AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

EIN 32-0208451 · Public Health (E70)

What they do

MISSION STATEMENT: ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE to TREAT, REVERSE and PREVENT NON-COMMUNICABLE, CHRONIC DISEASE. VISION STATEMENT: A NATION and WORLD WHEREIN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE is THE FOUNDATION of HEALTH and ALL HEALTHCARE. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE of LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ACLM) SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS IN PROVIDING WHOLE-PERSON, PERSON-CENTERED, INTEGRATED, and COLLABORATIVE CARE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-FIRST APPROACH to REAL "HEALTH" CARE is ESSENTIAL to OPTIMIZING VALUE-BASED CARE, to ACHIEVING THE QUINTUPLE AIM, and to THE OUTCOME GOAL of WHOLE PERSON HEALTH. ACLM is THE NATIONS MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FIELD of LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, FOCUSED ON TREATING ROOT CAUSES of DISEASE WITH THE GOAL of HEALTH RESTORATION-INCLUDING MEDICATION DE-ESCALATION, EVEN DISCONTINUANCE WHEN DISEASE REMISSION is ACHIEVED. ACLM is DEDICATED to ADVANCING THE FIELD of LIFESTYLE MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, PRACTICE ADVANCEME

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Of every $100 spent, about $90.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

92.29%of revenue went to mission work90.2% of expenses · Program services

0.84%of revenue went to fundraising0.8% of expenses

$102.29spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

9.16%of revenue went to management and office costs9.0% of expenses

$0.51in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

29.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $218,962 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $356,550 for SUSAN BENIGAS (EXECUTIVE DI). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$9,563,334

Mission workProgram services$8,826,11892.29% of revenue90.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$875,8089.16% of revenue9.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$80,3700.84% of revenue0.8% of expenses

Total expenses$9,782,296102.29% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 90.2% mission · 9.0% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.29% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 11.9% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.16% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 18.6% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.14% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 17.4% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.97% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 17.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.09% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 15.0% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.07% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 26.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.52% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 42.3% mission · 57.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.11% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,563,334

Expenses$9,782,296

Annual shortfall $218,962 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,826,118 · 90.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$875,808 · 9.0% of expenses

Fundraising$80,370 · 0.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,563,334

Expenses$9,782,296

Assets$5,037,247

Income$12,615,392

Contributions$2,810,180

Mission work (program services)$8,826,118

Fundraising$80,370

Management and general$875,808

Stocks and bonds$2,071,367

Investing fees$4,172

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SUSAN BENIGASEXECUTIVE DI · 50 hrs/week $356,550Base $317,592 · Other $38,958

MARTIN TULLSR. DEPUTY D · 40 hrs/week $190,634Base $171,246 · Other $19,388

JULIE HOLTGRAVEDEPUTY DIREC · 40 hrs/week $136,507Base $119,201 · Other $17,306

LESLIE CASEYSR. DIR OF M · 40 hrs/week $125,378Base $108,500 · Other $16,878

KAITLYN PAULYDEPUTY DIREC · 40 hrs/week $119,080Base $114,500 · Other $4,580

TYLER HEMMINGSONSR. DIR OF P · 40 hrs/week $117,322Base $100,754 · Other $16,568

COLIN ZHUDIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $400

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (21)

SUSAN BENIGASEXECUTIVE DI

MARTIN TULLSR. DEPUTY D

JULIE HOLTGRAVEDEPUTY DIREC

LESLIE CASEYSR. DIR OF M

KAITLYN PAULYDEPUTY DIREC

TYLER HEMMINGSONSR. DIR OF P

COLIN ZHUDIRECTOR

MAHIMA GULATIDIRECTOR

WIL WONGTREASURER

PADMAJA PATELPRESIDENT

NEHA PATHAKDIRECTOR

MICHELLE HAUSERPRESIDENT EL

MEGAN ALEXANDERYOUNG DIRECT

MEAGAN GREGASECRETARY

MARSHA-GAIL DAVISDIRECTOR

KRISTI ARTZDIRECTOR

JOSIE BIDWELLDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH PEGG FRATESPAST PRESIDE

BRAD BISKUPDIRECTOR

ARUNA NATHANDIRECTOR

ALKA GUPTADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2017
Location: PO BOX 6432, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63006-6432
County: St. Louis
In care of: % SUSAN BENIGAS
Primary officer: SUSAN BENIGAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(314) 398-7343

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CONNER ASH PC
NTEE classification: Public Health (E70)
IRS tax category: Public Health