Light of the World Ministries Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 453503673
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Phone
- 9045246670
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Protestant
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $115,496
- Expenses
- $106,679
- Assets
- $37,620
- Liabilities
- $3,825
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- HARRY L DIVIDO (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- HARRY L DIVIDO (PRESIDENT)
- SHELLY DIVIDO (VICE PRESIDE)
- CHRIS HONE (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with jesus christ. We are missionaries taking the gospel to the nations by showing the love of jesus to those overlooked and pushed aside by society. God has given us the vision to train and equip believers to come together to serve the least of these as the body of christ, taking the name of jesus to the ends of the earth.
What it reported doing in 2023
Light of the world ministries began reaching out to the homeless, poor, and needy in the jacksonville, fl area by being the hands and feet of jesus. Our hearts are to build relationships with those who have been overlooked and pushed aside by society, loving them like jesus by serving their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Light of the world partners with volunteers, organizations, and churches in the united states to get out into their communities to serve and love on the "least of these as stated in matthew 25:40. This opens up the door to share jesus with the lost and bring hope to the broken as we unite together as the body of christ. Light of the world also partners with the local church in poptn, guatemala to love and serve orphans, widows, and families in need. We are building a rescue center in poptn that will serve individuals and families through feeding programs, kids club, free english classes, mission teams, respite care for pastors and missionaries, medical care, and spiritual care through gospel centered ministry. Outreaches in 2022: -monthly mobile food distributions in jacksonville, Florida in partnership with first fruits outreach and feeding ne fl. -monthly food distributions in poptun, guatemala in partnership with local churches, missionaries, and local businesses serving orphans, single parents, and families in extreme poverty. -english classes to children and young adults in poptun, guatemala -back to school outreach - providing school supplies, school fees, and uniforms. -medical outreach - providing rides to doctor appointments and help with prescription costs. -housing outreach - providing a safe place for orphans and widows during life's most critical moments, providing beds and other needed housing supplies to keep orphans and widows thriving in their own homes. -mission teams in poptun, guatemala. -3 missionaries serving full time in guatemala. -hosting pastors and missionaries for respite care. -teaching and equipping young adults through mission based internships.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $97K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2023
- 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: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.