Lights Camera Discover

Analysis

Lights Camera Discover is a registered charity in United States, based in Tempe, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Lights Camera Discover reported income of $263k and spending of $276k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $598k to $263k (-56%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lights Camera Discover sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girls on the Run International ($263k), Circle Camps for Grieving Children ($263k) and Penobscot Boys & Girls Club ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $42k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $18k. It reported 11 employees.