Program areas at Life Navigators
Dispensing information on areas impacting persons with disabilities, providing individual, group and systems advocacy training programming, community based social opportunities and providing in-home crisis intervention services to improve the quality of Life for individuals with disabilities. Services included: i&a helpline, community presentations, training services, crisis intervention, intergenerational family support, education and transition programming and advocacy services.
Guardianship: Life Navigators will assist any individual who requires assistance making decisions, needing an advocate and support and monitoring health and safety. For guardianship, the court determines if they are eleigible for guardianship meeting the criteria of chapter 54 under the Wisconsin state statute.
Care management unit: providing care management to individuals with disabilities enrolled in the family care program to develop member centered plans, provide assessment and ongoing monitoring and service authorization services
Trust program, intergenerational family support, court comprehensive evaluations & children's long term support.
Who funds Life Navigators
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Life Navigators
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Vicki Wachniak | Executive Director | | 2024-10-02 |
| Amanda Stahmann | Marketing and Development Director | | 2024-10-02 |
| Mary Till | Associate Director | | 2024-10-02 |
| Dawn Skotzke | Business Manager | | 2024-10-02 |
| Emily Wheeler | Trust Program Manager | | 2024-10-02 |
| ...and 13 more key personnel |
Financials for Life Navigators
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $902,920 | $1,351,610 | -33.2% |
| Program services | $869,513 | $1,520,159 | -42.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $55,176 | $37,715 | 46.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-16,878 | $-11,684 | -44.5% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $347,079 | $260,610 | 33.2% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $20,963 | $731 | 2767.7% |
| Total revenues | $2,178,773 | $3,159,141 | -31% |
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|---|
| The Arc of Oakland County | 501(c)(3) | Troy, MI | $4,040,158 |
| The Arc of Washington State | 501(c)(3) | Olympia, WA | $2,190,165 |
| Far Therapeutic Arts and Recreation | 501(c)(3) | Birmingham, MI | $1,713,179 |
| Endless Possibilities in the Community (EPIC) | 501(c)(3) | Newark, DE | $671,051 |
| SW Center for Independent Living | 501(c)(3) | Marshall, MN | $876,419 |
| ARC California | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $1,014,873 |
| The Disability Resource Center of the Rappahannock Area | 501(c)(3) | Fredericksburg, VA | $841,039 |
| The Arc of Ohio | 501(c)(3) | Columbus, OH | $7,323,321 |
| Alpha Resource Center Santa Barbara | 501(c)(3) | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,479,625 |
| La Goal | 501(c)(3) | Culver City, CA | $1,053,575 |
Data update history
October 2, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 30, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 26, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersHuman service organizationsDevelopmentally disabled centersCharities
Issues
Human servicesDevelopmentally disabled
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 7203 W St
- Wauwatosa, WI 53210
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- County
- Milwaukee County, WI
- Website URL
- lifenavigators.org/Â
- Phone
- (414) 774-6255
IRS details
- EIN
- 39-0978146
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1949
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P82: Developmentally Disabled Centers and Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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