Light the Legacy is a community-based organization dedicated to working collaboratively to improve end-of-life care for the people of central minnesota. We are positively impacting the quality of health care in our community by implementing comprehensive programs to facilitate patient, and family-centered end-of-life care, promoting informed decision-making, and encouraging conversations related to health care directives, hospice care, and palliative care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $526 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$234K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$234K
FY2023▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$234K
Expenses
$262K
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$146K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$262K
Net assets
$173K
FY2023▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$173K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $215K Management & general 10% · $25K Fundraising 8% · $22K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
1/1 to 12/27 Executive Director
$71,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Mackenzie’s $71K as 1/1 to 12/27 Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Mackenzie$71,000$71,000$60,800$57,000

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves end-of-life care through community programs, promoting informed decisions and conversations.

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1 program · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providers orders for life sustaining treatment (polst) training as developed by respecting choices which is based in lacrosse, wisconsin, trained 11 advance care planning navigator class, trained centracare employees on customized advance care planning conversation training, trained 41.

$215Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$234K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Total revenueLn 12$234K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$164K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$43K$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$132K$132K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$765$459$153$153
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$7K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$600$600
TravelLn 17$300$180$60$60
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$816$816
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$698$698
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$215K$25K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $234K$262K−$28K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022 $143K$201K−$58K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$146K$87K$259K 990 PDF
FY2020 $174K$171K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $234,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $67,362$137,013
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,135$97,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,592$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,905$234,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,250$18,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,288$76,540
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,247$166,565
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,785$261,955
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,880−$27,788
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $234,167 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,013
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,013
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,154$97,154
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,154 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$234,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,955 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,850$3,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,600 · Management $14,200 · Fundraising $14,200$71,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,324 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $1,108$5,540
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,618$1,618
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,788$1,788
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,816$131,816
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $459 · Management $153 · Fundraising $153$765
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,221 · Management $1,741 · Fundraising $1,741$8,703
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,603 · Management $2,201 · Fundraising $2,201$11,005
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,800 · Management $600 · Fundraising $600$3,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $180 · Management $60 · Fundraising $60$300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,449 · Management $816 · Fundraising $816$4,081
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,093 · Management $698 · Fundraising $698$3,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,395 · Management $24,983 · Fundraising $21,577$261,955
Part X · Balance sheet $183,043 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,031$164,243
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $18,800$18,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,831$183,043
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,831$173,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,831$183,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$234,167
XI-2 Total expenses$261,955
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,788
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,831
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,043

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