L I G H T House Inc
Analysis
L I G H T House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgeton, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, L I G H T House Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $923k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, L I G H T House Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevention Coalition for Success Inc ($1.2m), Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc ($1.2m) and Cancer Services Inc ($1.2m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 27 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 91%
- Program services 0.6%
- Other 8.6%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention Coalition for Success Inc | Murfreesboro | $1.2m |
| Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc | Pewaukee | $1.2m |
| Cancer Services Inc | Baton Rouge | $1.2m |
| Leflore County Youth Services Inc | Poteau | $1.2m |