Lighthouse Sanctuary

Analysis

Lighthouse Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Saratoga SPGS, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Lighthouse Sanctuary reported income of $206k and spending of $230k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $121k to $206k (+70%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lighthouse Sanctuary sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summit in Honduras Inc ($206k), American Friends of Hakav Hameached Inc ($206k) and American Friends of the International House of Japan Inc ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $55k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $55k.