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Empowering people and programs in Northern Pakistan to break cycles of injustice and poverty. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $633K in revenue, $899K in expenses, and $73K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Colorado Spgs, CO
Website
shininglight.co
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$633KFY2024
Expenses
$899K
Net assets
$73K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-5322193 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Colorado Spgs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering people and programs in Northern Pakistan to break cycles of injustice and poverty.
Leadership
Leonie Kent · Ex Officio Member · $32K
Money in and out
$633K revenue, $899K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$633K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$899K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$73K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$266K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -43% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-42%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -605% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$633K
FY2024▲ +25%
Expenses
$899K
FY2024▲ +94%
Total assets
$246K
FY2024▲ +17%
Total liabilities
$174K
FY2024▲ +80%
Total revenue
$633K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$899K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$73K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$266K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$246K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CShining Light International
EINHdr · item D45-5322193
Principal addressHdr · item CColorado Spgs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jshininglight.co
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex Officio Member
$31,527Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio CEO
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leonie Kent’s $32K as Ex Officio Member is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leonie Kent$31,527$32,388$25,710
Mike Gordon$24,000$24,000$24,000$20,000

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

3 program services account for $749K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Development-see attachment

$579Kprogram expense
02

Education-see attachment

$107Kprogram expense
03

Training-see attachment

$64Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$630K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$656
Total revenueLn 12$633K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program services83%$749K
Management & general10%$89K
Fundraising7%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$899K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$233K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$174K
Total net assetsLn 32$73K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $233K · Operating expenses/yr $899K
3.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $749K · Total expenses $899K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $899K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $899K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $43K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $526K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $630K · Total revenue $633K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $633K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $633K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $633K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $899K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $633K · Prior year $506K
+25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $239K · FY2024 $633K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $73K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $633K · Expenses $899K
-42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $246K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $73K · Total assets $246K
29%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $246K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leonie Kent · Reported title EX OFFICIO MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $899K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $87K · Total expenses $899K
10%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 25%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2025
MadalaFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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)$633K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$374K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$239K 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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