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Productive Lives Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Yardley, PA EIN: 45-5226417 Website

Focused on community needs through school partnerships, food distribution, and construction, while collaborating with local churches to build relationships and insight.

Productive Lives Inc at a glance

In short: Productive Lives Inc reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$4,311 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-89.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$120,267
-17.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$262,720
-20.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$287,550
+42.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Productive Lives Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Philadelphia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $39K (2024). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornerstone Church Philadelphia, PATo assist with capital improvements$39,409
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$120,267$262,720$287,550$4,311Total only
2024$145,097$331,957$201,845$39,4091
2023$15,953$140,339$191,874——
2022$66,534$123,055$88,256——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Productive Lives Inc

Based on IRS filings

Productive Lives Inc is a public charity, based in Yardley, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $120K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Productive Lives Inc is led by Cam Garven, President on every filing since 2022; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cam Garven

    President

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    $29K (2022) → $51K (2025)

  • Andy Schultz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Darrow

    Operations D

    Director → Operations, 2024

    Operations → Operations D, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Hurst

    CFO

    Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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

Cam Garven — President: $51KCam GarvenPresident$51K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $51K, to Cam Garven (President).

Frequently asked questions about Productive Lives Inc

How much does Productive Lives Inc give each year?

Productive Lives Inc reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $39K across 1 grant.

How large is Productive Lives Inc?

Productive Lives Inc reported $120K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $263K.

Where does Productive Lives Inc operate?

Productive Lives Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Productive Lives Inc's EIN?

Productive Lives Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5226417. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 17, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)

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