World-Wide Lighthouse Missions INC

Manchester, CTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 06-1402089Revenue $495K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwwlm.org723 Main Street Po Box 5010 · Manchester, CT

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The mission of the World-Wide Lighthouse Missions is to furnish support to persons in need, throught the World, and attempt to make a difference in the lives of persons who, with support and training, can reach a better way of life and a greater degree of

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$495K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$495K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$428K
FY2021$497K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$495K
Expenses
$588K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$535K
FY2024$588K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $432K Management & general 22% · $130K Fundraising 4% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$54,300Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$44,936Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adrienne Lautenbach$54,300$49,220$47,840$42,800$42,800
Ben Satagaj$44,936$40,660$39,520$36,380—
Rev Melvin Sanchez————$3,455

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides support and training worldwide to help people achieve a better way of life.

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1 program · $432K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Supplies schools, churches and human service organizations with materials and aid. Sponsored feeding programs. Shipped and provided relief aid to those in need, both at home and abroad, without discrimination.

$432Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$432K
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$168K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$171$0
Net assetsLn 32$168K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$133K$133K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$114K$114K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$232K$168K$40K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$3K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$130$5K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$740$363
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$432K$130K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $495K$588K−$93K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $523K$535K−$13K$168K 990 PDF
FY2022 $462K$471K−$8K$181K 990 PDF
FY2021 $497K$416K$81K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 $428K$488K−$60K$108K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $494,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $486,468$477,160
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $87$1,957
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,055$15,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $522,610$494,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $230,619$247,174
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,925$250,938
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,686$89,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $535,230$588,105
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,620−$93,385
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,720 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,160
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$477,160
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,957$1,957
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,603$15,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,560$494,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $588,105 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $133,250$133,250
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $113,924$113,924
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,333 · Management $39,778 · Fundraising $23,718$231,829
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,853 · Management $3,291 · Fundraising $1,965$19,109
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,282$10,282
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,038$2,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $130 · Management $4,919$5,049
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $54,555$54,555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,689$4,689
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,473$4,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $7,804$7,804
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $740 · Management $363$1,103
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $432,268 · Management $130,154 · Fundraising $25,683$588,105
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,062$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,891$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,062$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,720
XI-2 Total expenses$588,105
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,385
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$74,506
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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