Lighthouse Community Center

Analysis

Lighthouse Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Othello, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lighthouse Community Center reported income of $249k and spending of $252k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $249k (+49%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lighthouse Community Center sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe America Foundation Inc ($249k), Camp Gan Israel of Greater New Have Inc ($249k) and Virginia Girls State Auxiliary ($249k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $3,536 against liabilities of $5,268, net assets of -$1,732. It reported 4 employees.