Lighthouse Christian Fellowship of Blair County
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 870709360
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Altoona, PA, USA
- Phone
- 8149340844
- Rating
- 57
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Support N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $50,047
- Expenses
- $42,075
- Assets
- $167,187
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- HARRY HOUCK (PRESIDENT)
- RICK BARR (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- HARRY HOUCK (PRESIDENT)
- JERRY KNOTT (TREASURER)
- BARRY ANDERSON (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The corporation is organized for the primary purpose of spreading the gospel of jesus christ in the unity of all peoples and churches, reaching beyond all denominational barriers, racism or other worldly divisions that the enemy may attempt to use to prohibit the spreading of the gospel
What it reported doing in 2024
The fellowship is a benevolent organization. The organization spreads the gospel of jesus christ and disperses funds to individuals and organizations experiencing hardship and demonstrating financial need within the community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 26
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 61
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 27.1%; rating input score 27
- Program expense ratio: 32.2%; rating input score 32
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.97; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 27.1% of revenue deployed · 32.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 32/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.