Searchlight

Analysis

Searchlight is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Searchlight reported income of $798k and spending of $746k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $731k to $798k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Searchlight sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Hameir Laarets Inc ($797k), The Word at Work ($798k) and Joy in the Harvest ($797k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 3 employees.