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Let There Be Light International Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 47-1543177

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Apr 24, 2017

Organization Profilewww.lettherebelightinternational.org
P O Box 458North Haven, CT 06473

(203) 281-0565

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • NTEE Q33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

75th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • NTEE Q33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

74th percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE Q33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • NTEE Q33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2016

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

$42,514

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$42,514

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue75th percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

$61,987

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$44,814

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$17,173

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2016: $42,514Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $42,5142016Assets 2017: $64,650Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $64,6502017Assets 2018: $69,635Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $86,844Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $86,8442019Assets 2020: $138,675Net Assets 2020: $138,6752020Assets 2021: $129,564Net Assets 2021: $129,5642021Assets 2022: $102,605Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $102,6052022Assets 2023: $83,712Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $83,7122023Assets 2024: $83,031Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $83,0312024

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2016

Assets$42,514
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$42,514
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2016: $61,987Expenses 2016: $44,814Net Income 2016: $17,1732016Revenue 2017: $66,280Expenses 2017: $44,144Net Income 2017: $22,1362017Revenue 2018: $98,655Expenses 2018: $93,699Net Income 2018: $4,9562018Revenue 2019: $175,817Expenses 2019: $158,608Net Income 2019: $17,2092019Revenue 2020: $179,435Expenses 2020: $127,604Net Income 2020: $51,8312020Revenue 2021: $148,017Expenses 2021: $157,128Net Income 2021: -$9,1112021Revenue 2022: $207,338Expenses 2022: $234,297Net Income 2022: -$26,9592022Revenue 2023: $202,945Expenses 2023: $221,838Net Income 2023: -$18,8932023Revenue 2024: $230,824Expenses 2024: $231,505Net Income 2024: -$6812024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$61,987
Expenses$44,814
Net Income$17,173
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Apr 24, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$61,987
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide solar lights to vulnerable offgrid communities.

The organization provides solar lights and solar lighting systems to highly vulnerable communities living in energy poverty in off-grid sub-Saharan Africa.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
2085 solar lights were distributed to vetted solar light recipients in Uganda and Malawi.$24,060$24,060
5 off-grid rural health clinics were solar electrified in Uganda, benefitting 50,000 people living in the local catchment areas.$13,600$13,600
802 solar light recipients were surveyed and data collected on the program impacts,$2,861$2,861
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Sarah BairdExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Benjamin KermanTreasurer-$0--
Joanne GoldblumSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Let There Be Light International Inc
EIN
47-1543177
Phone
2032810565
Address
P O Box 458, North Haven, CT 06473

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Baird
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2032810565
Signed
2017-04-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
Sarah Baird
Phone
2032810565
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 10

“Solar lights distributed via local NGO partners in Uganda and Malawi and health clinics solar electrified in Uganda”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$42,514
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$42,514
Revenue
$61,987
Expenses
$44,814
Net income
$17,173
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.83$2.31$2.32$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.84$2.03$2.22$0.19
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.03$0.00$1.03$2.07$2.34$0.27
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.30$1.30$1.48$1.57$0.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.39$1.39$1.79$1.28$0.52
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$0.87$1.76$1.59$0.17
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.99$0.94$0.05
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.65$0.00$0.65$0.66$0.44$0.22
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.62$0.45$0.17