Sonlight Adventures Inc

Analysis

Sonlight Adventures Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pagosa SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 October 2023, Sonlight Adventures Inc reported income of $628k and spending of $383k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $599k to $628k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sonlight Adventures Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buddy Hoffman Foundation ($628k), The Sowers Ministry ($628k) and HR Ministry Solutions ($627k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $177k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 27 employees.