Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
The Lantern Project
990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 47-1403943
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
4th percentile
Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
30th percentile
Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
7th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$395,414
Down $55,192 (-12%) from 2022
Net Assets
Down$395,414
Down $55,192 (-12%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$30,049
Down $67,877 (-69%) from 2022
Expenses
Down$85,241
Down $92,142 (-52%) from 2022
Net Income
Up-$55,192
Up $24,265 (+31%) from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
- Signed
- Aug 1, 2024
- Return Version
- 2023v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $30,049
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The overall mission of the lantern project 1) to assist people with barriers to employment by providing vocational education, work training, and support services, 2) to provide a faith-based program designed to teach life skills to people with barriers in life, 3) to provide or facilitate building projects, water wells, humanitarian projects in foreign countries and north america. The lantern project feels strongly that there exists a rising demand for skilled laborers, and the organization can assist with filling this demand by equipping eager and hardworking multi-nationals, veterans, and other individuals who lack access to good training programs and life skill programs. The organization's current focus is on training and assisting refugees.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ABILENE: THE ABILENE PROGRAM WAS HELPING TO RAISE FUNDS AND WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH 4 OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS WITH SIMILAR VISIONS TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO THE IMPACTS THAT COVID HAS HAD ON THEIR FUNDING. | $77,575 | $77,749 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN PORTER | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| RONALD JOHNSON | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CODY FORSBERG | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| PAM LANGLEY | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Lantern Project
- EIN
- 47-1403943
- Phone
- 3258642206
- Address
- PO BOX 72, ABILENE, TX 79604
Signing Officer
- Name
- Kevin Porter
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 3258642206
- Signed
- 2024-08-01
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Easy Office Dba Jitasa
- Address
- 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300, MERIDIAN, ID 83642
- Preparer
- Jeremy Cork
- Phone
- 2082874777
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10
“Grants to individuals: $39,200 for jorge montesdeoca. Grants to organizations: $25,275 for noah project; $8,100 for jeremiah's hope; $2,500 for men of nehemiah; $2,500 for habitat for humanity-dekalb inc;”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^INSURANCE;2525|TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSES;576|OFFICE AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES;204^Total;3305^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Description;EOY Amount^PREPAID EXPENSES;421^Total;421^”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE LANTERN PROJECT 1) TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WORK TRAINING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES, 2) TO PROVIDE A FAITH-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH LIFE SKILLS TO PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS IN LIFE, 3) TO PROVIDE OR FACILITATE BUILDING PROJECTS, WATER WELLS, HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND NORTH AMERICA. THE LANTERN PROJECT FEELS STRONGLY THAT THERE EXISTS A RISING DEMAND FOR SKILLED LABORERS, AND THE ORGANIZATION CAN ASSIST WITH FILLING THIS DEMAND BY EQUIPPING EAGER AND HARDWORKING MULTI-NATIONALS, VETERANS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK ACCESS TO GOOD TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LIFE SKILL PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT FOCUS IS ON TRAINING AND ASSISTING REFUGEES. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS: $39,200 FOR JORGE MONTESDEOCA. GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS: $25,275 FOR NOAH PROJECT; $8,100 FOR JEREMIAH'S HOPE; $2,500 FOR MEN OF NEHEMIAH; $2,500 FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-DEKALB INC; |
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Filings
Displayed year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $395,414
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $395,414
- Revenue
- $30,049
- Expenses
- $85,241
- Net income
- -$55,192