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← PORCHLIGHT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PORCHLIGHT INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 7 April 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$6,127,087 changed to $9,098,365
Total expenses
$9,099,433 changed to $9,379,722
Contributions and grants received
$4,086,515 changed to $7,826,993
Grants paid
$82,577 changed to $583,422
Program service revenue
$1,691,247 changed to $1,217,931
Investment income
$543,184 changed to $257,337
Other revenue
-$193,859 changed to -$203,896
Total assets, end of year
$19,803,620 changed to $20,214,353
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,925,044 changed to $2,997,045
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,878,576 changed to $17,217,308
Program services expenses
$8,050,884 changed to $7,897,233
Management and general expenses
$999,923 changed to $1,403,888
Fundraising expenses
$48,626 changed to $78,601
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,050,884 changed to $7,897,233

Totals

Total revenue
$6,127,087
Total expenses
$9,099,433
Contributions and grants received
$4,086,515
Grants paid
$82,577
Program service revenue
$1,691,247
Investment income
$543,184
Other revenue
-$193,859
Total assets, end of year
$19,803,620
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,925,044
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,878,576
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,050,884
Management and general expenses
$999,923
Fundraising expenses
$48,626
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,050,884

Program services were 88.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $144,279

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,804,157

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,138,079

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOUSING REVENUE

    total $1,262,940 · related or exempt $1,262,940

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BROOKS STREET REVENUE

    total $399,873 · related or exempt $399,873

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SAFE HAVEN REVENUE

    total $28,434 · related or exempt $28,434

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218,766 · excluded $218,766

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $324,418

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $324,418

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $324,418 · excluded $324,418

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,630

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,304

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,674 · excluded -$2,674

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $22,523

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $227,424

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$204,901 · excluded -$204,901

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $13,716 · excluded $13,716

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $82,577 · program services $82,577

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $154,162 · management and general $154,162

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,647,553 · program services $2,160,714 · management and general $450,887 · fundraising $35,952

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,958 · program services $21,443 · management and general $2,496 · fundraising $1,019

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $255,548 · program services $191,240 · management and general $55,223 · fundraising $9,085

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $202,169 · program services $164,375 · management and general $35,224 · fundraising $2,570

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $363,657 · program services $144,373 · management and general $219,284

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $40,275 · management and general $40,275

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,701 · program services $72,701

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,423 · program services $18,423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,407,653 · program services $1,407,653

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,372 · management and general $42,372

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,306,678 · program services $2,306,678

  • 17 · Travel

    total $363,333 · program services $363,333

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,904 · program services $2,904

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,629 · program services $12,629

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,563 · program services $48,563

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $153,595 · program services $153,595

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $472,240 · program services $472,240

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $167,628 · program services $167,628

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $259,815 · program services $259,815

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $974,762

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,510,197 · end of year $1,318,714

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,031,881

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $246,561 · end of year $138,180

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $14,757

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,067 · end of year $22,172

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,178 · end of year $94,641

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

    $24,616,988

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

    $10,087,161

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,783,598 · end of year $14,529,827

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,498,898 · end of year $3,351,008

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $484,415 · end of year $349,078

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $772,433 · end of year $198,470

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $77,837 · end of year $77,837

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $793,034 · end of year $685,070

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,075,623 · end of year $3,963,667

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,147,387 · end of year $14,178,576

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $700,000 · end of year $700,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PORCHLIGHT, INC. STRIVES TO DECREASE THE HOMELESS POPULATION BY PROVIDING SHELTER, HOUSING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO POSITIVELY SHAPE THEIR LIVES. PORCHLIGHT, INC. PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, COUNSELING, AND AFFORDABLE TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE DANE COUNTY AREA. OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER INDEPENDENCE AND THE TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT.PORCHLIGHT IS THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF LOW-COST HOUSING IN DANE COUNTY AND IS COMPRISED OF AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR MEN, HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR MEN AND WOMEN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES, VETERANS, ADULTS IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG ADDICTIONS, AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN WITH OVER 100,000 NIGHTS OF SHELTER.A HELPING HAND, NOT A HAND OUT. A SECOND CHANCE. A WARM BED. HOPE. OPPORTUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SERVE THE HOUSING & RELATED NEEDS OF HOMELESS, LOW-INCOME, OR MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.

  • HOUSING -PORCHLIGHT OFFERS OVER 350 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 26 MADISON-AREA LOCATIONS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ON A TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT BASIS, THROUGH AN ARRAY OF HOUSING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC CLIENT NEEDS. PORCHLIGHT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH BUDGETING, APARTMENT MAINTENANCE, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SKILLS. THROUGH PORCHLIGHT HOUSING, RESIDENTS MAY ESTABLISH HOUSING AND CREDIT REFERENCES CRITICAL TO OBTAINING FUTURE HOUSING. PORCHLIGHT HOUSING AS A WHOLE SERVED 464 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN 2024.

    Expenses $4,263,557 · Grants $82,577 · Revenue $1,262,940

  • MEN'S DROP-IN SHELTER -PORCHLIGHT PROVIDES TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER TO SINGLE MEN AT ITS OVERNIGHT DROP-IN SHELTER. GUESTS RECEIVE TWO MEALS PER DAY, PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2024, WE SERVED 1,750 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, FOR A TOTAL OF 102,107 NIGHTS OF SHELTER.

    Expenses $2,408,413

  • BROOKS STREET-THE BROOKS STREET SRO PROGRAM PROVIDES 102 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR SINGLE ADULTS. BROOKS STREET HOUSED 110 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024.

    Expenses $793,385 · Revenue $399,873

  • SAFE HAVEN -SAFE HAVEN IS A DAY SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, LOCATED ON MADISON'S EAST SIDE. ELIGIBLE GUESTS MAY ACCESS DROP-IN SERVICES SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING MEALS, LAUNDRY, SHOWERS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. STAFF PROVIDES CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES TO GUESTS WHO PRESENT IN ACUTE CRISIS, AND CONNECTS GUESTS WITH RECOVERY GOALS TO THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) PROGRAM. SHELTER GUESTS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR SAFE HAVEN'S 14 ON-SITE PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS. SAFE HAVEN SERVED 748 SHELTER GUESTS IN 2024.

    Expenses $585,529 · Revenue $28,434

  • VTHP - THE VETERANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (VTHP) IS A COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR BETWEEN PORCHLIGHT AND THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION GRANT AND PER DIEM (GPD) PROGRAM. IT IS A 24-BED, SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MEN WHO ARE MILITARY VETERANS AND ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. A CASE MANAGER, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, AND A VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL WORKER ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY SUPPORT, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES/SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LEGAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL CARE, AND COUNSELING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE WHILE PREPARING THE VETERANS TO TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. VTHP SERVED 49 VETERANS IN 2024.

  • PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS - PARTICIPANTS IN THE PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS PROGRAM CREATE HANDMADE PRODUCTS SUCH AS JAMS, JELLIES, SAUCES, AND DRY MIXES THAT ARE SOLD IN LOCAL STORES AND RESTAURANTS. MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF ALL INGREDIENTS COME FROM LOCAL FARMS USING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL METHODS. IN THIS PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES RECEIVE JOB AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPANTS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE WORK THEY DO AND THE FINAL PRODUCT ON STORE SHELVES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. IN 2024, 10 TRAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WORKED IN THE NEW PORCHLIGHT PRODUCTS KITCHEN LOCATED AT 1704 THIERER ROAD.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sheri Carter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Thomas

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Huff

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Donley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Cassidy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Crump

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Donarski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Erikson

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ronald Luskin

    DIRECTOR (THRU JAN)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beatrice McCoy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gloria Reyes

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Layton Rikkers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gene Schaeffer Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Schmidt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Molly Schmidt

    DIRECTOR (THRU JAN)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Schraml

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeremey Shepherd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sal Troia

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Tucker

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy Gunderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karla Thennes

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,162
    From this org
    $121,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,181
    Hours/week
    44 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,981
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,613
    Filer's total
    $154,162

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349310353

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