Franciscan Life Center Network Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Franciscan Life Center Network Inc. is a religious non-profit corporation established to consolidate the activities of the four programs dedicated to education counseling music therapy music education and care of the sick.
- Income
- $13.8 million
- Spending
- $14.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
- Employees
- 339
- Volunteers
- 360
- Highest pay
- $203,333, psychiatrist
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $3.2 million spent. The Franciscan Montessori Earth School St. Francis Academy provides students from early childhood through young adolescence the tools to acquire individual fulfillment academic excellence moral and spiritual development confidence and independence for lifelong learning through the academic and experiential learning process developed by Maria Montessori and influenced by the spirituality of St. Francis and the Catholic Church the children learn to care and respect themselves others and the earth.
- $1.9 million spent. The Franciscan Life Center offers a counseling program that incorporates a full range of integrated and educational services. The center works with clients in exploring issues of personal and interpersonal centering and seeks to encourage a sense of bonding and community beyond the immediate therapeutic context. Therapists and educators accent the understanding of the masculine-feminine dynamic within the individuals relationships and patterns of creation as means of personal growth and healing.
- $5.3 million spent. Franciscan Ever There Care is centered in the intrinsic value of each human being and provides services to individuals and families who need assistance to remain safe and secure at home. Franciscan Ever There Care works in conjunction with professional home care and hospice care staffs to provide personal care assistants companions homemakers and other care services.
- $2.5 million spent. The Franciscan Life Process Center through programs of music education music therapy counseling services religious education art education spiritual integration and retreats seeks to promote a relationship with God that brings dignity and hope to the sacred process of life.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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