Civic Intelligence

Light My Way Career Day Inc

EIN 45-4548317 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY

Profile

Introduce and educate children of career choices and give them access to people in those professions.

336 Central Park West 11BNew York, NY 10025

www.lightmyway-careerday.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

63rd percentile

0.00x

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

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

65th percentile

0.00x

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

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

58th percentile

11%

Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

74th percentile

44%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

88th percentile

132%

Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets63rd percentile

Assets

Up

$14,533

Up $4,433 (+44%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$14,533

Up $4,433 (+44%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue65th percentileNet Margin58th percentile

Revenue

Up

$42,198

Up $23,988 (+132%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$37,765

Up $8,279 (+28%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$4,433

Up $15,709 (+139%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2015: $9,873Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $9,8732015Assets 2016: $18,340Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $18,3402016Assets 2017: $11,181Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $11,1812017Assets 2018: $35,741Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $35,7412018Assets 2019: $13,136Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $13,1362019Assets 2020: $9,389Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $9,3892020Assets 2021: $13,589Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $13,5892021Assets 2022: $6,197Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $6,1972022Assets 2023: $21,376Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $21,3762023Assets 2024: $10,100Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $10,1002024Assets 2025: $14,533Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $14,5332025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$14,533
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$14,533
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth88th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $103,960Expenses 2015: $94,087Net Income 2015: $9,8732015Revenue 2016: $130,188Expenses 2016: $121,721Net Income 2016: $8,4672016Revenue 2017: $114,573Expenses 2017: $121,732Net Income 2017: -$7,1592017Revenue 2018: $109,398Expenses 2018: $84,838Net Income 2018: $24,5602018Revenue 2019: $72,962Expenses 2019: $95,567Net Income 2019: -$22,6052019Revenue 2020: $46,489Expenses 2020: $50,236Net Income 2020: -$3,7472020Revenue 2021: $27,675Expenses 2021: $23,475Net Income 2021: $4,2002021Revenue 2022: $16,973Expenses 2022: $24,365Net Income 2022: -$7,3922022Revenue 2023: $48,922Expenses 2023: $33,743Net Income 2023: $15,1792023Revenue 2024: $18,210Expenses 2024: $29,486Net Income 2024: -$11,2762024Revenue 2025: $42,198Expenses 2025: $37,765Net Income 2025: $4,4332025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$42,198
Expenses$37,765
Net Income$4,433
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$14,533
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$14,533
Revenue
$42,198
Expenses
$37,765
Net income
$4,433
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.42$0.38$0.04
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.18$0.29$0.11
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.49$0.34$0.15
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$0.17$0.24$0.07
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.28$0.23$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.46$0.50$0.04
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.73$0.96$0.23
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.36$0.00$0.36$1.09$0.85$0.25
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.11$0.00$0.11$1.15$1.22$0.07
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$1.30$1.22$0.08
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.00$0.10$1.04$0.94$0.10
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 11, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$42,198
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Introduce and educate children of career choices and give them access to people in those professions.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CAREER DAY AT P.S. 179 STUDENTS EACH RECEIVE A THIRTY-MINUTE INTERVIEW WHERE THEY ARE INTRODUCED TO AND EDUCATED ABOUT 25-40 CAREERS. THESE INTERVIEWS HELP IDENTIFY WHAT THE STUDENTS LOVE TO DO AND EXPLORE CAREERS THAT REFLECT THEIR PASSIONS AND INTERESTS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LINDA MARKS KATZPresident, DirectorPT$0--
RICHARD B KATZTreasurer, Director-$0--
JUDITH COHENSecretary, Director-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Light My Way Career Day Inc
EIN
45-4548317
Phone
9176012616
Address
336 CENTRAL PARK WEST 11B, NEW YORK, NY 10025

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Marks Katz
Title
Director
Phone
9176012616
Signed
2026-02-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lee Walker CPA Pc
Address
PO BOX 674, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011
Preparer
Lee Walker
Phone
9172925313
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: program expenses. Amount: 4,412. Description: insurance - liability. Amount: 1,485. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 5,897.”

Raw XML Appendix149 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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