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Light in Action Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 27-0894991

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on May 09, 2022

Organization Profilewww.lightinaction.org
PO Box 2081Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2081

(204) 441-0024

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

85th percentile

47%

Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$22,438

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 16.6% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

97th percentile

379%

Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

82nd percentile

77%

Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$88,168

Up $69,758 (+379%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$88,168

Up $69,758 (+379%) from 2020

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin85th percentile

Revenue

Up

$135,388

Up $58,979 (+77%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$71,419

Down $17,703 (-20%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$63,969

Up $76,682 (+603%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth97th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $18,410Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $18,4102020Assets 2021: $88,168Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $88,1682021Assets 2022: $132,623Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $132,6232022Assets 2023: $115,966Liabilities 2023: $14,356Net Assets 2023: $101,6102023Assets 2024: $50,094Liabilities 2024: $787Net Assets 2024: $49,3072024

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$88,168
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$88,168
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth82nd percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2020: $76,409Expenses 2020: $89,122Net Income 2020: -$12,7132020Revenue 2021: $135,388Expenses 2021: $71,419Net Income 2021: $63,9692021Revenue 2022: $199,212Expenses 2022: $155,705Net Income 2022: $43,5072022Revenue 2023: $131,349Expenses 2023: $162,362Net Income 2023: -$31,0132023Revenue 2024: $178,446Expenses 2024: $230,749Net Income 2024: -$52,3032024

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$135,388
Expenses$71,419
Net Income$63,969
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
May 9, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$135,388
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

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
1.We are in process of translating the Tetelestai educational series into Guarani for use in Paraguay.$0$1,000
We continued to pursue expansion of our impact throughout the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region. .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. We have begun work on a short film titled Hagar that was developed to speak to the hearts of women in those regions.$0$0
We began the process of dubbing Tetelestai into French, Isan, Chinese, Creole Guinea Bissau, Hausa, German, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and ASL.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Arlen IsaakPresidentFT$22,438-$22,438
Joel CraigDirector Of ProductionFT$21,590-$21,590
Brenda IsaakTreasurerPT$0--
Cynthia IsaakVice PresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Light in Action Inc
EIN
27-0894991
Phone
2044410024
Address
PO Box 2081, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-2081

Signing Officer

Name
Brenda Isaak
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2044410024
Signed
2022-05-09
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Line 16 Other Expenses: Payroll taxes-$13518, Fees- $954, Marketing costs$434, Conference/Travel-$428, Program Expenses(Dubbing)-$1000, Software Subscriptions- $2559, Equipment-$4221, Prof Development- $180”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Line 20 Other Changes: payroll withholding $3284, Donations recorded in 2021 but deposited in 2022-$2505”

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$88,168
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$88,168
Revenue
$135,388
Expenses
$71,419
Net income
$63,969
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.01$0.49$1.78$2.31$0.52
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.16$0.14$1.02$1.31$1.62$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$0.00$1.33$1.99$1.56$0.44
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$1.35$0.71$0.64
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$0.76$0.89$0.13