Landons Light Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-3421530)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$266K
FY2022	$439K
FY2023	$496K
FY2024	$495K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$80K
FY2022	$308K
FY2023	$351K
FY2024	$383K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$237K
FY2022	$585K
FY2023	$733K
FY2024	$848K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

68%

23%

Program services 68% · $238K Management & general 23% · $80K Fundraising 10% · $34K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Mary Ellen Rolfson

Executive Di

$74,700Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Solberg

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Solberg

President, T

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Christianson’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2020
Julie Christianson	$87,735	—	—	—
Mary Ellen Rolfson	—	$74,700	$75,800	$5,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps families with sick children grow academically, spiritually, and physically.

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3 programs · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

The miracle moment program provided 16 children, who are battling a chronic medical condition, along with their families, with individualized gifts, services and experiences.

$85Kprogram expense

02

The honorary birthday program provided 93 children, who are staying or receiving treatment in a hospital,along with their families, with gifts, toys, and gift cards for gas and meals.

$38Kprogram expense

03

The 10 days of giving program provided 68 children, who are battling a chronic disease, along with their families, with individualized gifts, services and experiences during the holiday season.

$37Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$20K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$11K

Impact FoundationFY2024$10K

Dakota Medical CharitiesFY2024$8K

Edward Jones FoundationFY2024$550

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$49K

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Grants paid · 14 grants · $96K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,997

Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,155

Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,750

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,250

Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,027

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$496K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K

Other incomeLn 4–11$50K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$351K

Ln 25

Programscol B$238K

Managementcol C$80K

Fundraisingcol D$34K

Owns and owesPt X

$733K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K

Total assetsLn 16$961K

LiabilitiesLn 26$227K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$50K

Total revenueLn 12$496K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$330K

SavingsLn 2$200K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$530K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K

Total assetsLn 16$961K

LiabilitiesLn 26$227K

Net assetsLn 32$733K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$380K	$530K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$401K	$389K
Total assetsLn 16	$824K	$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$239K	$227K
Net assetsLn 32	$585K	$733K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$139K	$139K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$74K	$55K	$4K	$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$55K	$41K	$3K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2K		$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$10K		$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$825			$825
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K		$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K		$94	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K		$1K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K		$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$17K		$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$931		$808	$123
InterestLn 20	$6K		$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$15K		$15K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K	$2K	$862	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$351K	$238K	$80K	$34K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$495K	$383K	$112K	$848K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$496K	$351K	$145K	$733K	990 PDF
FY2022	$439K	$308K	$131K	$585K	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$266K	$80K	$187K	$237K	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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Part I · Summary $496,018 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $402,381$444,493

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$1,781

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,716$49,744

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $439,097$496,018

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $126,228$139,251

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,467$141,150

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $825$825

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,134$70,210

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $307,654$351,436

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $131,443$144,582

Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $496,018 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,945 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,365

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$431,128

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,928

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$444,493

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,781$1,781

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$47,799

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,726$496,018

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $351,436 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $139,251$139,251

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,312 · Management $3,688 · Fundraising $14,750$73,750

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,420 · Management $2,761 · Fundraising $11,045$55,226

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,307$2,307

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,867$9,867

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,737$9,737

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $825$825

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,100$1,100

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $94 · Fundraising $3,048$3,142

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,201 · Fundraising $2,439$3,640

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,467$4,467

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,221$17,221

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $808 · Fundraising $123$931

IX-20 InterestManagement $5,830$5,830

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,466$15,466

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,379$4,379

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,877 · Management $862 · Fundraising $1,558$4,297

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,860 · Management $79,788 · Fundraising $33,788$351,436

Part X · Balance sheet $960,780 assets, 15 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,781; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $379,956$330,205

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$200,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $918$500

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $37,567$34,415

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,424$2,005

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $400,855$389,339

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,535$2,535

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $824,255$960,780

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,690$28,172

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,580$11,624

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,384$227,377

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $473,009$561,247

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $111,862$172,156

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $584,871$733,403

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $824,255$960,780

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $733,403 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$496,018

XI-2 Total expenses$351,436

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$144,582

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$584,871

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,950

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$733,403

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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