Light Africa

Analysis

Light Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Rocklin, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Light Africa reported income of $853k and spending of $815k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $876k to $853k (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Light Africa 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 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Career Academy Inc ($853k), Oakland Literacy Coalition ($853k) and Tioga County Partnership for Community Health ($853k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $223k against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $123k.