Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Light in Action Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 27-0894991
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
23rd percentile
Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 41.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$18,410
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$18,410
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$76,409
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$89,122
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$12,713
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Apr 14, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $76,409
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The Organization is organized for charitable purposes under Section 501 C 3. Our Mission is to produce and promote significant historical, cultural and/or religious multi media resources that do not contradict the Bible and our beliefs therein derived.To equip people with these resources and train others in multi media production and biblical and cross cultural studies.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We continued to pursue expansion of our impact throughout the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region by attending a key collaborative conference in that area in March. We desire to initiate our work in the region by providing hope for war torn families, refugees and immigrants who speak Arabic, Farsi and Turkish. | $0 | $6,757 |
| 1.We released the Tetelestai educational series in Spanish. It is now being made available to Latin American and global audiences through broadcast and online streaming platforms. | $0 | $6,016 |
| Completely overhauled the Tetelestai Project website. We have made information concerning language availability and future language projects more readily available to the public. The new website provides free streaming of all available versions along with the possibility of acquiring available versions through digital download | $0 | $5,408 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen Isaak | President | FT | $31,590 | - | $31,590 |
| Joel Craig | Director Of Production | FT | $16,000 | - | $16,000 |
| Brenda Isaak | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Megan Wilson | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Light in Action Inc
- EIN
- 27-0894991
- Phone
- 2044410024
- Address
- 1104 El Sonoro Dr, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Signing Officer
- Name
- Brenda Isaak
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 2044410024
- Signed
- 2021-04-14
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Conference & Travel - 9793.00 Website development - 5408.00 Payroll Taxes - 11218.00 Profession Development - 583.00 Dubbing - 6016.00 Fees - 396.00”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Income that came in late December 2020 that was deposited early 2021”
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $18,410
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $18,410
- Revenue
- $76,409
- Expenses
- $89,122
- Net income
- -$12,713
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