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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 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
$27K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$582K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$532K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$582K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$778K
FY2024$778K
FY2025$747K
Expenses
$631K
FY2021▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$859K
Net assets
$532K
FY2021▼ -8%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $438K Management & general 23% · $147K Fundraising 7% · $46K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,177Pt 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
Founder & Se
$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

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  • 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 · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Restoration

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

$320Kprogram expense
02

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.

$113Kprogram expense
03

Education

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

$5Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$582K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$532K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Government grantsLn 1e$66K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$582K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$137K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$338K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$532K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K$174K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K$338K
Total assetsLn 16$674K$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$579K$532K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$20K$20K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$370K$279K$63K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$22K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$13K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$636$77$559
Office expensesLn 13$14K$4K$10K$135
Information technologyLn 14$21K$4K$13K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$26
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$107
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$21K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$4K$9K$34
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$962$59
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K$438K$147K$46K

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 Viewing $582K$631K−$48K$532K 990 PDF
FY2020 $623K$636K−$13K$579K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $582,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,537$570,453
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $190$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,456$11,897
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $623,183$582,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $423,764$463,612
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $212,717$167,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $636,481$630,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,298−$48,498
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 $582,368 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,745
VIII-1e Government grants$65,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$468,008
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,557
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18$18
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$11,019
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $878$878
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $896$582,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,866 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,471 · Management $20,471 · Fundraising $10,235$51,177
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $279,249 · Management $62,524 · Fundraising $27,801$369,574
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,868 · Management $2,120 · Fundraising $1,060$11,048
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,270 · Management $6,362 · Fundraising $3,181$31,813
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $26,667$26,667
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,687$10,687
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,443 · Management $5,475$18,918
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $77 · Management $559$636
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,827 · Management $9,555 · Fundraising $135$13,517
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,211 · Management $13,314 · Fundraising $3,450$20,975
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,356$12,356
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,274 · Management $26$5,300
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,887 · Management $107$1,994
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,718$12,718
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,385 · Management $5,346$26,731
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,830 · Management $9,122 · Fundraising $34$12,986
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,748 · Management $962 · Fundraising $59$3,769
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,281 · Management $146,630 · Fundraising $45,955$630,866
Part X · Balance sheet $558,745 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,623$37,097
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,535$136,548
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,701$15,329
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,589$6,573
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,500$25,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $348,866$337,698
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $673,514$558,745
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,939$22,028
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,435$4,527
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,374$26,555
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $553,945$517,249
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,195$14,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $579,140$532,190
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $673,514$558,745
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $532,190 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$582,368
XI-2 Total expenses$630,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$579,140
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,548
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$532,190

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