Son Light Missions

Analysis

Son Light Missions is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooksville, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Son Light Missions reported income of $536k and spending of $548k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $419k to $536k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Son Light Missions sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Global Uplift Project ($536k), Enlightened World Foundation ($536k) and Childrens Future International Inc ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $556k against liabilities of $1,868, net assets of $555k.