Shining Light Ministries

Analysis

Shining Light Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgefield, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Shining Light Ministries reported income of $121k and spending of $150k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $121k (+33%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Shining Light Ministries sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 37th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Library Association ($121k), Order Sons of Itay in America Housing Development Fund Company I ($121k) and Local 311 Charitable TR ($121k).

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 $12k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $12k.