A Lighted Path Houston

Analysis

A Lighted Path Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, A Lighted Path Houston reported income of $81k and spending of $72k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $13k to $81k (+498%), an average of +498% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 498%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, A Lighted Path Houston sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Service League of Hickory N C Inc ($81k), Minority Health Alliance of Howard County ($81k) and Philadelphia Diversity Law Group Inc ($80k).

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 $8,793 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $8,793.