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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LOWER LIGHTS MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,824,030
Total expenses
$1,812,951
Contributions and grants received
$1,568,055
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$160,583
Investment income
$15,385
Other revenue
$80,007
Total assets, end of year
$3,844,408
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,083,779
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,760,629
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,610,437
Management and general expenses
$123,233
Fundraising expenses
$79,281
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,610,437

Program services were 88.8% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $242,565

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,325,490

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,447

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $58,530 · related or exempt $58,530

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CEC INCOME

    total $58,416 · related or exempt $58,416

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SALON INCOME

    total $43,637 · related or exempt $43,637

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,385 · related or exempt $15,385

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $71,376

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $242,565

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $35,535

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $35,841 · excluded $35,841

  • 11a · Other revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $37,497 · related or exempt $37,497

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $6,669 · related or exempt $6,669

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $44,166

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $55,016 · program services $55,016

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $876,262 · program services $797,969 · management and general $31,317 · fundraising $46,976

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $104,810 · program services $66,388 · management and general $15,369 · fundraising $23,053

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,208 · program services $17,187 · management and general $9,021

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,353 · program services $23,353

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,521 · program services $8,086 · management and general $2,750 · fundraising $1,685

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $177,974 · program services $171,003 · management and general $6,971

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,617 · program services $4,474 · management and general $143

  • 20 · Interest

    total $44,562 · program services $44,361 · management and general $201

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $236,777 · program services $236,777

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,360 · program services $16,691 · management and general $2,669

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $35,713 · program services $35,676 · management and general $37

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS

    total $35,695 · program services $35,598 · fundraising $97

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN KIND

    total $35,447 · management and general $35,447

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $28,951 · program services $28,606 · management and general $345

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $95,685 · program services $69,252 · management and general $18,963 · fundraising $7,470

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $152,735 · end of year $145,391

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $451,831 · end of year $316,090

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,963 · end of year $8,140

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,899 · end of year $21,505

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,659,415

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $677,433

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,041,265 · end of year $2,981,982

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $34,315 · end of year $194,335

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $239,562 · end of year $143,171

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,917,902 · end of year $33,794

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $172,478 · end of year $74,337

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $47,565

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $697,882 · end of year $818,706

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $239,562 · end of year $143,171

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,507,454 · end of year $2,584,200

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,242,096 · end of year $176,429

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FAITH BASED SOCIAL SERVICE THAT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FAITH BASED SOCIAL SERVICES.

  • SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: RACHEL'S HOUSE, A RE-ENTRY PROGRAM SUPPORITNG FEMALES FOLLOWING INCARCERATION; FAMILY HOUSING, PROVIDING STABLE HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES; RECOVERY HOUSING, CONNECTS WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH STABLE HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE ADDITICON, HEALTH SERVICES AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION.

    Expenses $790,711 · Revenue $102,167

  • MENTORING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: YOUTH MENTORING, AN INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORING PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES POSITIVE GROWTH FOR AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND A DESIRE FOR LIFELONG LEARING; YOUTH MENTORING, A PROGRAM FOR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONSITE AND OFFSITE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TO LEARN AND DEVELOP POSITIVE OUTLOOK WHILE PARTICIPATING IN GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES, AND TAKING PART IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL AVOIDANCE CURRICULUM.

    Expenses $209,621

  • CHILD ENRICHMENT CENTER: THE CEC PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR INFANTS THROUGH PRE-KINDERGARTEN. THE CEC ALSO PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DEPENDABLE CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS AND OFFERS ACCESS TO PARENTING CLASSES, FINANCIAL MENTORING, ADDICTION SUPPORT AND MEDICAL CARE WHILE OFFERING EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS THAT PROVIDES A CAREER PATHWAY THROUGH CERTIFICATIONS, PERFORMANCE MENTORING, CONTINUTING EDUCATION AND COLLEGE TUITION.

    Expenses $555,089 · Revenue $58,416

  • FAITH BASED SOCIAL SERVICE THAT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $55,016

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Emmalyn Jerome

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $55,016
    From this org
    $55,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38
  • Aaron Bassham

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Cagey

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Cleverly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marsha Goble

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Hanes

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adhanet Kifle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Phillips

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Rinehart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Warner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Wilson

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202541279349301914

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