The Lighthouse Foundation EIN 25-1547324 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

The Lighthouse Foundation FY2023 filing

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Provides food, shelter, and job training to help impoverished families become self-sufficient. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $3.3M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Valencia, PA
Website
www.thelighthousepa.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2023
Expenses
$1.1M
Net assets
$3.3M
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  25-1547324 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Valencia, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides food, shelter, and job training to help impoverished families become self-sufficient.
Leadership
Victoria Spreng · Executive Di · $81K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $384K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -6%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -3%
Total assets
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2023▼ -38%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$384K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Lighthouse Foundation
EINHdr · item D25-1547324
Principal addressHdr · item CValencia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thelighthousepa.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1987

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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
Executive Di
$81,124Pt VII · Sec A
Business Man
$44,004Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Victoria Spreng’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3863 $1–10M 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
Victoria Spreng$84,105$81,124$74,700$74,700$82,114
Daniel Hartzler$45,634$44,004$44,284$44,100$39,657

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $632K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Transitional Housing

The foundation operates transitional housing facilities: the penney house for males ages 18-29, the blanchard house for females ages 18-29, the kaufman drive townhomes and armour apartments for homeless, single parents and their children, and johnny's place for men focused on recovering from addiction.

$444Kprogram expense
02

Food Bank

The foundation obtains food for distribution to unemployed and other needy individuals in the local area. The food bank served a total of 5,522 people in allegheny and butler counties in 2023.

$188Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.5M · 103%
Program service revenue$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants103%$1.5M
Program service revenue1%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program services79%$827K
Management & general16%$164K
Fundraising6%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed25.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $112K · Cash operating expenses/yr $940K
28.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $827K · Total expenses $1.1M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $164K · Total expenses $1.1M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $1.1M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $62K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.4M
103%
Government reliance
Government grants $64K · Total revenue $1.4M
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $1.4M
0.7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-24K · Total revenue $1.4M
-2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $1.1M
0.9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.5M
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.1M
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.3M · Total assets $3.3M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Victoria Spreng · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $530K · Total expenses $1.1M
50%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -6%
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 · FY2024
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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)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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