Little Lights of the World Inc

Analysis

Little Lights of the World Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wyncote, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Little Lights of the World Inc reported income of $406k and spending of $391k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $386k to $406k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Lights of the World Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vessel for Arts ($406k), Tesoritos Daycare & Learning Center Inc ($406k) and Hartville Homes Foundation ($406k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $289k. At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $22k. It reported 9 employees.