Lighted Way Association INC

Tax-deductible

La Salle, IL501(c)(3)EIN 36-2654412Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

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Educating handicapped children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $296K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1958.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.8M Management & general 15% · $488K Fundraising 0% · $7K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$115,238Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jessica Kreiser$115,238$111,142$101,545$104,060$93,603

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Lighted Way Association INC is a supporting organization based in La Salle, IL.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Teaching developmentally delayed and multiple handicapped children

$2.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$488K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$429K
Government grantsLn 1e$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$607K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.5M$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$442K$392K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$131K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$399$399
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$114K$57K$57K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$158K$92K$66K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$170K$145K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$337K$337K
All other expensesLn 24e$85K$45K$32K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.8M$488K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$3.3M−$555K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.9M$106K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.2M$868K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.0M$484K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.6M$576K$2.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,712,573 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,345$429,120
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,671,898$2,794,517
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,977−$594,101
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,914$83,037
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,977,134$2,712,573
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,060,457$2,324,088
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $810,680$943,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,871,137$3,268,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,997−$555,436
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,712,573 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$239,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,164
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$429,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,794,517$2,794,517
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,117$13,117
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$607,218−$607,218
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$50,037
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,000$33,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,233,416$2,712,573
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,268,009 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $115,238$115,238
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,535,064 · Management $83,688$1,618,752
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $391,516 · Management $50,725$442,241
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $130,898 · Management $16,959$147,857
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,530$28,530
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $399$399
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,812$11,812
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,064 · Management $57,064$114,128
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $91,891 · Management $65,845$157,736
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $144,581 · Management $25,897$170,478
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,572$39,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $336,721$336,721
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,340 · Management $32,379 · Fundraising $6,826$84,545
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,773,046 · Management $488,137 · Fundraising $6,826$3,268,009
Part X · Balance sheet $6,129,585 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,164,858$1,144,123
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $339,385$264,553
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,501$25,614
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,476,125$4,693,103
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,253$2,192
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,004,122$6,129,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,888$60,972
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,052,277$2,733,176
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,951,845$3,396,409
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,951,845$3,396,409
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,004,122$6,129,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,396,409 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,712,573
XI-2 Total expenses$3,268,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$555,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,951,845
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,396,409

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