Christian Light School

Analysis

Christian Light School is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Christian Light School reported income of $306k and spending of $257k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $377k to $306k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Christian Light School sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The 88 Project ($306k), Southeast Asia Development Program Inc ($306k) and Mission Resource International Inc ($306k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $394k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $394k.