Houses of Light LLC

Analysis

Houses of Light LLC is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucker, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. 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 2022, Houses of Light LLC reported income of $796k and spending of $849k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.1m to $796k (-28%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Houses of Light LLC sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friendly Kitchen Inc ($796k), Catlett Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Inc ($797k) and Monteverde School Inc ($796k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $226k. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $139k, net assets of -$49k. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.