Light House Station is a maternity home serving western new york by providing young women experiencing an unplanned or crisis pregnancy short- term, immediate residential assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $68
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$127K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$127K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$45K
Expenses
$114K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$33K
Net assets
$19K
FY2022▲ +189%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$19K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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% · $94K Management & general 18% · $20K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Sutay’s $11K as Executive Di is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 142 <$100K housing 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

NameFY2023FY2020
Sarah Sutay$11,250$10,849

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides young women with unplanned pregnancies immediate, short-term housing and support.

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1 program · $94K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To provide christ-centered homes to minister the spiritual, physical, educational and emotional needs of pregnant and parenting single young women by supporting, training and equipping them with necessary life skills for competent living.

$94Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$68

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$127K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Programscol B$94K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$127K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$40K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$539
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$916$687$229
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$50$50
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$517$517
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$396$396
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K$94K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $45K$33K$13K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023 $118K$131K−$13K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $127K$114K$13K$19K 990 PDF
FY2021 $141K$130K$11K$7K 990 PDF
FY2020 $90K$105K−$16K−$4K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $126,537 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,953$96,773
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,557$29,764
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $140,510$126,537
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,455$60,847
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,249$52,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $129,704$113,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,806$12,725
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $126,537 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$96,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$96,773
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,764$29,764
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $29,764$126,537
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $113,812 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,261 · Management $13,421$53,682
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,615 · Management $539$2,154
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,758 · Management $1,253$5,011
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,975$1,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,566$1,566
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $687 · Management $229$916
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,607$1,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,302$29,302
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50$50
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,020$2,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $517$517
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,586$6,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,519 · Management $2,511$8,030
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $396$396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $93,884 · Management $19,928 · Fundraising $0$113,812
Part X · Balance sheet $19,457 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,666$17,407
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,066$2,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,732$19,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,732$19,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,732$19,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,732$19,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$126,537
XI-2 Total expenses$113,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,732
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,457

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