Liabilities / Assets
100th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 100% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 46-3310642 • 501(c)3 • Cottage Grove, WI
Profile
Institute's mission is to promote the use of energy efficient lighting for the betterment of our environment, our economy, our health and our general well-being.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
100th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
95th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
99th percentile
Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
98th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$206
Up $100 (+94%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$128,287
Down $120,000 (-48%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up-$128,081
Up $120,100 (+48%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$120,100
Up $101,281 (+538%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$0
Down $1 (-100%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$120,100
Up $101,282 (+538%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Mli will foster innovative applications of new energy-saving lighting technologies through mli-funded research that speeds adoption and understanding of those technologies for the improvement of human health, safety, and productivity.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE MIDWEST LIGHTING INSTITUTE'S (MLI) RESEARCH IS TARGETED TO SPECIFIC HUMAN NEEDS BASED ON THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF LIGHTING. IT IS UNIQUE IN ITS FORMULATION, PRINCIPLED APPROACH, AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. MLI IS NOT A RESEARCH INSTITUTION; RATHER, IT TAKES EXISTING LIGHTING RESEARCH, LOOKS FOR POSSIBLE PRACTICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE LIGHTING APPLICATIONS, AND SEEKS OUT THE BEST TEAM OF CONSULTANTS AND/OR UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP THE PROTOCOL AND PERFORM THE NECESSARY RESEARCH. AS A RESULT, MLI RESEARCH IS NOT DEPENDENT ON ANY SPECIFIC UNIVERSITY PROGRAM LIMITATION OR FACULTY BIAS OR PERSONAL INTEREST. PROJECTS WILL BE RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY AND BE OUTCOME-DIRECTED AND WILL MINIMIZE THE OVERHEAD COSTS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MLI RESEARCH IS TARGETED AND SPECIFIC TO ATTAIN REALISTIC APPLICABLE RESULTS WITH THE GOAL OF RAPID MARKET DEPLOYMENT TO MEET THE MLO MISSION. THE NOVEL APPROACH TO LIGHTING RESEARCH INCLUDES UNEXPLORED OPPORTUNITIES AND/OR UNDERUTILIZED KNOWLEDGE SUCH AS LIGHT DOSING FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND VISUAL PERFORMANCE, SPECTRAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING VISUAL PERFORMANCE, LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF LIGHT DOSING ON SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, AND ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDING NOVEL LIGHTING DESIGN METHODS. THESE CATEGORIES REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL INCOME STREAMS GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE CURRENT LIGHTING SCIENCE AND DISCOVERIES IN JUST THE LAST FIVE YEARS. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY HELLER | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANTHONY HELLER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNA HELLER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: accounts payable and accrued expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 15,051. End of year amount: 15,051. Description: notes payable. Beg. Of year amount: 233,236. End of year amount: 113,236.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | MLI WILL FOSTER INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF NEW ENERGY-SAVING LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH MLI-FUNDED RESEARCH THAT SPEEDS ADOPTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PRODUCTIVITY. |
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