Giving Light

Analysis

Giving Light is a registered charity in United States, based in Hampton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Giving Light reported income of $109k and spending of $102k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $139k to $109k (-22%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Giving Light sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Chorus of Detroit ($109k), Attic Theatre Inc ($109k) and International Society of Differentiation Inc ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $596k against liabilities of $389k, net assets of $207k.