Light For The Future

Legal name: Luz Para El Futuro

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844212850
IRS 990-N coverage
2024–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Savannah, GA, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
International Development

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
Richard Jefferson
Tax period began
2024-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2024-12-31 00:00:00

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2024. 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

Light For The Future Ministries (Luz Para El Futuro, Inc.) is an education-focused ministry started in 2012 by Richard and Melissa Jefferson. It works with marginalized children and their families living in impoverished neighborhoods in Guatemala City, including the landfill (“Basurero”) area, and aims to break the cycle of generational poverty by providing educational opportunities—initially through an English program and further through education in private schools.

IRS classification

International Development (NTEE Q30).

Filing

Its tax year 2024 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 2022 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: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2024 · 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.