Lighthouse Support

Analysis

Lighthouse Support is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lighthouse Support reported income of $5.5m and spending of $349k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $5.5m (+24%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 3.8% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lighthouse Support sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children and Family Futures Inc ($5.5m), Opera Colorado ($5.6m) and Arizona Opera Company ($5.5m).

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 $37k. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 5 employees.