Beacon Light Mission FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 95-1661697

Provide food and shelter to the homeless

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
73%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$70K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
4
named funders · $82K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
−$6
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
10
independent of 10 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$372K
+1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$372K
FY2023▲ +1.0%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$788K
Expenses
$466K
FY2023▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2021$491K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$466K
FY2024$532K
FY2025$553K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending February 2023) · 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?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBeacon Light Mission
EINHdr · item D95-1661697
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1934
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWilmington, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20Z)
WebsiteHdr · item J[email protected]

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 $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.13
Program services73%$340K
Management & general14%$64K
Fundraising13%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Total liabilities
−$6
FY20230%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020−$6
FY2021−$6
FY2022−$6
FY2023−$6
FY2024−$6
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$793K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26−$6
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$371K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$372K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $793K · Operating expenses/yr $466K
20.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $340K · Total expenses $466K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $466K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $466K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $55K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $371K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $371K · Total revenue $372K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $372K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $372K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $372K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $466K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $372K · Prior year $369K
+1.0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $372K · Expenses $466K
-25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.5M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $1.5M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laura Scotvold-Lemp · Reported title WOMENS DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $466K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $178K · Total expenses $466K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——
Revenue growth 1.0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 5%——

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Womens Director
$70,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Honorary Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Scotvold-Lemp’s $72K as Womens Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Scotvold-Lemp$72,495—$70,500$65,000$56,308$51,469
Richard Holt—$70,874————
Sam Bettencourt————$43,929$27,502
Jerry Rilling—————$17,900

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

Mission and programs

What it does.

Feeds and shelters homeless individuals.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $340K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Provide food and shelter for the homeless

$340Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$82K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $788K$553K+101% 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$532K+5% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $372K$466K+1.0% 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$411K-2% 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$491K-19% 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$431K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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