Fremont Candle Lighters

Analysis

Fremont Candle Lighters is a registered charity in United States, based in Fremont, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Fremont Candle Lighters reported income of $63k and spending of $42k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $78k to $63k (-19%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fremont Candle Lighters sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Tax Policy Institute ($63k), Heritage Missional Community ($63k) and Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers ($63k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $214k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $214k.