bowman
Board Member Chelsea Rarrick
Board Member Ct Woody
Board Member Elaine Minor
Board Member Jackie Shornak
Board Member Julie Dime

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$1,646,594 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$846,100 3 grants
General Support
$732,938 25 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$266,734 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$90,675 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.3M $2.2M $1.6M
2023 $2.2M $1.8M $1.5M
2022 $1.7M $1.4M $1.1M
2021 $1.3M $921K $1.1M
2020 $781K $579K $602K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $781K to $2.3M (+193%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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