Wnc Lighthouse INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Bryson City, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 87-2312142Revenue $116K in FY2024

On file with the IRS135 Taylor Rd, 28713-6163 · Bryson City, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of WNC Lighthouse Inc is Changing lives, by being a light for Christ our Lord. Our vision is To be fully devoted to Jesus Christ, by opening our arms and providing Christian services to the underseved children, adults and families of WNC. We addresses food and housing insecurities primarily for our most vulnerable population of WNC.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$116K
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$116K
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$116K
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$87K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$87K
FY2025$253K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-EZ; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$11,250Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Shuler’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 15th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Melinda Shuler$76,453$11,250

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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Programs and updates

Provides Christian services to feed and house underserved children, adults, and families.

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$116K
Other income$116K
Owns and owes
$87K
net assets
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$116K
Total revenue$116K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$87K
Operations
Employees4
Volunteers20
Fiscal year endsSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$174K$253K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $116K$87K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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