Lighthouse Path

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382882826
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Pontiac, MI, USA
Phone
2489206000
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$937,633
Expenses
$913,600
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES LAMBRECHT (PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN RHONEMUS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICK DAVID (CEO)
  • SHARMAN DAVENPORT (VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS)
  • LISA MACHESKY (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHARMAN DAVENPORT (VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS): $111,957 total reported compensation
  • LISA MACHESKY (CEO): $54,985 total reported compensation
  • RICK DAVID (CEO): $30,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To eliminate the cycle of homelessness through a program for homeless families which offers transitional housing, educational and employment support, life skills programs, and children's services that foster the development of self-esteem, self-sufficiency, and economic independence. Our services are provided in a continuum with lighthouse of oakland county, inc. And its subsidiaries (lighthouse emergency services-emergency needs and lighthouse community development-homeownership and financial education).

What it reported doing in 2015

Lighthouse path - programs provide homeless families a safe, controlled, and nurturing environment as a stepping stone to return to a productive and self-sufficient lifestyle. Participants are referred by local womens' shelters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 69% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.6%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.3% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $894K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $112K · 8 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.