Light and Life Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271200839
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Fairfield, CT, USA
- Phone
- 2032574561
- Rating
- 61
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Relief
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $69,402
- Expenses
- $52,477
- Assets
- $110,288
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- COLLEEN MOREY (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- COLLEEN MOREY (PRESIDENT)
- NATHAN EVERSON (VICE PRESIDE)
- CELINDA FREEMAN (TREASURER)
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
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? The light & life foundation in order to serve orphaned, impoverished and disabled children, the organization will provide support to non-profit organizations that provide shelter, support and encourage the development of the orphaned, impoverished and disabled child. The groups will have to demonstrate that their activities promote relief to the poor, the distressed or the underprivileged. In addition, funds may be granted to schools, such as primary, secondary, college or trade schools that are serving underprivileged, orphaned or disabled children. All support will be restricted to board pre-approved projects with charitable, educational and religious purposes within the meaning of IRS section 501(c)(3). Initial focus is on orphaned, impoverished and disabled children in colombia, specifically to support hogares luz y vida in bogota, colombia with regard to the construction of a secondary school, provision of medical supplies and oth
What it reported doing in 2025
Provide support in basic living, educational and medical expenses for the benefit of the children.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 45
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 72%; rating input score 72
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 24.4%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 72% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.