Lighthouse Environmental Programs

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The education of the general public about Island County's cultural and environmental heritage as well as the protection of the environment.For program services related to Sound Water Stewards, Other Washington Lighthouses, Other Island County environmental organizations, and Washington State Parks, please see Schedule O.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1678822) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 178 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
97% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
66.6 mo
of spending, in cash
66.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $66
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 4 voting members
12 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$104K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$104K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$95K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$95K
Net assets
$483K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$483K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1995.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $93K Management & general 3% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about Island County's heritage and protects its environment.

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2 programs · $93K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

LIGHTHOUSE LICENSE PLATE PROJECTIncome for this program comes from the State of Washington special license plate program. Grants from this program are made to:1) Sound Water Stewards, which is an independent 501(c)(3) organization of trained volunteers working in and around Island County for a healthy sustainable Puget Sound environment…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1678822) · Dispute this line
$93Kprogram expense
02

WSU Waste Wise, Admiralty Head Docents and Admiralty Head KeepersWSU Island County Waste Wise educates county residents about waste reduction.Admiralty Head Docents provide interpretive services on behalf of Washington State Parks at Admiralty Head Lighthouse and provides volunteers to staff the gift shop at Admiralty Head…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1678822) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$66
Grants paid · 18 grants · $426K · 2020–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$17,400
Individual RecipientFY2025$13,865
Individual RecipientFY2025$7,208
Individual RecipientFY2024$17,100
Individual RecipientFY2024$11,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$7,460
Individual RecipientFY2023$12,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$7,631
Individual RecipientFY2022$60,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$16,367
Individual RecipientFY2022$7,914
Individual RecipientFY2020$37,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$93K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$483K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$104K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$528K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$483K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6178
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$513K$528K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$513K$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$460K$483K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$76K$76K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$795$795
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$869$869
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$840$840
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$93K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 10, 2026 $104K$95K$8K$483K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2025 $108K$96K$12K$460K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 20, 2024 $106K$76K$30K$447K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $101K$139K−$39K$420K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $103K$83K$21K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $97K$124K−$27K$437K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $103,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,994$87,643
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,886$16,665
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6−$603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,874$103,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $79,126$76,473
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,410$18,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $95,536$95,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,338$8,465
Part VI · Governance 12 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $103,705 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$775
VIII-1e Government grants$76,007
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,643
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,665$16,665
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,665$103,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,240 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $76,473$76,473
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $795$795
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,661$13,661
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $869$869
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $840$840
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,602$2,602
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,736 · Management $2,504 · Fundraising $0$95,240
Part X · Balance sheet $528,328 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $513,186$528,328
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $513,186$528,328
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,394$45,467
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,394$45,467
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,964$58,037
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $419,828$424,824
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $459,792$482,861
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $513,186$528,328
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $482,861 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$103,705
XI-2 Total expenses$95,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,465
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$459,792
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$14,604
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$482,861

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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