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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,118,104
Total expenses
$14,542,842
Contributions and grants received
$13,826,373
Grants paid
$60,000
Program service revenue
$6,830
Investment income
$242,396
Other revenue
$42,505
Total assets, end of year
$42,609,277
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,280,267
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,329,010
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,794,143
Management and general expenses
$2,468,705
Fundraising expenses
$2,279,994
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,794,143

Program services were 67.3% 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

    $710,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,116,123

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,505,270

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES

    total $6,830 · related or exempt $6,830

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $253,206 · excluded $253,206

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

    other assets $10,810

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$10,810

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,810 · excluded -$10,810

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $171,600

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

    $710,250

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $223,670

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$52,070 · excluded -$52,070

  • 11a · Other revenue: BARTER REVENUE

    total $56,328 · excluded $56,328

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $38,247 · excluded $38,247

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $94,575

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $286,947 · program services $71,737 · management and general $157,821 · fundraising $57,389

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,100,206 · program services $3,747,175 · management and general $783,005 · fundraising $570,026

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,006 · program services $61,316 · management and general $13,068 · fundraising $9,622

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,016,650 · program services $722,967 · management and general $184,765 · fundraising $108,918

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $429,591 · program services $296,479 · management and general $85,115 · fundraising $47,997

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $43,527 · management and general $43,527

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,625 · management and general $50,625

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $240,534 · fundraising $240,534

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,421,958 · program services $566,491 · management and general $179,492 · fundraising $675,975

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $156,546 · program services $12,125 · management and general $80 · fundraising $144,341

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $100,885 · program services $88,894 · management and general $11,566 · fundraising $425

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,632 · program services $1,198 · fundraising $434

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $675,070 · program services $563,608 · management and general $76,610 · fundraising $34,852

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,714 · program services $17,681 · management and general $8,862 · fundraising $1,171

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $57,560 · program services $16,839 · management and general $39,502 · fundraising $1,219

  • 20 · Interest

    total $289,001 · management and general $289,001

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $622,582 · program services $243,296 · management and general $332,260 · fundraising $47,026

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $229,487 · program services $168,449 · management and general $36,847 · fundraising $24,191

  • 24a · Other expenses: INKIND EXPENSES

    total $878,804 · program services $878,804

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $861,165 · program services $859,021 · management and general $2,144

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT COSTS

    total $582,585 · program services $579,267 · management and general $3,318

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $336,139 · program services $259,236 · management and general $37,754 · fundraising $39,149

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $989,628 · program services $579,560 · management and general $133,343 · fundraising $276,725

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,884 · end of year $34,986

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,515,982 · end of year $1,931,595

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $84,137 · end of year $951,298

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,434 · end of year $18,993

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $12,483,450 · end of year $12,483,450

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $221,934 · end of year $172,784

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $383,470 · end of year $449,124

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

    $4,171,592

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

    $1,505,054

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,004,482 · end of year $2,666,538

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,646 · end of year $2,852

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,019,278 · end of year $8,019,278

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,821,365 · end of year $15,878,379

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $313,798 · end of year $1,023,383

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $170,994 · end of year $171,009

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $750,000 · end of year $1,368,125

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,573,522 · end of year $12,717,750

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,631,056 · end of year $26,728,264

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $122,692 · end of year $600,746

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LIGHT OF LIFE TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, AND HOPE TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, OR ADDICTION TO RESTORE THEM AS HEALTHY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND OFFER A LIFE TRANSFORMING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE RECOVERY, EMPLOYMENT AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, IN ORDER TO EQUIP THEM TO LEAD HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, AND SELF-SUFFICIENT LIVES.

  • FOOD & EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAMTHIS PROGRAM INCLUDES STREET HOMELESS OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND MEAL MINISTRY WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER HOLDS UP TO TWENTY-FOUR MEN (MORE IF ANY OF THE 12 HOUSING & EMPLOYMENT OR SHELTER PLUS BEDS ARE OPEN). MEN AND WOMEN CAN COME FOR DINNER, A SHOWER, A BED FOR THE NIGHT AND BREAKFAST THE NEXT MORNING. THEY ALSO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. THE SHELTER PLUS PROGRAM ADDS CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES. MEAL MINISTRY ENCOMPASSES THE MISSION SERVING BREAKFAST AND DINNER TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO THE RESIDENTS. AT THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND EASTER, VOLUNTEERS TAKE MEALS PREPARED AT THE MISSION TO SENIOR CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY. AN AVERAGE OF 285 MEALS IS SERVED EVERY DAY. THE OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDE A FOOD PANTRY, FREE STORE FOR CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIALS, AND A FURNITURE BANK. HELD BOTH MORNINGS AND EVENINGS DAILY, LIGHT OF LIFE'S CHAPEL MINISTRY DELIVERS THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO MEN AND WOMEN IN DIRE NEED OF HOPE.

    Expenses $5,668,843

  • MEN'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMTHIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE HIGH COMMITMENT SHELTER, FOR MEN WHO ARE STABLE ENOUGH TO WORK AND COMMIT TO 90 DAYS OF CASE MANAGEMENT, AND TWO 12 TO 18-MONTH RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, THE MEN'S LIFE RECOVERY PROGRAM AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SLEEPING QUARTERS AND A PRIVATE STORAGE AREA FOR HIS BELONGINGS. MEN'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL SERVICES, HOUSING, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, AND OTHER SERVICES. COMPONENTS INCLUDE ADDICTION RECOVERY, EDUCATION, CAREER TRAINING, LIFE SKILLS, CREATIVE LEARNING, TREATMENT REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER CHRIST-CENTERED SERVICES. UP TO 32 MEN ARE IN THE PROGRAM AT ONE TIME.

    Expenses $2,128,100 · Grants $60,000 · Revenue $6,230

  • WOMEN & CHILDREN'S PROGRAMSINGLE MOTHERS IN RECOVERY AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN COMMIT TO THIS 18-24 MONTH RECOVERY PROGRAM. COMPONENTS INCLUDE ADDICTION RECOVERY, EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS, TREATMENT REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS, BIBLE STUDIES, AND OTHER CHRIST-CENTERED SERVICES. ALSO OFFERED ARE SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS, ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORTATION, HELP WITH HOUSEHOLD NEEDS AND PARENTING SKILLS. A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CHILDREN AS WELL AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND MEALS. UP TO 30 WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN THE PROGRAM AT ONE TIME.FOR WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN, WE HAVE THE SISTERS' RECOVERY HOUSE, WITH TEN FURNISHED APARTMENTS WHERE THE WOMEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $1,997,200 · Revenue $600

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Natalie Kreter

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Adam Lucas

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Rachel Schmiedlin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Falco Muscante

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Chris Chaney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gash Abebe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rosalyn Walker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rita Huckle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • James Rimmel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Deborah Patterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • William Wolfe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dr Cathy Sigmund

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Richard Roadarmel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Matthew Bauer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jerrel Gilliam

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $163,362
    From this org
    $134,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,812
    Hours/week
    40 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,550
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,577
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,235
    Filer's total
    $163,362
  • Doug Smith

    ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $123,585
    From this org
    $102,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,260
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
LIGHT OF LIFE (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION STUDY AND THE LIGHT OF LIFE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

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

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.

  • L2 COMMUNITY SUPPORT

    501(C)(3) · SERVICING THE NEEDS OF THE POOR AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES

  • LIGHT OF LIFE SUPPORT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC. · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES

  • LIGHT OF LIFE CORPORATION 2

    501(C)(3) · FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC. · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES

  • OFF THE FLOOR PITTSBURGH

    501(C)(3) · OPERATE AS NON-PROFIT FURNITURE BANK SERVING THE PITTSBURGH AREA · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611919349301336

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