Housing & Shelter
(L21)
990 on File
LIGHT THE WAY INC
Financial strength (30%)
57/100
Reliability (20%)
50/100
Effectiveness (25%)
68/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$219K
Total Revenue
$281K
Total Expenses
$-145,683
Net Assets
0
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
94.8%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
-6.23x
Liability-to-Asset
172.4%
Revenue Diversification
89.8%
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 5,473 similar organizations
(United States, Housing & Shelter, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
94.8% | 87.3% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
5.2% | 11.7% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
-6.2 mo | 13.6 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
172.4% | 25.2% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
89.8% | 91.7% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
3.0% | 5.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
2.4% | 5.2% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-28.3% | -6.8% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $219K | $281K | $-145,683 | 94.8% | 0 |
| 2023 | $213K | $274K | $-83,725 | 90.9% | 0 |
| 2022 | $205K | $277K | $-20,783 | 94.5% | 0 |
| 2021 | $177K | $202K | N/A | — | 0 |
| 2020 | $150K | $157K | N/A | — | 0 |
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