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Improves foster children's lives through positive programs in Eastern Panhandle, West Virginia. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $566K in revenue, $554K in expenses, and $11K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Martinsburg, WV
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$566KFY2024
Expenses
$554K
Net assets
$11K
People
1
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  38-3654768 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Martinsburg, WV
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves foster children's lives through positive programs in Eastern Panhandle, West Virginia.
Leadership
Michael J Barrett · Director · $52K
Money in and out
$566K revenue, $554K expenses
Bottom line
2% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$566K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.02 Management & general $0.98
Program efficiency
2%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +122% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$566K
FY2024▲ +33%
Expenses
$554K
FY2024▲ +19%
Total assets
$49K
FY2024▲ ×553
Total liabilities
$37K
FY2024
Total revenue
$566K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$49K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B2%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 31
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $12K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFostering the Light Foundation
EINHdr · item D38-3654768
Principal addressHdr · item CMartinsburg, WV
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a1
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A

Michael J Barrett’s $52K as Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael J Barrett$52,000$31,200$31,200$28,354

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
Other revenue100%$566K
Total revenueLn 12$566K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.02 Management & general $0.98
Program services2%$12K
Management & general98%$542K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$37K
Total net assetsLn 32$11K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $49K · Operating expenses/yr $554K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $12K · Total expenses $554K
2%
Management & General
Management & general $542K · Total expenses $554K
98%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $554K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $566K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $566K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $566K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $566K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $554K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $566K · Prior year $427K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $11K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $566K · Expenses $554K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $49K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $11K · Total assets $49K
23%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $49K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael J Barrett · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $554K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $104K · Total expenses $554K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 2%
Overhead ratio 98%
Revenue growth 33%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $39K · 2021–2024
Childrens Home Society of WvFY2024$12,000
Childrens Home Society of WvFY2023$9,000
Childrens Home Society of WvFY2022$9,000
Childrens Home Society of WvFY2021$9,000

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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)$566K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$427K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$686K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$250K 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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