Morning Light, INC. Fosters non-profit community services and programs in central indiana for the terminally ill, seniors and families of limited means in need of health, wellness or end of life care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 47 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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 $536K a year · 59% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$987K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$987K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$597K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$987K
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1985.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.4M Management & general 20% · $363K Fundraising 4% · $81K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Director/CEO
$102,912Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madison Wood-Gonzalez’s $103K as Exec. Director/CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Madison Wood-Gonzalez$102,912$96,254———
Thomas Fodor———$52,920$102,750
Madison Gonzalez——$90,100$62,931—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides community services and programs for the terminally ill, seniors, and families needing health, wellness, or end-of-life care.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Abbie Hunt Bryce Home

A community home that offers donor-provided accommodations and living support for hospice patients who have no other appropriate living arrangements in their terminally-ill condition at no expense to the patient. The abbie hunt bryce home serves 40-60 people annually.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Pennwood Place Apartments

Provides subsidized living arrangements for seniors. Its 35 units operate at 97% capacity annually. Related programs such as offsite events, computer training, onsite celebrations, and health-related SPEAKERS/ACTIVITIES involve more than 300 participants.

$198Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$987K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$586K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$150K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$363K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$586K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$77K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$150K
Other incomeLn 4–11$115
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$987K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$443K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$112K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44K$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$98K$12K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$814K$669K$80K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$129$106
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$62K$7K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$952
OccupancyLn 16$210K$191K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$201K$201K$682
InsuranceLn 23$105K$82K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$134K$8K$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.4M$363K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $987K$1.9M−$872K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.6M−$441K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $597K$1.3M−$739K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$323K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $425K$1.4M−$953K$5.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $986,559 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $552,518$585,528
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $250,037$251,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $378,562$149,816
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$20,829$115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,160,288$986,559
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,553
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $829,362$1,010,206
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $771,615$846,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,600,977$1,858,112
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$440,689−$871,553
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $986,559 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,985 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$76,875
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$508,653
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$76,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$585,528
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $249,115$249,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $127,639$127,639
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,177$22,177
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $115$115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $251,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $149,931$986,559
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,858,112 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,553$1,553
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,945 · Management $11,665 · Fundraising $9,596$119,206
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $668,613 · Management $79,629 · Fundraising $65,510$813,752
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,086 · Management $129 · Fundraising $106$1,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,385 · Management $7,430 · Fundraising $6,112$75,927
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,861$67,861
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,086$24,086
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,847 · Management $2,086$15,933
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,514 · Management $952$11,466
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $190,756 · Management $19,092$209,848
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $200,641 · Management $682$201,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $81,713 · Management $23,047$104,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,813$76,813
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,418 · Management $125,845$134,263
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,414,284 · Management $362,504 · Fundraising $81,324$1,858,112
Part X · Balance sheet $5,655,275 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $353,214$442,685
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,184,381$2,488,519
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,533$20,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,555$640
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,725,622$2,539,434
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $44,427$52,234
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $107,038$111,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,441,770$5,655,275
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,918$53,282
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,200$8,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,547,251$1,286,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,485,633$3,955,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $408,886$413,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,894,519$4,368,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,441,770$5,655,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,368,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$986,559
XI-2 Total expenses$1,858,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$871,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,894,519
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,594
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$262,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,368,937

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