Lighting the Path Enterprises EIN 45-4807268

Lighting the Path Enterprises

EIN  45-4807268 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ballwin, MO
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Empowers marginalized people with skills and resources to start businesses and improve their lives.
Leadership
Susan Schlueter · Vocational Advisor
Money in and out
$61K revenue, $33K expenses
Bottom line
17% program efficiency

Empowers marginalized people with skills and resources to start businesses and improve their lives. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $61K in revenue, $33K in expenses, and $125K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$61K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$33K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.17 Management & general $0.83
Program efficiency
17%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
+46%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +239% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+12%
avg. annual growth over 5 years

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$61K
FY2025▲ +55%
Expenses
$33K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$125K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$61K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$33K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$125K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B17%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $6K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Lighting the Path runs a school for girls in Burkina Faso, West Africa where we teach girls vocational skills, agriculture, small business skills, animal husbandry and prepare them to start life on their own. This school houses and teaches 24 girls in a class.

$4Kprogram expense
02

We took a trip to look at opening a vocational center in Sierra Leone. This will be for High school graduates in the village of Rokassa. This is in partnership with EduNations who has built and runs the high school.

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLighting the Path Enterprises
EINHdr · item D45-4807268
Principal addressHdr · item CBallwin, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lightingthepath.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Vocational Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$61K
Total revenueLn 12$61K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.17 Management & general $0.83
Program services17%$6K
Management & general83%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$125K
Months of cash on handcomputed21.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $125K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $33K · Less non-cash grants $48K · Cash operating expenses/yr $-16K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6K · Total expenses $33K
17%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $33K
83%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $61K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $61K · Total revenue $61K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $61K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $61K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $61K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $61K · Prior year $39K
+55%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $39K · FY2025 $61K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $125K · Beginning of year $99K
+27%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $61K · Expenses $33K
+46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $125K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $125K · Total assets $125K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $68K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $125K
54%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Schlueter · Reported title Vocational Advisor · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 17%
Overhead ratio 83%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 55%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$61K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$39K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$24K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$39K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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