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First Light EIN 57-0902073

First Light FY2024 filing

EIN  57-0902073 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Anderson, SC Founded 1990
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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 · $81K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Supports survivors of sexual assault and child abuse with services, education, and advocacy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $406K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$406K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$64K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -3%
Total assets
$580K
FY2024▼ -9%
Total liabilities
$173K
FY2024▲ +2%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$406K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$64K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$580K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $970K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

In the 2023-2024 fy, first light conducted 431 forensic interviews and 56 forensic medical examinations in conjunction with prisma health. First light staff and volunteers accompanied 50 individuals to the emergency room and answered 97 helpline calls. We referred 224 primary and secondary survivors to counseling.

$970Kprogram expense

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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 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chelsey Hucker
Executive Di
$81,397Pt VII · Sec A
Caleb Allen
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lucila Beaton
R&g Committe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peggy Chamblee
Finance Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashley Collins
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brandi Greer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luther Hill
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chase Kinsey
Board Member
$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 & grants100%$1.2M
Program service revenue$2K
Investment income$174
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.09
Program services75%$970K
Management & general16%$210K
Fundraising9%$116K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Total assetsLn 16$580K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$173K
Total net assetsLn 32$406K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $107K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.3M · Less non-cash grants $4K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.3M
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $970K · Total expenses $1.3M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $210K · Total expenses $1.3M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $116K · Total expenses $1.3M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $78K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $152K
$0.51 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.2M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.2M
85%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $174 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $1.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $1.3M
-4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $992K · FY2023 $1.2M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $406K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $1.3M
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $580K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $406K · Total assets $580K
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $13K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $580K
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chelsey Hucker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $1.3M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.0M · Total expenses $1.3M
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 16%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Revenue growth -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
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$5K
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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$992K 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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