Lantern Community Services INC EIN 13-3910692

Lantern Community Services INC

EIN  13-3910692 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 2005
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Verified accurate 8/6/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Provides supportive housing, emergency shelter, and wraparound services to help New Yorkers impacted by homelessness secure stable housing and build lasting independence.
Leadership
Diane Carole Louard-Michel · Executive Director · $320K
Money in and out
$38.9M revenue, $38.8M expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Provides supportive housing, emergency shelter, and wraparound services to help New Yorkers impacted by homelessness secure stable housing and build lasting independence. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $38.9M in revenue, $38.8M in expenses, and $2.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$38.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$38.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $86K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -90% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$38.9M
FY2025▼ -18%
Expenses
$38.8M
FY2025▼ -16%
Total assets
$25.9M
FY2025▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$23.1M
FY2025▼ -13%
Total revenue
$38.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$38.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$86K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$25.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $31.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lantern community services (lantern) creates pathways to stability for new yorkers impacted by homelessness. To support individuals and families in securing and maintaining stable housing, we provide supportive housing, emergency shelter, and wraparound services in 20 sites across manhattan, the bronx, brooklyn, and queens.

$31.8Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLantern Community Services INC
EINHdr · item D13-3910692
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lanterncommunity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$319,756Pt VII · Sec A
$236,089Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$187,126Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strat. & Innov. Ofc
$168,350Pt VII · Sec A
Manager of Financial Reporting
$119,181Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Supportive Housing
$112,909Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Vice President
$106,368Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Manager
$105,154Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Carole Louard-Michel’s $320K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 672 $10–100M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Carole Louard-Michel$319,756$320,288$251,333
Michael Patrick Winter$236,089$260,309$173,629
Diane C Louard-Michel$251,333
Diane Carole Louard-Michel$209,355$195,555
Alexandra Francis$187,126
Michael Winter$173,629$166,840$47,714
Richard James Larson$168,350$166,816$109,828
Amy Berg$158,644$151,698

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$38.6M · 99%
Other revenue$328K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$38.6M
Other revenue1%$328K
Investment income$139
— government grantsLn 1e$38.6M
Total revenueLn 12$38.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.00
Program services82%$31.8M
Management & general18%$7.0M
Fundraising$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$411K
Total assetsLn 16$25.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$2.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $411K · Operating expenses/yr $38.8M
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $31.8M · Total expenses $38.8M
82%
Management & General
Management & general $7.0M · Total expenses $38.8M
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $78K · Total expenses $38.8M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $78K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $642K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $38.6M · Total revenue $38.9M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $38.6M · Total revenue $38.9M
99%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $38.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $139 · Total revenue $38.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $38.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $38.9M · Prior year $47.3M
-18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $23.4M · FY2024 $38.9M
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $38.9M · Expenses $38.8M
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $25.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.9M · Total assets $25.9M
11%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $25.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diane Carole Louard-Michel · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $320K · Total expenses $38.8M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $19.1M · Total expenses $38.8M
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -18%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$38.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$47.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$47.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$38.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$30.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$23.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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