Shine a Light Foundation FY2024 filing

Las Vegas, NV · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2021 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$1.4M
+145% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$556K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +145%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$610K
FY2023$589K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +66%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$311K
FY2023$662K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$556K
FY2024▲ +163%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$304K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$556K
FY2025$420K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CShine a Light Foundation
EINHdr · item D85-1777495
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2021
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLas Vegas, NV
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jshinealightlv.com

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 $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program services92%$1.0M
Management & general5%$56K
Fundraising3%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$818K
FY2024▲ +271%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022$305K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$618K
Total liabilities
$262K
FY2024▲ ×27
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022$712
FY2023$10K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$198K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$345K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$818K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Total assetsLn 16$818K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$262K
Total net assetsLn 32$556K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.1M · 79%
Program service revenue$296K · 21%
Contributions & grants79%$1.1M
Program service revenue21%$296K
Investment income$15
— government grantsLn 1e$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $112K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.1M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $1.1M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $1.1M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $28K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $678K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.4M
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $18K · Total revenue $1.4M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $296K · Total revenue $1.4M
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15 · Total revenue $1.4M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $296K · Total expenses $1.1M
27%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $589K
+145%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $556K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.1M
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $818K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $556K · Total assets $818K
68%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $818K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Vautrinot · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $1.1M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $369K · Total expenses $1.1M
34%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 145%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 Di
$46,833Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$42,083Pt 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
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Vautrinot’s $72K as Executive Di is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 13Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Connects homeless individuals, especially those in Las Vegas's underground tunnels, with housing and support services.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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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.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · 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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.5M-6% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M+145% 990 PDF
FY2023 $589K$662K-3% 990 PDF
FY2022 $610K$311K 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) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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