Empowered by Light Foundation

Analysis

Empowered by Light Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sausalito, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Empowered by Light Foundation reported income of $606k and spending of $436k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $153k to $606k (+296%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 584%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Empowered by Light Foundation 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 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Hope Ministries ($606k), Jerry and Jana Lackey Ministries Inc ($606k) and Saruni International ($606k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $175k. It paid $1,087 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $475k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.