City of Lights

Analysis

City of Lights is a registered charity in United States, based in Dora, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, City of Lights reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $258k to $1.4m (+435%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, City of Lights sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light ($1.4m), Downtown Churches United Inc ($1.4m) and Street Corner Ministries Matthew 22 9 Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $121k. It paid $3,750 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $394k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $277k. It reported 66 employees.