Mother of Light Center

Analysis

Mother of Light Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Mother of Light Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $480k to $1.2m (+148%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Mother of Light Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Main Street Square Incorporated ($1.2m), Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs ($1.2m) and North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $19k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $986k. It reported 2 employees.