Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,821,634

Total expenses

$4,483,957

Contributions and grants received

$6,617,163

Grants paid

$356,704

Program service revenue

$148,405

Investment income

$60,859

Other revenue

-$3,004,793

Total assets, end of year

$9,121,257

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,007,554

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,113,703

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,271,610

Management and general expenses

$700,729

Fundraising expenses

$511,618

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,271,610

Program services were 73.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• RESIDENTIAL RESCUE AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS: LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES HAS BEEN PROVIDING SHELTER, MEALS, AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOR 47 YEARS. THE 171 SHELTER BEDS, IN THE SPRAWLING LAKELAND CAMPUS, INCLUDE 60 BEDS IN THE GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION FOR HOMELESS MEN, 80 BEDS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE RECOVERY LIFE LEARNING CAMPUS (ADDICTION RECOVERY), AND 23 BEDS FOR MEN IN RECOVERY, AS WELL AS 8 BEDS FOR OUR 90 DAY MEN'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. MANY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES' CLIENTS ARE HARD TO REACH INDIVIDUALS - OFTEN WITH COMPLEX BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY - WHO, WITHOUT THIS AGENCY, MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORGOTTEN OR LEFT BEHIND. BECAUSE POVERTY AFFECTS MANY ASPECTS OF A PERSON'S LIFE, WE PROVIDE RESOURCES TO OVERCOME THOSE OBSTACLES THROUGH MEETING THE BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER, AS WELL AS EDUCATION THROUGH OUR LIGHTHOUSE ADULT LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM, INTERNSHIP EMPLOYMENT, JOBS FOR LIFE TRAINING AND PREPARATION, AND PRESCHOOL FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR RESIDENTS IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES CREATES RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK PEOPLE WE SERVE TO HAVE DIGNITY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL. OUR END GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, ADULT EDUCATION, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, AFTER-SCHOOL CHILDCARE, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (INCLUDING FAMILY COUNSELING), PASTORAL COUNSELING, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND REQUIREMENT TO SAVE UP TO $ 5,000 FOR THEIR MOVE-OUT EXPENSES. TRANSITIONAL CLIENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF IN-HOUSE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL CLASSES TO HELP THEM FULFILL THEIR LIFE GOALS AND RETURN TO OUR COMMUNITY AS PRODUCTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS.OUR AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES SHELTER SERVICES FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES CAN COME IN FOR AS MANY NIGHTS AS NEEDED FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER. CLIENTS RECEIVE A SHOWER, CHANGE OF CLOTHES, CLEAN BED, DINNER, AND BREAKFAST. THEY LEAVE THE PROPERTY DURING THE DAY AND CAN RETURN IN THE EVENING. WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE WELCOME FOR CHAPEL DINNER EACH EVENING.INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES WILL ENTER OUR SHELTERS THROUGH MANY GATEWAYS. OUR AGENCY ACCOMMODATES PEOPLE NEEDING SHELTER BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, POLK COUNTY, PASCO COUNTY, AND OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO OUR SHELTER FACILITIES IN LAKELAND. WE ALSO WORK WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ANTI-SEX TRAFFICKING GROUPS TO GET VULNERABLE WOMEN & FAMILIES INTO SAFE SHELTER. WE HOUSE OVER 120 INDIVIDUALS NIGHTLY WHO COME FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS WE HAVE HOUSED 654 MEN IN OUR RESCUE SHELTER, 53 MEN IN OUR RECOVERY SHELTER, 57 WOMEN AND 44 CHILDREN IN OUR FAMILY SHELTER. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 35,487 NIGHTS OF LODGING AND 86,744 MEALS. WE ALSO HAD 79 PEOPLE MAKE FAITH DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE MINISTRY.OUR LIFE LEARNING CAMPUS PROVIDES SERVICES DRIVEN BY FOUR PATHWAYS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH, COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY, AND EDUCATION. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS AND NEED A HIGH SCHOOL REFRESHER COURSE TO IMPROVE THEIR MEMORY AFTER THEY COMPLETE OUR LEARNING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT COURSE. LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES HAS A SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF LIFTING THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM HOMELESSNESS AND INSTABILITY TO INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AS PART OF THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE, WE REQUIRE ADULTS IN OUR LIFE LEARNING CAMPUS TO ATTAIN ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND/OR TAKE A REFRESHER COURSE; AND PREPAREDNESS FOR COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING. OUR RESIDENT STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR MIND, OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH VOCATIONAL AND COLLEGE TRAINING TO GIVE THEM A SPRINGBOARD FROM HOMELESSNESS AND INSTABILITY TO INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE HAVE SEEN MEASURABLE SUCCESS DURING 2024. WE HAD 39 RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM, OUR RESIDENTS COMPLETED 6,604 HOURS OF EDUCATION, AND A TOTAL OF 4 RESIDENTS EARNED THEIR GED, RESIDENTS EARNED 90 FLORIDA READY TO WORK CERTIFICATES, 17 RESIDENTS COMPLETED FAITH AND FINANCE COURSES, AND 11 RESIDENTS COMPLETED WORK LIFE COURSES. WE HAD 18 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, OUR RESIDENT INTERNS WORKED A TOTAL OF 14,448 HOURS, AND 8 RESIDENTS WENT ON TO RECEIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 44 FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED AT LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES.APARTMENTS WERE BEING BUILT ON A VACANT PARCEL OF LAND AT OUR LAKELAND CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED AND FINISHED CONSTRUCTION IN MAY OF 2025. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES 5 RENTAL UNITS FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES.

  Expenses $1,958,834 · Grants $15,437 · Revenue $94,429

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS:OUR THRIFT STORES HOUSE OUR HOPE CENTERS THAT DISTRIBUTE FOOD BOXES TO INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES, CHURCHES, AND CIVIC CLUBS. OTHER AGENCIES RECEIVE THESE FOOD BOXES FROM US FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUALS AT THEIR LOCATIONS TO EXPAND OUR REACH OUTSIDE THE HOPE CENTERS. THIS OUTREACH PROVIDES MATERIAL RELIEF TO THE POOR AND AT-RISK RESIDENTS BY WAY OF THESE FOOD BOXES THAT INCLUDE FOOD ITEMS FOR FOUR PEOPLE FOR FOUR DAYS. OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE FOOD DISTRIBUTION 5 DAYS A WEEK TO ADDRESS THE MANY FOOD DESERTS LOCATED IN SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ADDITION, OUR HOPE CENTERS OFFER MATERIAL AID SUCH AS CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FURNITURE, AND REFERRALS FOR OTHER NEEDS. PARTNERING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, CHURCHES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WE SEEK TO DISTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT THEY REFER TO US.WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A LIFE LEARNING CENTER IN YBOR CITY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP REQUEST WITH KIMMINS TERRIER FOUNDATION. THE LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES KIMMINS FAMILY ADULT LEARNING CAMPUS YBOR CITY ACCEPTS STUDENTS FOR ESOL AND ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMPUTER SKILL TRAINING. THE CAMPUS IS ALSO A RESOURCE CENTER FOR JOB PLACEMENT AND FOOD BOXES. THE WORK IN THE YBOR CITY AREA WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD HEADSTART PROGRAM MADE KIMMINS AWARE OF THE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILIES OF THE HEADSTART PROGRAM. THE CENTER PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE FOOD BOXES, CLOTHING, FURNITURE VOUCHERS, FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE LIFE SKILLS, WORK LIFE TRAINING, RENAISSANCE STAR ASSESSMENTS FOR EDUCATION, GED/COLLEGE PREP, FAITH & FINANCES, LITERACY, ESOL CLASSES AND JOB REFERRAL PLACEMENTS. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE WELLBEING OF THESE FAMILIES.IN 2024 THERE WERE 103 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE ESOL CLASSES FOR A TOTAL OF 2,286 CLASS HOURS. 58 STUDENTS GRADUATED MOVING ON TO HIGHER LEVELS OD CURRICUUUM AND SUCCESSFULLY SPEAKING ENGLISH.COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS SERVED 8,202 INDIVIDUALS IN 2,681 FAMILIES, PROVIDING 2,120 FOOD BOXES TOTALING 74,130 MEALS AND OVER 7,017 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS ALSO SAW 43 PEOPLE MAKE FAITH DECISIONS.

  Expenses $666,310 · Grants $336,507

• PRESCHOOL AND XTREME KID'S CLUBS:LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES OFFERS AN ACCREDITED COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT OUR LAKELAND CAMPUS AND AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM CALLED LIGHTHOUSE KID'S CLUB AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR BOTH RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN. LIGHTHOUSE KID'S CLUBS FACILITATE THE SUCCESSFUL RELATIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED, AT-RISK CHILDREN IN LOCAL IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORHOODS IN LAKELAND. OUR LIGHTHOUSE KID'S CLUBS PROACTIVELY REACH KIDS BY OFFERING THEM A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME TO PLAY, EAT, AND JUST HANG OUT WITH OTHER KIDS, WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING PICKED ON OR LEFT OUT. KIDS CAN SIT WITH LEADERS WHO CARE ABOUT AND WHO WILL REALLY LISTEN TO THEM, AND LEARN ABOUT GOD'S PRESENCE, POWER, AND PURPOSE IN THEIR LIFE, EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. DAILY AFTERSCHOOL AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED FOR DEVELOPING SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE CHILD'S NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE LOCAL ADULTS/PARENTS CAN VOLUNTEER TO HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE CHILDREN. OUR LOCATIONS ARE WITHIN VERY LOW ECONOMIC AREAS WITH CHILDREN FROM DIVERSE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. THE FAMILIES WE SERVE COULD BE REFERRED TO US IN A FEW WAYS: THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, TITLE 1 SCHOOLS WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH, AND DCF REFERRALS/FOSTER FAMILIES, CHURCHES AND VARIOUS AGENCIES AND MINISTRIES. LIGHTHOUSE KID'S CLUB STAFF ALSO PROVIDE REGULAR TOUCHES IN THE HOMES OF ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, INCLUDING BOXES OF MONTHLY STAPLES FROM THE HOPE CENTERS. KID'S CLUB STAFF WORK WITH THE LIGHTHOUSE THRIFT STORE HOPE CENTERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS TO THE FAMILIES IN THESE COMMUNITIES.THE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AND LIGHTHOUSE XTREME KID'S CLUBS ENROLLED 65 CHILDREN IN 2024.

  Expenses $471,252 · Grants $750 · Revenue $53,976

• HOMELESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: THROUGH OUR HOMELESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, DEDICATED CASE MANAGERS, RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL AID IS PROVIDED TO HELP PREVENT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS WHEN POSSIBLE OR TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SOMEONE IS HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR HOMELESS INTERVENTION STAFF WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CURRENTLY HOUSED TO MAINTAIN THEIR RESIDENCES OR GET THEM TO OUR SHELTERS. WE WORK IN THE FIELD, ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN PREVENTING THEIR HOMELESSNESS BY PAYING RENT OR UTILITY BILLS THAT MAY BE IN ARREARS AND ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORTATION. A NEW PASSENGER VAN WAS PURCHASED TO AID THE HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS SERVED WITH ACCESS TO OUR CAMPUS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SO THEY CAN FULLY ENGAGE IN THE FOUR PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH, COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION. WE ALSO WORK WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE AGENCIES.HOMELESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS SERVED 326 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND HOUSED 41 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN 2024.

  Expenses $175,214 · Grants $4,010

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• BALLET MAGNIFICAT

  $5,400

  EVENT SPONSORSHIP

• CENTRAL ASSEMBLY OF GOD

  $0

  TO BE USED IN THEIR FOOD OUTREACH MINISTRY

• INDIA PENTACOSTAL

  $0

  TO BE USED IN THEIR FOOD OUTREACH MINISTRY

• MINISTRY OF HOPE

  $0

  TO BE USED IN THEIR FOOD OUTREACH MINISTRY

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• BEACON LEGACY FOUNDATION INC

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC. · FL · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES INC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

4 August 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202542179349300804

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