Operation Light Force

Analysis

Operation Light Force is a registered charity in United States, based in Dover, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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 2022, Operation Light Force reported income of $668k and spending of $507k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income grew from $433k to $668k (+54%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Operation Light Force sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ministerio Cristiano Faro de Luz ($667k), Foundation for the Support of St Barbara Orthodox Monastery ($668k) and Remnant Ministry ($667k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $612k against liabilities of $330, net assets of $612k.