Lamplighter Ministries International Inc

Analysis

Lamplighter Ministries International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Morris, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lamplighter Ministries International Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.1m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lamplighter Ministries International Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Classical & Christian Schools Inc ($2.1m), Oakridge Ministries Inc ($2.1m) and Kingdom Bound Ministries Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 11 employees.