Life and Light Foundation

Analysis

Life and Light Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santee, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Life and Light Foundation reported income of $65k and spending of $291k, spending 449% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $342k to $65k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Life and Light Foundation sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poles in America Foundation Inc ($65k), Fresno Community Concert Band ($65k) and Corporate Ethics International ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $242k.