Lighthouse Charities INC EIN 47-5623629

Lighthouse Charities INC

EIN  47-5623629 Public charity (501(c)(3)) N Las Vegas, NV
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Verified accurate 8/30/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering at-risk individuals to become community assets through opportunity.
Leadership
Cindy Trussel · President · $109K
Money in and out
$2.9M revenue, $2.6M expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Empowering at-risk individuals to become community assets through opportunity. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.9M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $305K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +143% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +196% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +218%
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +157%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +37%
Total liabilities
$108K
FY20240%
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$305K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Employed at risk individuals and taught them job skills that will allow them to attain self sufficiency in future career endeavors.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Taught english as a second language to at risk individuals to allow them to increase their potential employment opportunities.

$21Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLighthouse Charities INC
EINHdr · item D47-5623629
Principal addressHdr · item CN Las Vegas, NV
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lighthousecharities.net
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2016

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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$109,038Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Trussel’s $109K as President is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cindy Trussel$109,038$91,589$71,865$57,374

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.9M · 66%
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 34%
Program service revenue66%$1.9M
Contributions & grants34%$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program services92%$2.4M
Management & general5%$136K
Fundraising3%$79K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$380K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $380K · Operating expenses/yr $2.6M
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.4M · Total expenses $2.6M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $136K · Total expenses $2.6M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $79K · Total expenses $2.6M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $67K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $688K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $2.9M
34%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.9M · Total revenue $2.9M
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.9M · Total expenses $2.6M
73%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.9M · Prior year $924K
+218%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $124K · FY2024 $2.9M
+121%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.9M · Expenses $2.6M
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $1.1M
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cindy Trussel · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $109K · Total expenses $2.6M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $575K · Total expenses $2.6M
22%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 218%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2024
Three SquareFY2024$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$397K
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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)$2.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$924K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$794K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$639K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$124K 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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