Lifestream Behavioral Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Supporting recovery, promoting health, and creating hope.
- Income
- $66.1 million
- Spending
- $61.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 62%
- Employees
- 1,015
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $387,468, 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
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 10 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 (2)
- $12.6 million spent. Lifestream provides services to the youth in our community via its comprehensive array of childrens services including intervention, outpatient and on-site treatment. Each program is designed to meet the rigorous standards of Lifestreams funding sources which also includes incorporating EBP or Evidence-Based-Practices as documented in Lifestreams fully integrated EHR or Electronic Health Record systems. For FY 2025, 5,102 children were seen for almost 79,058 visits.
- $37.3 million spent. (1) The Florida state legislature recognized Lifestreams commitment to excellence by awarding recurring funding to the agencys innovative 16 bed residential program Road To Home, which helps individuals transition from costly state long term psychiatric hospitals to their local community. (2) Lifestream established the first of its kind medication-assisted treatment for consumers struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. The Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association selected Lifestream to provide medication assisted therapy to persons with substance abuse disorders who are also involved with the criminal justice system. (3) When the juvenile Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) program for the five counties in judicial circuit 5 were about to close, Lutheran Services of Florida turned to Lifestream to keep this vital service going and growing. (4) The Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration acknowledged Lifestream as a national leader in integrated primary/behavioral health care by awarding it a second grant to open an integrated behavioral health/primary care clinic in Clermont, FL. The clinic was awarded state funding as well to reduce hospital and emergency room admission rates by providing primary care and care coordination services to individuals with severe and chronic mental illness. (5) Lifestream opened a vital fifteen-bed residential program at Anthony House to care for pregnant and post-partum women with substance use disorders and their children. (6) Lifestream partners with the Eustis Community Foundation to establish the Open Door, a day-shelter for homeless persons living in the Eustis area. The program serves as average of 25 homeless individuals and family members daily. (7)The Lifestream Lake Academies continue their long partnership with the Lake County School Board to serve youngsters with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. The Academies involve kids families as well through the Strong United Resilient Families (SURF) program, an educational and skills-based parenting program recognized nationally as both a best and evidence-based practice. (8) The National Council on Behavioral Health selected Lifestream to lead the way as a learning community in the cessation of tobacco use by consumers and staff. By the end of the year, all Lifestream campuses and facilities had been designated tobacco-free. (9) Lifestream was selected by its managing entity to lead its zero suicide initiative to eliminate teen suicides through education, improved screening, early intervention and care coordination. (10) Lifestreams ongoing efforts to improve its consumers experience and health outcomes while simultaneously lowering costs led to the creation of Progress Health Systems Inc., a nonprofit health system designed to help affiliates increase revenues and reduce costs in order to better serve individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders in Lake, Sumter, Marion, Citrus, Orange, Osceola, and Hernando Counties in Central Florida.
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 November 6, 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 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 February 1975.
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 November 4, 2026.
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