Lighthouse for Life FY2020 filing

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Irmo, SC501(c)(3)Since 2014EIN 47-0969132Revenue $623K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlighthouseforlife.org7320 Broad River Road K247, 29063-9861 · Irmo, SCTax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Lighthouse for Life seeks to combat sex trafficking through education,restoration and empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $132K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $166K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$623K
Spent
$636K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$623K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$778K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$747K
Expenses
$636K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$859K
Net assets
$579K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $464K Management & general 21% · $137K Fundraising 6% · $35K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$52,708Pt VII · Sec A
$38,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Kejr$57,860$54,167$56,200$52,458$51,177$38,833
Paul Cumbers$57,384$52,141$54,100$34,267——
Jennifer Thompson—————$52,708

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

Combats sex trafficking by educating, restoring, and empowering survivors.

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3 programs · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Restoration

Helping restore victims of sex trafficking physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

$354Kprogram expense
02

Education

Spreading awareness of sex trafficking to the community through civic organizations, schools, churches, and youth groups.

$87Kprogram expense
03

Empowerment

Working with both minor and adult victims of sex trafficking to provide services, support, guidance, and love. Equipping the victims with the skills needed to transform victims into survivors.

$9Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$623K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$190
Money outPt IX
$636K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$190
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$623K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$203K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 634
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$358K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$589K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$40K$24K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$289K$238K$39K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$25K$5K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$23K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$911$911
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$17K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$25K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$636K$464K$137K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $747K$859K−$112K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $778K$674K$103K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $778K$596K$182K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$498K$683K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $582K$631K−$48K$532K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $623K$636K−$13K$579K 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
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Part I · Summary $623,183 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $559,267$564,537
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $775$190
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,286$58,456
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $579,328$623,183
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $353,937$423,764
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $226,776$212,717
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $580,713$636,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,385−$13,298
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $623,183 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$564,537
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$564,537
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $190$190
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$58,456
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190$623,183
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $636,481 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,963 · Management $24,245 · Fundraising $19,250$83,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,255 · Management $39,033 · Fundraising $11,318$288,606
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,483 · Management $1,945 · Fundraising $1,297$18,725
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,731 · Management $4,946 · Fundraising $3,298$32,975
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $23,274$23,274
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,220$21,220
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,309$43,309
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,494$8,494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,267 · Management $3,173$26,440
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $911$911
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,480$8,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,218$14,218
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,146 · Management $4,287$21,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,216 · Management $5,598$30,814
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,010 · Management $1,614$6,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $464,483 · Management $136,835 · Fundraising $35,163$636,481
Part X · Balance sheet $673,514 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,542$24,623
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,344$202,535
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$22,700
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,603$58,701
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,427$4,589
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,740$11,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $358,411$348,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $597,067$673,514
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,864$25,939
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $938$68,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,802$94,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $571,760$553,945
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,505$25,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $589,265$579,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $597,067$673,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $579,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$623,183
XI-2 Total expenses$636,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$589,265
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,173
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$579,140

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