Civic Intelligence

Living in the Light Ministries

EIN 72-1489289 • 501(c)3 • Morgan City, LA

Profile

To preach the gospel to all creation, teach them to obey the Word of God, and promote Spiritual Formation across this nation and all other nations of the world.

PO Box 1411Morgan City, LA 70381

www.livinginthelightministries.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

44th percentile

-0.2%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

53rd percentile

-0.1%

Faster asset growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

23%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$110,889

Down $11,949 (-9.7%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$110,889

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

Down

$51,655

Down $30,792 (-37%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$63,604

Up $9,008 (+16%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$11,949

Down $39,800 (-143%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth53rd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2022: $94,987Net Assets 2022: $94,9872022Assets 2023: $122,838Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $110,889Net Assets 2024: $110,8892024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$110,889
Liabilities-
Net Assets$110,889
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth74th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $103,825Expenses 2022: $41,440Net Income 2022: $62,3852022Revenue 2023: $82,447Expenses 2023: $54,596Net Income 2023: $27,8512023Revenue 2024: $51,655Expenses 2024: $63,604Net Income 2024: -$11,9492024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$51,655
Expenses$63,604
Net Income-$11,949
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$110,889
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$110,889
Revenue
$51,655
Expenses
$63,604
Net income
-$11,949
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.11$1.11$0.52$0.64$0.12
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$0.82$0.55$0.28
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.95$1.04$0.41$0.62
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 14, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$103,825
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To preach the gospel to all creation, teach them to obey the Word of God, and promote Spiritual Formation across this nation and all other nations of the world.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Continued to preach the gospel to all creation, taught them to obey the Word of God, and promoted Spritual Formation.-$32,304
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Apostle Sherman LedetDirectorFT$0--
Sally W LedetDirectorFT$0--
Melanie RandleSecretaryFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Living in The Light Ministries
EIN
72-1489289
Phone
9855184625
Address
PO Box 1411, Morgan City, LA 70381

Signing Officer

Name
Apostle Sherman Ledet
Title
President
Signed
2023-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kolder Slaven & Company LLC
Address
1201 David Drive, Morgan City, LA 70380
Preparer
Gerald A Thibodeaux Jr CPA
Phone
9853842020
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Revenue.1

“Insurance reimbursement $51912”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $4211”

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $645”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $372”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $4514”

Other Expenses.1

“Honorarians $15325”

Other Expenses.2

“Musicians $7400”

Other Expenses.3

“Guest Speakers $2625”

Other Expenses.4

“Utilities $1715”

Other Expenses.5

“Telephone $1353”

Other Expenses.6

“Repairs & Maintenance $741”

Other Expenses.7

“Yard maintenance $660”

Other Expenses.8

“Blessings to members $645”

Other Expenses.9

“Donations $635”

Other Expenses.11

“Dues & Subscriptions $110”

Other Expenses.12

“Bank charges $30”

Raw XML Appendix145 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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