Life Connections Peer Recovery Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CREATE PEER-TO-PEER OPPORTUNITIES IN IOWA FOR ADVANCING HOPE, RECOVERY AND WELLNESS FOR ALL PEOPLE; INCLUDING ANYONE WHO HAS STRUGGLED WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA OR A VARIETY OF OTHER LIFE INTERRUPTING CHALLENGES.
- Income
- $560,546
- Spending
- $642,185
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 26
- Highest pay
- $73,908, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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)
- $314,597 spent. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, LIFE CONNECTIONS OPENED THE DOORS TO RHONDA'S HOUSE WHICH WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY PEER-RUN RESPITE CENTER OPERATING IN IOWA. RHONDA'S HOUSE PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVE TO LOCKED, IN-PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RURAL EASTERN IOWA WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. DURING 2022, A NEW FACILITY OF 5 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHROOMS WAS PURCHASED TO SERVE AS RHONDA'S HOUSE. THE PEER-RUN RESPITE CENTER PROVIDES A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE RESPITE SERVICES TO RESTORE THEIR WELL-BEING. RHONDA'S HOUSE SERVES INDIVIDUALS LIVING THROUGHOUT THE FIVE COUNTY CATCHMENT REGION OF EASTERN IOWA. AT RHONDA'S HOUSE, RESIDENTS RECEIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FROM WELL-TRAINED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS. RHONDA'S HOUSE IS OPEN AND OPERATES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 24 HOURS A DAY. DURING 2025, 126 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED AT RHONDA'S HOUSE. RHONDA'S HOUSE SECURED FUNDING OF 350,000.00 FOR 2025. SERVICE PARTICIPANTS ARE PERMITTED TO STAY AT RHONDA'S HOUSE UNTIL THEY DECIDE THEY ARE READY TO RETURN HOME OR FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. A STAY AT RHONDA'S HOUSE INCLUDES ASSIGNMENT TO A PRIVATE BEDROOM AND THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AT THE FACILITY FOR 24 HOURS PER DAY. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, LIFE CONNECTIONS OPENED THE DOORS TO RHONDA'S HOUSE WHICH WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY PEER-RUN RESPITE CENTER OPERATING IN IOWA. RHONDA'S HOUSE PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVE TO LOCKED, IN-PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RURAL EASTERN IOWA WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. DURING 2022, A NEW FACILITY OF 5 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHROOMS WAS PURCHASED TO SERVE AS RHONDA'S HOUSE. THE PEER-RUN RESPITE CENTER PROVIDES A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE RESPITE SERVICES TO RESTORE THEIR WELL-BEING. RHONDA'S HOUSE SERVES INDIVIDUALS LIVING THROUGHOUT THE FIVE COUNTY CATCHMENT REGION OF EASTERN IOWA. AT RHONDA'S HOUSE, RESIDENTS RECEIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FROM WELL-TRAINED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS. RHONDA'S HOUSE IS OPEN AND OPERATES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 24 HOURS A DAY. DURING 2025, 126 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED AT RHONDA'S HOUSE. RHONDA'S HOUSE SECURED FUNDING OF 350,000.00 FOR 2025. SERVICE PARTICIPANTS ARE PERMITTED TO STAY AT RHONDA'S HOUSE UNTIL THEY DECIDE THEY ARE READY TO RETURN HOME OR FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. A STAY AT RHONDA'S HOUSE INCLUDES ASSIGNMENT TO A PRIVATE BEDROOM AND THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AT THE FACILITY FOR 24 HOURS PER DAY.
- $237,469 spent. THE WELLNESS CENTER IS A PLACE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA, AND/OR A VARIETY OF OTHER LIFE-INTERRUPTING CHALLENGES CAN RECEIVE PEER DELIVERED WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES. THE WELLNESS CENTER INITIALLY OPENED AND OPERATED AT THE DEWITT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. LIFE CONNECTIONS MOVED THE WELLNESS CENTER ON JUNE 21, 2023 TO A LARGER, MORE ACCESSIBLE LOCATION AT 1663 LINCOLN WAY CLINTON, IA 52732. THE WELLNESS CENTER OPERATES 7 DAYS A WEEK, MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 4PM TO 10PM AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 12PM TO 6PM. LIFE CONNECTIONS HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ISSUES IN THE WELLNESS CENTER DURING 2025. THE WELLNESS CENTER SECURED FUNDING OF 178,657.00 FOR 2025. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP BASED PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS. RECREATIONAL AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED TO COUNTER THE SELF- ISOLATION THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEPRESSION. FORMAL PROGRAMS ADDRESSING ANGER MANAGEMENT, HOW TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND PRACTICAL PLANS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE AVAILABLE. CERTIFIED PEER FACILITATORS TRAINED BY THE COPELAND CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CONDUCT WELLNESS RECOVERY AND ACTION PLAN (WRAP) GROUPS AT THE WELLNESS CENTER. THE CENTER ENHANCED IOWA BY TRAINING 218 WRAP EVIDENCED BASED SERVICE IN 2023. A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTED BY LIFE CONNECTIONS AND CREDENTIALED BY THE STATE OF IOWA, PROVIDES CLINICAL CONSULTATION AND SUPERVISION TO THE PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS EMPLOYED AT THE WELLNESS CENTER. THE WELLNESS CENTER SERVES A SMALL-TOWN RURAL COMMUNITY AND IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE DEWITT REGION WHERE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA, AND/OR OTHER LIFE-INTERRUPTING CHALLENGES CAN RECEIVE PEER-DELIVERED WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES. LIFE CONNECTIONS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION OUTLETS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S UNIQUE RECOVERY SERVICES AS WELL AS THE FIRST NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS. THE WELLNESS CENTER IS A PLACE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA, AND/OR A VARIETY OF OTHER LIFE-INTERRUPTING CHALLENGES CAN RECEIVE PEER DELIVERED WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES. THE WELLNESS CENTER INITIALLY OPENED AND OPERATED AT THE DEWITT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. LIFE CONNECTIONS MOVED THE WELLNESS CENTER ON JUNE 21, 2023 TO A LARGER, MORE ACCESSIBLE LOCATION AT 1663 LINCOLN WAY CLINTON, IA 52732. THE WELLNESS CENTER OPERATES 7 DAYS A WEEK, MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 4PM TO 10PM AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 12PM TO 6PM. LIFE CONNECTIONS HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ISSUES IN THE WELLNESS CENTER DURING 2025. THE WELLNESS CENTER SECURED FUNDING OF 178,657.00 FOR 2025. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP BASED PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS. RECREATIONAL AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED TO COUNTER THE SELF- ISOLATION THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEPRESSION. FORMAL PROGRAMS ADDRESSING ANGER MANAGEMENT, HOW TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND PRACTICAL PLANS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE AVAILABLE. CERTIFIED PEER FACILITATORS TRAINED BY THE COPELAND CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CONDUCT WELLNESS RECOVERY AND ACTION PLAN (WRAP) GROUPS AT THE WELLNESS CENTER. THE CENTER ENHANCED IOWA BY TRAINING 218 WRAP EVIDENCED BASED SERVICE IN 2023. A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTED BY LIFE CONNECTIONS AND CREDENTIALED BY THE STATE OF IOWA, PROVIDES CLINICAL CONSULTATION AND SUPERVISION TO THE PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS EMPLOYED AT THE WELLNESS CENTER. THE WELLNESS CENTER SERVES A SMALL-TOWN RURAL COMMUNITY AND IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE DEWITT REGION WHERE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA, AND/OR OTHER LIFE-INTERRUPTING CHALLENGES CAN RECEIVE PEER-DELIVERED WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES. LIFE CONNECTIONS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION OUTLETS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S UNIQUE RECOVERY SERVICES AS WELL AS THE FIRST NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS.
- SINCE 2018, LCPRS HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH. THIS INCLUDES UTILIZING A HOUSE THAT GENESIS HOSPITAL OWNED AND RUNNING A RECOVERY CENTER IN A CHURCH. LCPRS NOW OWNS THEIR OWN PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDES A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE AND OFFICE. LCPRS ALSO LEASES A TWO SUITE PROPERTY TO RUN THE RECOVERY CENTER. LCPRS HAS SERVED OVER 808 INDIVIDUALS IN THE RESPITE HOUSE SINCE OCTOBER 2018, 126 OF THOSE BEING IN 2025. LCPRS HAS SERVED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE UNDUPLICATED AT THE RECOVERY CENTER SINCE 2018 AND OVER 1,500 IN 2025. LCPRS DEVELOPED AND SUSTAINS IOWA'S LARGEST PEER RUN ORGANIZATION, STARTED AND SUSTAINS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT SINCE 2024, SECURED A RELIABLE AND WELL VERSED FUNDRAISING CHAIR, NOMINATION CHAIR AND ACTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT. LCPRS SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND SUSTAINED APPROACHES WITH OUR STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
- SINCE 2018, LCPRS HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH. THIS INCLUDES UTILIZING A HOUSE THAT GENESIS HOSPITAL OWNED AND RUNNING A RECOVERY CENTER IN A CHURCH. LCPRS NOW OWNS THEIR OWN PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDES A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE AND OFFICE. LCPRS ALSO LEASES A TWO SUITE PROPERTY TO RUN THE RECOVERY CENTER. LCPRS HAS SERVED OVER 808 INDIVIDUALS IN THE RESPITE HOUSE SINCE OCTOBER 2018, 126 OF THOSE BEING IN 2025. LCPRS HAS SERVED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE UNDUPLICATED AT THE RECOVERY CENTER SINCE 2018 AND OVER 1,500 IN 2025. LCPRS DEVELOPED AND SUSTAINS IOWA'S LARGEST PEER RUN ORGANIZATION, STARTED AND SUSTAINS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT SINCE 2024, SECURED A RELIABLE AND WELL VERSED FUNDRAISING CHAIR, NOMINATION CHAIR AND ACTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT. LCPRS SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND SUSTAINED APPROACHES WITH OUR STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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? 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 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 June 2017.
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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