Guidelight INC EIN 20-5458291

Guidelight INC

EIN  20-5458291 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bend, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people with disabilities find Christ-centered transformation through biblical truth and resources.
Leadership
Justin Reimer · Founder · $124K
Money in and out
$815K revenue, $784K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Helps people with disabilities find Christ-centered transformation through biblical truth and resources. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $815K in revenue, $784K in expenses, and $265K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$815K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$784K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$265K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +480% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$815K
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses
$784K
FY2024▲ +5%
Total assets
$268K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024▼ -54%
Total revenue
$815K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$784K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$265K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$268K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $522K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Retreat Program -- Guidelight provides retreats for families of people with disabilities. These retreats are provided for the families free of charge. The retreats offer refreshment and biblical encouragement for families of those experiencing disability.

$212Kprogram expense
02

International Program -- This program serves families of people with disabilities around the world directly through training and mobilization efforts. Guidelight provides disability-related training, offers support to families affected by disability, runs a sports-based disability program, and works in local special needs orphanages.

$209Kprogram expense
03

Training Program -- Guidelight provides training and resources to encourage churches, individuals and other organizations to get involved in disability ministry. In 2024, training events were held in which 15 churches participated and two additional language translations to the video curriculum were completed.

$102Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGuidelight INC
EINHdr · item D20-5458291
Principal addressHdr · item CBend, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jtheguidelight.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$124,325Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Reimer’s $124K as Founder is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Reimer$124,325$106,800$129,014$100,212$99,762
Lawrence Gadbaugh$84,715$46,000

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 & grants102%$829K
Total revenueLn 12$815K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.14
Program services67%$522K
Management & general19%$149K
Fundraising14%$113K
Total functional expensesLn 25$784K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$268K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$265K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $268K · Operating expenses/yr $784K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $522K · Total expenses $784K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $149K · Total expenses $784K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $113K · Total expenses $784K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $85K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $796K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $829K · Total revenue $815K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $815K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $815K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $815K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $784K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $815K · Prior year $739K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $433K · FY2024 $815K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $265K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $815K · Expenses $784K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $268K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $265K · Total assets $268K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $268K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justin Reimer · Reported title Founder · Highest reported compensation $124K · Total expenses $784K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $459K · Total expenses $784K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 10%
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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$147K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2020–2020
Every Body AthleticsOR · FY2020$12,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$815K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$739K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$821K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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