Lighthouse of the Big Bend Inc

Analysis

Lighthouse of the Big Bend Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Lighthouse of the Big Bend Inc reported income of $803k and spending of $887k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $857k to $803k (-6.3%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lighthouse of the Big Bend Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinical Pastoral Education International Inc ($803k), C-Line Community Outreach Services Inc ($803k) and Northwest Arkansas Senior Services ($803k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $377k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $332k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 15 employees.