Light Center

Analysis

Light Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrenceburg, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Light Center reported income of $57k and spending of $49k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $58k to $57k (-0.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Light Center sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fisher House of Columbia SC Inc ($57k), Shane Gives Thanks Inc ($57k) and Bcalmed Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.