The Light Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Palmyra, VA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-5254375

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The Light Academy recognizes that every child is a gift from God, and we partner with parents to teach children to love God, to love others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$86K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$616K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$645K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$616K
FY2025▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$546K
FY2023$673K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$616K
Expenses
$645K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$590K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$645K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $645K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $24K 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
Principal/Director
$23,558Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Parr’s $24K as Principal/Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Joyce Parr$23,558$15,942$12,000$16,541

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

Teaches children to love God and others, partnering with parents.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $645K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To excel in academics from preschool through 12th grade.

$645Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
RenewanationFY2023$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Money outPt IX
$645K
Ln 25
Programscol B$645K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$86K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$24K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$412K$412K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$49K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$0$0
InterestLn 20$248$248$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$126K$126K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$645K$645K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $616K$645K−$28K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $636K$615K$21K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $673K$652K$21K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $546K$590K−$43K$0 990 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $616,305 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,305
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $616,305 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $644,521 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,558 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,558
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $412,439 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$412,439
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,692 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,692
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,597 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,597
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,903 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,903
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,352 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,352
IX-20 InterestPrograms $248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$248
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,617 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,617
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $126,365 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$126,365
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $644,521 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$644,521
Part X · Balance sheet $85,816 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,729$8,911
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,453$38,185
X-15 Other assets$38,720
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,182$85,816
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $36,600$36,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,182$85,816
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,182$85,816
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,305
XI-2 Total expenses$644,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,216
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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