Lifecare Alliance
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LifeCare Alliance's mission is to lead the community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services to meet the community's changing needs. In 2024, LifeCare Alliance served over 21,000 clients.
- Income
- $25.2 million
- Spending
- $24.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 350
- Volunteers
- 36
- Highest pay
- $954,081, presceo, grants dir, vp oper, chrio, cfo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2536 of 36 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $15.0 million spent. NUTRITION SERVICES: Meals-on-Wheels provides nourishing food and a daily visit to homebound, older adults and individuals living with a medical challenge and/or disability, 365 days a year. We deliver 6,000 meals a day throughout Franklin, Madison, Marion, Champaign, and Logan Counties. Meal options include hot, cold, frozen, specialty diet, kosher, vegetarian, pureed and mechanical. In fact, the cost of one day in a hospital equals the cost of ONE YEAR of Meals-on-Wheels. The cost of one month of care in a nursing home equals providing Meals-on-Wheels for seven years. Volunteers are the heart of Meals on Wheels. In 2024, 8,000 volunteers donated over 163,000 hours and nearly 506,000 miles. Carrie's Café, our premiere Senior Dining Center, has been recognized as a national model in congregate dining, providing socialization, enriching programming, and nutritious meals. We operate over 50 community dining centers throughout Central Ohio, including culturally diverse meals at 4 Asian and Somali restaurants. Transportation is available to most locations. Our Groceries-to-Go food pantry provides groceries, personal hygiene items, and household cleaning supplies to clients of the Columbus Cancer Clinic living with cancer. In 2024, the clinic served over 500 clients. Project OpenHand-Columbus also provides home-delivered, nutritionally enriched meals, assessments, counseling, and congregate meals to men, women, and children living with active HIV/AIDS. In 2024, over 27,000 meals were served to 112 clients.
- $5.9 million spent. HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES: The Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA) provides high-quality education and programming to support the whole family while navigating diabetes. Its signature camp programs welcome ages 3 - 17 from across Ohio to learn how to take control, connect with a community of support, and live well! The Columbus Cancer Clinic provides prevention, detection, support, and hope for individuals battling cancer. Services include prevention education, early detection, head-to-toe screenings, examination, mammograms, and home care support. In 2024, over 3,100 mammograms and almost 600 cancer screenings were provided. The Community Wellness Centers provide health care located in areas where the residents are underserved, have limited access to health care, or limited financial resources. Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians provide assessments, nursing care, in-home diabetes counseling, and screening tests with a focus on education, disease prevention and management, nutrition therapy, and weight and diabetes management. In 2024, the program served over 850 clients through various visits to Wellness Center staff. The Help-at-Home program provides personal care assistants and direct support care workers who assists with daily living activities, bathing, fall prevention, and basic household chores. The Help-at-Home staff works with a network of community contacts to ensure that clients can access appropriate services. In 2024, the program provided 25,000 plus hours of services for over 450 clients. The Senior PetCare program gives clients the opportunity to care for their companion pets. The program delivers pet food and supplies directly to clients' homes through the AniMeal routes, as well as provides in-home and veterinary pet care. The Beat the Heat Fan Campaign provides box fans to central Ohioans each summer, helping to prevent heat-related health incidents. Our CHORES support service coordinates home repair projects for clients in need of safety and health-related maintenance.
- $1.5 million spent. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: L.A. Catering - Great catering for a Great Cause. L.A. Catering provides full-service buffets, corporate gatherings, picnics, weddings and receptions with priceless memories. This means when you book catering through L.A. Catering, you are not only receiving first-class service with a personal touch, but you are also assisting with the independence of older adults in our community! Our facility offers adjustable room space, free parking, and complete staging and audio/visual capabilities. The Meals-for-Kids program delivers well-balanced, nutritious meals to afterschool programs, daycare centers, and charter schools, throughout central Ohio. L.A. Wellness Works, LifeCare Alliance's corporate wellness program is designed to meet the wellness needs of employees through health, nutrition, and education services. L.A. Wellness Works helps companies to achieve wellness goals and improve the bottom line, using proven methods to encourage wellness behaviors. Whether you are looking to host a registered nurse or registered dietitian on-site, or offer lunch-and-learn sessions for your team, we can help. LifeCare Alliance provides international travelers with the vaccines they need at competitive pricing. IMPACT Safety provides individuals with tools to increase their confidence, awareness, and ability in making safe choices. This program teaches interpersonal safety skills to a wide range of populations, including women, youths, seniors, individuals with a disability, trauma survivors, and professionals in the workplace. IMPACT Safety also provides courses on safety policy, protocol implementation, and safety Participants practice verbal, emotional, and physical skills through real-life scenarios. LifeCare Alliance offers background checks, including BCI and FBI fingerprinting. Background checks are offered by appointment and are available at competitive prices.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 December 2024.
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 December 1941.
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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