Shining Light Inc

Analysis

Shining Light Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Annville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Shining Light Inc reported income of $584k and spending of $693k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $392k to $584k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Shining Light Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecting Kids Inside Out ($583k), Uniondale Community Council Inc ($584k) and Association of Village Pride Inc ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $411k. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $166k. It reported 26 employees.