The Lamps

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
301161879
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Annandale, VA, USA
Phone
7033332926
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Expenses
$270
Assets
$3,470

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERNIE SHIK KIM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ERNIE SHIK KIM (PRESIDENT)
  • PETER CHAHEE CHO (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAE C KIM (VICE PRESIDE)

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

The lamps was organized to be engaged in the mission and charity activities according to the words of the christ jesus.

What it reported doing in 2023

As irc section 501(c)(3)organization, teh lamps is to accomplish the charity and mission works.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.85; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -35.1% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -33% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $270 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2023
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.