Light to My Feet Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 811997605
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2016–2017
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2017
Location: Tamarac, FL, USA
Phone: 9542949831
Rating: 86
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Youth Development – Religious Leadership
Affiliation: Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue: $3,077
Expenses: $4,039
Assets: $0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

People named in this filing

ELVIN VILLALOBOS (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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our primary purpose is to get people involved and engaged by giving us their pre-worn clothing. In return, we transport clothing to corinto, nicaragua. There, the clothing will be sold. The proceeds after cost will be given to a local church overlooking 126 children. The children then are able to learn life and leadership skills, morals and ethics, business and relationship building. By doing so, we will mentor a future generation a way out of poverty and instill in them biblical principles.

Operating model

Revenue model: Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model: Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 100
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 15
Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: -31.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 41.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $4K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2016 to 2017
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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.