Light for the City Inc

Analysis

Light for the City Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blacksburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Light for the City Inc reported income of $61k and spending of $67k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $61k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Light for the City Inc sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Ethnic Mission ($61k), Iglesia Profetica Congregacion En El Desierto Internacional ($61k) and Out of the Darkness Inc ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $15k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $15k.