Lighthouse Productions Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
612106857
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Louisville, TN, USA
Phone
8655668926
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$75,925
Expenses
$64,503
Assets
$16,375
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rhonda Perry (President of the Board)

People named in this filing

  • Rhonda Perry (President of the Board)
  • Ami Brown (Secretary of the Board)
  • Kali Hanson (Treasurer of the Board)

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

Lighthouse Productions Inc. exists to educate and equip young artists to glorify God via quality performing arts training and productions that inspire, enrich, and elevate communities closer to Christ.

What it reported doing in 2023

Spring 2024 Production of Mary Poppins - 43 cast members age 10-18 received approximately 120 hours of instruction in musical theater and performed in 4 showings. 10 backstage crew members age 12-18 received 32 hours of instruction and hands-on training ins backstage theater work and participated in 4 showings. Approximately 900 community members attended shows.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 84% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.2%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 90.9%; 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: 15%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 18; 18th 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 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.2% of revenue deployed · 90.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $59K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.