Shine a Light Foundation EIN 85-1777495

Shine a Light Foundation

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Connects homeless individuals, especially those in Las Vegas's underground tunnels, with housing and support services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $420K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2021
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Website
shinealightlv.com
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2025
Expenses
$1.5M
Net assets
$420K
People
16
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  85-1777495 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Las Vegas, NV Founded 2021
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects homeless individuals, especially those in Las Vegas's underground tunnels, with housing and support services.
Leadership
Paul Vautrinot · Executive Di · $72K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$136K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -142% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +36%
Total assets
$618K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$198K
FY2025▼ -24%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$136K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$618K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Shine a light offers instant placement with access to treatment and housing (ipath) to all clients that we come into contact with or that reach out for help. We have partnered with our local safety net providers to ensure that they are able to receive help the moment they ask for it.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CShine a Light Foundation
EINHdr · item D85-1777495
Principal addressHdr · item CLas Vegas, NV
WebsiteHdr · item Jshinealightlv.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
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
Executive Di
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Vautrinot’s $72K as Executive Di is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Paul Vautrinot$72,000$46,833$24,000$11,000
Robert Banghart$62,500$11,000
Sindy Doyle$62,500$42,083$36,667$13,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 91%
Program service revenue$122K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$1.2M
Program service revenue9%$122K
Investment income$463
— government grantsLn 1e$491K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.09
Program services84%$1.3M
Management & general8%$117K
Fundraising9%$129K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$174K
Total assetsLn 16$618K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$198K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $174K · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.3M · Total expenses $1.5M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $117K · Total expenses $1.5M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $129K · Total expenses $1.5M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $67K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $790K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.4M
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $491K · Total revenue $1.4M
36%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $122K · Total revenue $1.4M
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $463 · Total revenue $1.4M
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $122K · Total expenses $1.5M
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.4M
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.5M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $618K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $420K · Total assets $618K
68%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $618K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Vautrinot · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $1.5M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $531K · Total expenses $1.5M
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -6%

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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $912K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$568,054
Unitemized GrantFY2023$344,139

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$589K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$610K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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