Lightforce One

Legal name: Lightforce One Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832419834
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Shadow Hills, CA, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
David Bauer
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00
Filed website
https://lightforceone.org

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Lightforce One is a philanthropic organization that empowers underprivileged and marginalized communities worldwide to achieve self-sufficiency. It focuses on sustainable projects such as wells, education, leadership coaching, trades training, and community building, primarily in Uganda and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The organization emphasizes long-term solutions, donor connection to funded projects, and respect for the beliefs and culture of those it serves, regardless of religion or politics.

IRS classification

Human Services N.E.C. (NTEE P99).

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023 is also available.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • 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.