First Light EIN 57-0902073

First Light FY2020 filing

EIN  57-0902073 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Anderson, SC Founded 1990
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports survivors of sexual assault and child abuse with services, education, and advocacy.
Leadership
Chelsey Hucker · Executive Di · $67K
Money in and out
$992K revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Supports survivors of sexual assault and child abuse with services, education, and advocacy. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $992K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $558K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$992K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$558K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$992K
FY2020
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
Total assets
$605K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$47K
FY2020
Total revenue
$992K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$558K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$605K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $879K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

This year foothills alliance served 888 primary and secondary survivors, conducted 327 forensic interviews, and provided 55 medical exams in partnership with prisma health.

$879Kprogram expense
02

Served 542 total primary and secondary clients by providing forensic interviews, medical exams, and family advocacy.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirst Light
EINHdr · item D57-0902073
Principal addressHdr · item CAnderson, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.foothillsalliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F42Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$66,916Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$5,709Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recruitment
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chelsey Hucker’s $81K as Executive Di is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1686 $1–10M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chelsey Hucker$81,397$81,397$76,704$70,276$66,916$66,916
Tracy Whitten$5,709

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
Contributions & grants$983K · 99%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$983K
Other revenue1%$8K
Program service revenue$150
Investment income$623
— government grantsLn 1e$772K
Total revenueLn 12$992K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.04
Program services84%$879K
Management & general12%$128K
Fundraising4%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$256K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$47K
Total net assetsLn 32$558K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $256K · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $879K · Total expenses $1.0M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $128K · Total expenses $1.0M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $1.0M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $41K · Solicited contributions $212K
$0.19 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $983K · Total revenue $992K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $772K · Total revenue $992K
78%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $150 · Total revenue $992K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $623 · Total revenue $992K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $150 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $992K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $558K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $992K · Expenses $1.0M
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $605K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $558K · Total assets $605K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $605K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chelsey Hucker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $1.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $814K · Total expenses $1.0M
78%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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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$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$992K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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