Lighthouse Environmental Programs

Analysis

Lighthouse Environmental Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Coupeville, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Lighthouse Environmental Programs reported income of $106k and spending of $76k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $138k to $106k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lighthouse Environmental Programs sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missouri Natural Resources Conference Inc ($106k), Izaak Walton League of America Inc ($106k) and Do It Greener Foundation ($106k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $493k against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $447k.