The Lighthouse-Advocacy Prevention and Education Center

Analysis

The Lighthouse-Advocacy Prevention and Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sunnyside, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, The Lighthouse-Advocacy Prevention and Education Center reported income of $806k and spending of $809k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $665k to $806k (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lighthouse-Advocacy Prevention and Education Center sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prism Economic Development Corporation ($806k), Sammys House ($807k) and Wise Protective Service and More Inc ($806k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $217k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $188k. It reported 11 employees.