Essential Light Institute

Analysis

Essential Light Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Essential Light Institute reported income of $259k and spending of $269k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $259k (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Essential Light Institute sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Legacy Recovery ($259k), Kell Band Booster Association Inc ($259k) and Miss Ellies Education Center Inc ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.0% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $108k against liabilities of $4,435, net assets of $103k. It reported 1 employees.