Lightshine

Analysis

Lightshine is a registered charity in United States, based in Yakima, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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, Lightshine reported income of $98k and spending of $60k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $148k to $98k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lightshine sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Jean Brugger Education Project Inc ($98k), Global Security Institute ($98k) and Global Thinkers Now ($98k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $54k.