Mission Light Of Life
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 874283634
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Bradenton, FL, USA
- Phone
- 2095462519
- Rating
- 47
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $12,627
- Expenses
- $10,000
- Assets
- $20,727
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Elizabeth Anne Estiverne (Vice President & Director)
People named in this filing
- Elizabeth Anne Estiverne (Vice President & Director)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our Mission is to follow Jesus Christ. To bring change to peoples lives and make an impact in the life of the children and people we help. To bring The Gospel of the Lord and to help those in need while showing the love of God to people and children with different avenues of assistance. Mission Light of Life Transforming one lives at a time by focusing on nutrition, education, medical care, and church advancement. Mission light church of life Vision MLCOL vision is a world where orphans children are prepared to learn and be able to help themselves in the future as self sufficient and well prepared to face to help the communities back around the world and youth are prepared for life, and communities are prepared to support them.
What it reported doing in 2023
Connecting People to Jesus B Empowering Local Leaders C Serving People Holistically d Engaging People Relationally E Stewarding with Excellence We are a mission in Haiti that cares for children. Our children live in the mission. We provide food water, medical and an education. We are a Christian mission house that loves our children with all our heart. Every day the kids are growing stronger and are truly blessed. Some were abandoned by their families others lost both parents. We are they're parents now. We wake up each morning to the sound of music playing. After morning prayers the children start they're day with great anticipation and are hopeful. They know each day they have food and water. Can come to talk to us about anything. They dream, laugh and play. They study hard preparing for their future. We help nearby neighbors and our community. Our children have learned musical instruments and painting. All our so smart and love to learn. They are all strong in the Christian faith. We are making a positive impact of their life. We are a mission of a great dream to continue having a strong impact of love and hope to the kids and community of Haiti. To continue to provide our children with their daily necessities physically, mentally and spiritually. This is a great work and calling that God has placed for us to do. It is our lifelong work, passion and calling from God.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 85
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 60
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 20.8%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.07; rating input score 33; 33rd 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 2 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $12K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 37 of 39 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- 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 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Independent members within voting members did not reconcile in the filed values.