Public Charity

LIFEWISE INC

LIFEWISE INC, of HILLIARD, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $39.3M in revenue, $28.2M in expenses, $34.9M in total assets. 122 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 454002535 HILLIARD, OH Youth Development Programs NTEE: O50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$39.3M
Total Expenses$28.2M
Total Assets$34.9M
Grant Records122
Funding Total$23.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE ASSIST YOUTH, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND CHURCHES BY PROVIDING RELEASED TIME INSTRUCTION, SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL MATERIALS, BOOKS AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP YOUTH REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Where $100 goes at Lifewise Inc

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

$74 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$39
Conducted release time bible education in schools throughout the us
53% of program spending
$27
Held outreach events to share the gospel throughout the midwest and eastern us
36% of program spending
$8
Conducted high school and middle school assemblies throughout the midwest and eastern us
11% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Brad Hulls
BOARD MEMBER Dave Kirkey
VP OF ADVANCEMENT Derek Stemen
VP OF OPERATIONS Jeffrey Peterson
CEO / PRESIDENT Joel Penton
BOARD MEMBER Justin Kershaw

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Youth Development
$15,535,237 5 grants
Education
$3,287,356 18 grants
General Support
$1,421,202 61 grants
Human & Social Services
$852,959 12 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$55,051 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $39.3M $28.2M $34.9M
2024 $35.3M $18.1M $24.9M
2023 $13.8M $9.5M $7.7M
2022 $6.5M $4.7M $3.7M
2021 $2.1M $1.2M $1.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $39.3M (+1801%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.9M.

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