A Light of Hope Support Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 273165158
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- Phone
- (408) 320-2330
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Counseling, Support Groups
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $98,243
- Expenses
- $85,932
- Assets
- $163,583
- Liabilities
- $2,771
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KATHLEEN WOOD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- MICHAEL SHANKLIN (ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER)
- DENISE BROWN (TREASURER)
- KATHLEEN WOOD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide support and resources to individuals and families in need, helping them overcome challenges and improve their quality of life.
What it reported doing in 2025
A Light of Hope also known as ALOH provides support for Youth Young Adults 14-26 years of age and their families struggling with substance abuse issues and or any other self-destructive actions or behaviors. Parent Support Groups: These groups are for parents who have a child struggling with substance abuse issues and or any other self-destructive actions or behaviors. They provide tools and discussion topics to help parents bring healthy recovery and support back into their families. All our weekly parent support groups are free and are funded through individual donations and fundraisers. Groups are conducted by trained parent facilitators two times a week on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and are held at our ALOH offices in Santa Clarita California. Youth Young Adult Support Groups: These groups are for Youth Young Adults 14-26 years of age struggling with substance abuse issues and or any other self-destructive actions or behaviors. These groups provide participants with tools for healthy recovery and a place to share and connect with other peers struggling with similar issues. The group dynamics allow and promote strong positive peer relationships and healthy recovery. They encourage personal responsibility and a willingness to change from negative actions or behaviors. All our weekly Youth Young Adult support groups are free and are funded through individual donations and fundraisers. Groups are conducted by both adult and youth volunteers in recovery. The groups are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are held at our ALOH offices in Santa Clarita California. Youth Social Events: These events include barbecues games movies and general social times for youth and young adults involved in ALOH. These monthly activities are conducted by adult volunteers on weekend days or evenings and consist of social events conducted in a safe and sober environment to promote healthy recovery and positive peer interaction. The events may be held at the homes of families involved with ALOH. They are held here in Santa Clarita California and are funded through private donations and fundraisers. Fitness Activities: These activities include surfing hiking and broomball in the Santa Clarita California area. They are held on weekends and led by adult volunteers experienced in these types of activities. The broomball is conducted at a local Ice-Skating rink. These fitness activities promote healthy recovery peer interaction and physical fitness.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 75.5%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.9; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 75.5% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $73K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.