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Alight INC EIN 20-1829608

Alight INC

EIN  20-1829608 Religious organization Spartanburg, SC
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Shares God's truth through television, resources, and prayer to help people follow Jesus.
Leadership
Sam Davis · Executive Director · $12K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $839K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Shares God's truth through television, resources, and prayer to help people follow Jesus. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $839K in expenses, and $592K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$839K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$592K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $265K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +85% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +228% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +52%
Expenses
$839K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$603K
FY2025▲ +68%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2025▼ -65%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$839K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$592K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$265K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$603K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $592K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Alight inc broadcasts the messages of DR. Mike harder nationally on television and through its website. Thousand of lives are being changed as people accept christ and are encouraged spiritually because of ministry.

$418Kprogram expense
02

Alight inc distributes ministry resources including audio, video and printed media to spread the word of god.

$170Kprogram expense
03

Alight inc provides a 24 hour toll-free prayer line at (877)443-CARE(2273).

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlight INC
EINHdr · item D20-1829608
Principal addressHdr · item CSpartanburg, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theencouragingword.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
Sam Davis
Executive Director
$11,802Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Edwards
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jimmy Gibbs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Stewart
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Easterlin
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles Wall
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Davis’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sam Davis$11,802$27,286$27,033$27,156$24,970

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$1.1M · 99%
Investment income$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$1.1M
Investment income1%$10K
Other revenue$485
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.03
Program services71%$592K
Management & general26%$222K
Fundraising3%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$839K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$496K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$592K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $496K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $839K · Less non-cash grants $11K · Cash operating expenses/yr $828K
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $592K · Total expenses $839K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $222K · Total expenses $839K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $839K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $968K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.1M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $1.1M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $839K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $724K
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.8M · FY2024 $1.1M
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $592K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $839K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $603K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $592K · Total assets $603K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $603K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sam Davis · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $12K · Total expenses $839K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $343K · Total expenses $839K
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 52%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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 · FY2025
Spartanburg County FoundationFY2025$112K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$112K

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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$724K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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