First Light

Analysis

First Light is a registered charity in United States, based in Anderson, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, First Light reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, First Light sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Illinois Hospice Foundation ($1.3m), Grand County Rural Health Network Inc ($1.3m) and A Global Healthcare Public Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $794k. At year end it held assets of $638k against liabilities of $169k, net assets of $469k. It reported 27 employees.