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Living in the Light Ministries

RegisteredEIN 72-1489289Morgan City, LAReligion
Income$82k2023-12
Spending$55ksame year
Spent / received52%2-year average
Size in its cause36th pctReligion
Exempt since2002Church
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Living in the Light Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Morgan City, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Living in the Light Ministries reported income of $82k and spending of $55k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $104k to $82k (-21%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Living in the Light Ministries sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charismatic Renewal Ministries Praise Center ($82k), Move Africa ($82k) and All Nations for Jesus Christ Inc ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% of the total. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $123k.

Income and spending

$0$26k$52k$78k$104k2022 Income: $103,8252022 Spending: $41,44020222023 Income: $82,4472023 Spending: $54,5962023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 64%
  • Other 36%

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Charismatic Renewal Ministries Praise CenterNew Haven$82k
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