Little Light Ministries

Analysis

Little Light Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Little Light Ministries reported income of $923k and spending of $1.2m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $698k to $923k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Little Light Ministries sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of the Tenth Judicial Circuit ($923k), Emanuel County Child Abuse Prevention Center Inc ($924k) and Rainbow House Childrens Resource Center Inc ($923k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $518k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $5,805, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 23 employees.