Lighthouse Thrift Store EIN 84-3934466 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Lighthouse Thrift Store FY2021 filing

Not yet claimed Claim this org →

Raises funds to support ministries meeting residents' emotional, educational, and spiritual needs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $413K in revenue, $231K in expenses, and $222K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2020
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Myerstown, PA
Website
lighthousethriftstore.adventistchurch.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$413KFY2021
Expenses
$231K
Net assets
$222K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
More identity details & actions ⌄
EIN  84-3934466 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Myerstown, PA Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →
Compare with another nonprofit →
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Lighthouse Thrift Store claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Raises funds to support ministries meeting residents' emotional, educational, and spiritual needs.
Leadership
Robert L Kauffman · Treasurer
Money in and out
$413K revenue, $231K expenses
Bottom line
43% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$413K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$231K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$222K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $182K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.57
Program efficiency
43%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+44%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$413K
FY2021
Expenses
$231K
FY2021
Total assets
$223K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2021
Total revenue
$413K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$231K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$222K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$182K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$223K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B43%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $99K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Operate a thrift store to provide the myerstown community with an outlet for their used merchandise and a source for reasonably priced used merchandise and services. The store also provides volunteer opportunites amoung local church groups for both service and training benefits.

$99Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLighthouse Thrift Store
EINHdr · item D84-3934466
Principal addressHdr · item CMyerstown, PA
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P29)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice- Chairm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Lighthouse Thrift Store executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$222K · 54%
Contributions & grants$189K · 46%
Program service revenue54%$222K
Contributions & grants46%$189K
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$413K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.57
Program services43%$99K
Management & general57%$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$231K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$213K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$222K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $213K · Operating expenses/yr $231K
11.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $99K · Total expenses $231K
43%
Management & General
Management & general $132K · Total expenses $231K
57%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $231K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $189K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $189K · Total revenue $413K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $413K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $222K · Total revenue $413K
54%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $413K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $222K · Total expenses $231K
96%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $413K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $222K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $413K · Expenses $231K
+44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $223K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $222K · Total assets $223K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $223K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert L Kauffman · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $231K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $128K · Total expenses $231K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 43%
Overhead ratio 57%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $252K · 2023–2025
Urban Lighthouse MinistriesPA · FY2025$41,000
Urban Lighthouse MinistriesPA · FY2024$90,000
Urban Lighthouse MinistriesPA · FY2023$121,100

Similar Organizations

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Lighthouse Thrift Store →

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$592K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$575K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$577K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$396K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$413K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

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

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.