Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
The Lantern Project
990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 47-1403943
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
84th percentile
Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
65th percentile
Faster asset growth than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
97th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$440,400
Up $44,986 (+11%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$440,400
Up $44,986 (+11%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$134,250
Up $104,201 (+347%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$89,264
Up $4,023 (+4.7%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$44,986
Up $100,178 (+182%) from 2023
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 10, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $134,250
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. | $71,387 | $82,104 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CODY FORSBERG | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| LAUREN WHITENER | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Lantern Project
- EIN
- 47-1403943
- Phone
- 9795750771
- Address
- PO BOX 72, ABILENE, TX 79604
Signing Officer
- Name
- Cody Forsberg
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 3258642206
- Signed
- 2025-10-10
- 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: $24,000 for jorge montesdeoca. Grants to organizations: $24,882 christian homes & family services; $12,500 for noah project; $10,005 global samaritan resources.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^INSURANCE;2597|TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSES;567^Total;3164^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Description;EOY Amount^PREPAID EXPENSES;435^Total;435^”
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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: $24,000 FOR JORGE MONTESDEOCA. GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS: $24,882 CHRISTIAN HOMES & FAMILY SERVICES; $12,500 FOR NOAH PROJECT; $10,005 GLOBAL SAMARITAN RESOURCES. |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $440,400
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $440,400
- Revenue
- $134,250
- Expenses
- $89,264
- Net income
- $44,986