Lighthouse EIN 90-0616303

Lighthouse

EIN  90-0616303 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Collins, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers a safe, sober living space for people to achieve goals and connect with others.
Leadership
Crissy Sell · President · $51K
Money in and out
$577K revenue, $583K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

Offers a safe, sober living space for people to achieve goals and connect with others. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $577K in revenue, $583K in expenses, and $206K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$577K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$583K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$206K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$577K
FY2025▲ +29%
Expenses
$583K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total assets
$215K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2025▲ +75%
Total revenue
$577K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$583K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$206K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$215K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $522K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Each year, Lighthouse provides a recovery residence with on-site staff and peer support for approximately 125 people with substance use disorders. Participants in the program are held accountable for maintaining their sobriety, obtaining and maintaining a full-time job, attending recovery support meetings, completing chores, abiding…

$522Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLighthouse
EINHdr · item D90-0616303
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lighthouseftc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$51,462Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Crissy Sell’s $51K as President is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Todd Sell$60,816$62,584$60,437$55,143
Crissy Sell$51,462$48,816$50,123$48,820$44,758

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
Program service revenue$385K · 67%
Contributions & grants$178K · 31%
Other revenue$13K · 2%
Program service revenue67%$385K
Contributions & grants31%$178K
Other revenue2%$13K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$137K
Total revenueLn 12$577K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program services90%$522K
Management & general8%$46K
Fundraising2%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$583K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$206K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $118K · Operating expenses/yr $583K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $522K · Total expenses $583K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $583K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $583K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $48K
$0.28 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $178K · Total revenue $577K
31%
Government reliance
Government grants $137K · Total revenue $577K
24%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $385K · Total revenue $577K
67%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $577K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $385K · Total expenses $583K
66%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $577K · Prior year $449K
+29%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $374K · FY2024 $577K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $206K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $577K · Expenses $583K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $215K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $206K · Total assets $215K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $215K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Crissy Sell · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $583K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $583K
33%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 29%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

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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)$577K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$449K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$449K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$431K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$374K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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