Lighthouse provides a sober living environment that supports individual goals and postive peer interaction

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$374K
Spent
$386K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$313K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$577K
Expenses
$386K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$386K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$583K
Net assets
$313K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$313K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$212K
FY2025$206K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2014.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $332K Management & general 14% · $54K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$55,143Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$44,758Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Crissy Sell’s $51K as President is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a safe, sober living space for people to achieve goals and connect with others.

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1 program · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Lighthouse provides structure and accountability to approximately 150 recovering alcoholics and addicts in a sober living environment. Participants in the program are held accountable for maintaining their sobriety, attending recovery support meetings each week, completing chores, abiding by curfews and completing phase requirements in…

$332Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$386K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$313K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$313K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$325K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$325K$313K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$43K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$623$623
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$991
OccupancyLn 16$94K$85K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$66K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K$332K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $577K$583K−$6K$206K 990 PDF
FY2024 $449K$528K−$79K$212K 990 PDF
FY2023 $449K$468K−$19K$291K 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$435K−$3K$309K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $374K$386K−$12K$313K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $373,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,841$2,758
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $406,107$369,903
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,192$1,201
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,140$373,862
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,272$179,323
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,990$206,629
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,262$385,952
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,122−$12,090
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $373,862 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,758
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $369,903$369,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,201$1,201
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $371,104$373,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,952 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,921 · Management $19,980$99,901
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,153 · Management $4,795$47,948
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,450 · Management $3,863$19,313
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,729 · Management $2,432$12,161
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $623 · Management $623$1,246
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,888 · Management $1,887$3,775
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,715 · Management $1,074$9,789
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,291 · Management $991$5,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,916 · Management $9,346$94,262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,271$2,271
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,334 · Management $2,130$9,464
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,060 · Management $5,503$71,563
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,880 · Management $1,097$8,977
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $332,231 · Management $53,721 · Fundraising $0$385,952
Part X · Balance sheet $312,828 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,506$293,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,612$14,209
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,800$4,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $324,918$312,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $324,918$312,828
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $324,918$312,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $324,918$312,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$373,862
XI-2 Total expenses$385,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$324,918
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,828

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