Civic Intelligence

Light Matters Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 26-4807999

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Nov 14, 2015

Organization Profilelightmattersfoundation.org
41 West Shore RoadBelvedere, CA 94920

(415) 789-9876

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2014

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2014

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-1.3%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Down

$272,446

Down $3,685 (-1.3%) from 2013

Net Assets

Down

$272,446

Down $3,685 (-1.3%) from 2013

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $155,910 (-100%) from 2013

Expenses

Down

$3,685

Down $18,052 (-83%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$3,685

Down $137,858 (-103%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2013: $276,131Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $276,1312013Assets 2014: $272,446Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $272,4462014Assets 2015: $271,849Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $271,8492015Assets 2016: $231,129Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $231,1292016Assets 2017: $173,058Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $173,0582017Assets 2018: $1,619Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $1,6192018Assets 2019: $0Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $02019

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$272,446
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$272,446
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2013: $155,910Expenses 2013: $21,737Net Income 2013: $134,1732013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $3,685Net Income 2014: -$3,6852014Revenue 2015: $880Expenses 2015: $1,477Net Income 2015: -$5972015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $40,720Net Income 2016: -$40,7202016Revenue 2017: $163Expenses 2017: $58,234Net Income 2017: -$58,0712017Revenue 2018: $666Expenses 2018: $168,105Net Income 2018: -$167,4392018Revenue 2019: $10,912Expenses 2019: $12,531Net Income 2019: -$1,6192019

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$0
Expenses$3,685
Net Income-$3,685
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Nov 14, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Charitable - Scientific, Educational & Civic Betterment "To Provide Solar Based Lighting to Villages Around the World".

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Organization identified poor rural families in the western ghat mountains of South India for whom the organization will replace kerosene lamps with solar lights.$0$3,685
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Krish KrishnanDirector & President-$0--
Suma KrishnanDirector & Treasurer-$0--
Deborah MeshulamDirector & Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Light Matters Foundation
EIN
26-4807999
Phone
4157899876
Address
41 West Shore Road, Belvedere, CA 94920

Signing Officer

Name
Krish Krishnan
Title
President
Phone
4157899876
Signed
2015-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
AK Burton PC
Address
9501 Anchorage Place, Bethesda, MD 20817
Preparer
Alton K Burton CPA
Phone
3013651974
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Marketing & Website. Amount: 1,500. Description: Solar Lamp Materials. Amount: 1,393. Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 292. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 3,185.”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: Loan To Officer. Beg. of Year Amount: 5,886. End of Year Amount: 5,886.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$272,446
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$272,446
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$3,685
Net income
-$3,685
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.13$0.02
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.01$1.68$1.67
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.73$0.00$1.73$0.00$0.58$0.58
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.31$0.00$2.31$0.00$0.41$0.41
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.72$0.00$2.72$0.01$0.01$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.72$0.00$2.72$0.00$0.04$0.04
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.76$0.00$2.76$1.56$0.22$1.34