Lumenations FY2021 filing

Batesville, AR · Religious organization · Religion

✕ IRS exemption revoked
Revenue
$222K
Spent
$184K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$222K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$243K
FY2025$69K
Expenses
$184K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$184K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$283K
FY2025$98K
Net assets
$62K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$74K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$5K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2020
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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No — IRS exemption revoked
On the IRS revocation list.
Can I give now?
No — exemption revoked (2020-05-15)
On the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLumenations
EINHdr · item D82-3379172
Exempt statusHdr · item IRevoked
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBatesville, AR
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lumenations.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.21 Management & general $0.79 Fundraising $0.01
Program services21%$38K
Management & general79%$145K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
21%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$62K
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$34K
FY2025$5K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$62K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B21%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$62K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$222K
— government grantsLn 1e$15K
Total revenueLn 12$222K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $62K · Operating expenses/yr $184K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $38K · Total expenses $184K
21%
Management & General
Management & general $145K · Total expenses $184K
79%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $184K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1K · Solicited contributions $206K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $222K · Total revenue $222K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $15K · Total revenue $222K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $222K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $222K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $184K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $222K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $222K · Expenses $184K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $62K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62K · Total assets $62K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $62K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kenneth Shackelford · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $58K · Total expenses $184K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $89K · Total expenses $184K
48%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 21%——
Overhead ratio 79%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Shackelford’s $35K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K religion 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kenneth Shackelford$35,000$44,000$45,000$58,000
Tanja Shackelford$19,500$19,000$19,500$16,000
Robbie Shackelford$6,180$4,680$5,070—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 2Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Develops free media training resources to help churches and missionaries with discipleship and outreach.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $38K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

After exploring this amazing opportunity to minister and partner with the Sousse International Church in Tunisia, North Africa, the decision was made for Ken and Tanja Shackelford and their family, including 6 children, to move their work and ministry to Sousse, Tunisia.

$32Kprogram expense
02

The primary focus for the first half of the year was to look into the feasibility of helping out an international church in North Africa - Sousse International Church. They had been shut down since the beginning of COVID in early 2020 and had no Pastor to work with them.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Lodi Church of Christ, in Lodi, California, has been a supporter of the Shackelford ministry for many years and they have supported Lumenations since it began. In June of 2021, Ken and Tanja Shackelford led a weekend "Raise the Sails" Disciple-Making Conference and Workshop.

$2Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $69K$98K-72% 990 PDF
FY2024 $243K$283K+34% 990 PDF
FY2023 $182K—+0.8% 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K—-19% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $222K$184K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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