Lifescape Foundation
The mission of the Lifescape Foundation is to provide resources to enhance the lives of children and adults served by lifescape. We do this through direct support of therapy, education, supported living and employment programs, and helping meet essential, basic living needs and support of goals of people with disabilities so they may live their best lives. We are dedicated to the values of financial responsibility, stewardship, integrity, collaboration, being donor-centered, and providing visionary leadership.
Lifescape Foundation at a glance
In short: Lifescape Foundation gave $18.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9.2M), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,446,849
- +1713.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,223,425
- +1713.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,223,425
- Total assets
- $155,218,582
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lifescape Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Care Hospital and School DBA Lifescape ($18.3M). Together the top 2 received $18.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lifescape Foundation gives
- Giving grew 398% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2024) to $18.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $18.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Care Hospital and School DBA Lifescape Sioux Falls, SD | Help Organization to Provide Needs Based Assistance. | $18,277,913 |
| South Dakota Achieve DBA Lifescape Sioux Falls, SD | Help Organization to Provide Needs Based Assistance. | $168,936 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $155,218,582 | $22,558,944 | $19,769,226 | $18,446,849 | 2 | $9,805,213 |
| 2024 | $148,435,215 | $28,624,636 | $2,299,221 | $1,017,173 | 2 | $7,610,556 |
| 2023 | $116,794,947 | $5,794,917 | $7,199,024 | $5,951,627 | 2 | $4,026,387 |
| 2022 | $112,557,125 | $9,247,792 | $4,868,501 | $3,705,675 | 2 | $4,699,208 |
| 2021 | $123,263,343 | $42,993,045 | $4,260,059 | $3,039,120 | 2 | $5,086,166 |
| 2020 | $70,650,997 | $6,470,094 | $4,361,564 | $3,101,128 | 2 | $4,713,981 |
| 2019 | $72,388,654 | $5,656,849 | $4,173,065 | $3,030,817 | 3 | $3,218,953 |
About Lifescape Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lifescape Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $155.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18.4M. Net investment income was $9.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lifescape Foundation is led by Steve Watkins, Lifescape CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Watkins
Lifescape CEO
Director & Lifescape CEO → Lifescape CEO & President, 2022
Lifescape CEO & President → Lifescape CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Wells
President
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$152K (2022) → $176K (2025)
Jeff Hilgenberg
Chair
Director From → Director & Vice Chair From, 2024
Director & Vice Chair From → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob McNaney
Governing Board Chair
Director & Gov Board Chair From → Governing Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harlan Schillinger
Director
Director → Director From, 2024
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Olinger
Director
Director → Director From, 2023
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Clark
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grady Pfeiffer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Theisen
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Knapp
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Vanden Bosch
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Dykstra
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Brown
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Rombough
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Brunner
Treasurer
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Haahr
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Tom Simmons
Member at Large
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Member at Large, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Schultz
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary From, 2024
Director & Secretary From → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Nyberg
Past Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marli Schippers
Past Governing Board Chair
Director & Governing Board Chair → Director & Past Governing Board Chair, 2024
Director & Past Governing Board Chair → Past Governing Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Wilson
Lifescape CFO
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Schoenbeck
Vice Chair
Director From → Director, 2024
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Meier
Secretary
Director From → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Bobbi Thury (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Wick (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Nelson (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kila Legrand (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nan Baker (2019–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Jason Harris (2020–2024) — Director & Gov Board Past Chair
- Former: Courtney Collen Sebesta (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Curt Hohman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eileen Van Soest (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: J. Tyler Haahr (2021–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Kevin Doyle (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Lawrence Jensen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Billion (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gayle Ver Hey (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Stephan Wilson (2019–2021) — Lifescape CFO
- Former: Tim McCarthy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Drjohn Billion (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kyle Wiese (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne McFarland (2019) — Director & Lifescape CEO
- Former: Patty Peters (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $176K, to Jessica Wells (President).
Frequently asked questions about Lifescape Foundation
How much does Lifescape Foundation give each year?
Lifescape Foundation gave $18.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 2 grants.
How large is Lifescape Foundation?
Lifescape Foundation reported $155.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.6M.
What is Lifescape Foundation?
Lifescape Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It holds $155.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lifescape Foundation operate?
Lifescape Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is Lifescape Foundation's EIN?
Lifescape Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0353254. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
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