Civic Intelligence

Tower Lights Charities Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 81-1892002

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 15, 2021

Organization Profiletowerlights.org
2161 Piedmont Road NEAtlanta, GA 30324

(770) 932-7788

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

31st percentile

-6.9%

Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

31st percentile

-7.1%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

23rd percentile

-48%

Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$26,089

Down $1,980 (-7.1%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$26,089

Down $1,980 (-7.1%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin31st percentile

Revenue

Down

$28,755

Down $26,332 (-48%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$30,735

Up $944 (+3.2%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$1,980

Down $27,276 (-108%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth31st percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2016: $13,347Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $10,151Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $10,1512017Assets 2018: $2,773Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $2,7732018Assets 2019: $28,069Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $28,0692019Assets 2020: $26,089Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $26,0892020Assets 2021: $116,731Liabilities 2021: $2,159Net Assets 2021: $114,5722021Assets 2022: $254,241Liabilities 2022: $35,695Net Assets 2022: $218,5462022Assets 2023: $375,124Liabilities 2023: $52,008Net Assets 2023: $323,1162023Assets 2024: $462,599Liabilities 2024: $12,976Net Assets 2024: $449,6232024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$26,089
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$26,089
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth23rd percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2016: $16,758Expenses 2016: $3,411Net Income 2016: $13,3472016Revenue 2017: $43,052Expenses 2017: $46,248Net Income 2017: -$3,1962017Revenue 2018: $41,256Expenses 2018: $48,634Net Income 2018: -$7,3782018Revenue 2019: $55,087Expenses 2019: $29,791Net Income 2019: $25,2962019Revenue 2020: $28,755Expenses 2020: $30,735Net Income 2020: -$1,9802020Revenue 2021: $127,437Expenses 2021: $38,954Net Income 2021: $88,4832021Revenue 2022: $450,909Expenses 2022: $346,935Net Income 2022: $103,9742022Revenue 2023: $244,736Expenses 2023: $140,166Net Income 2023: $104,5702023Revenue 2024: $433,303Expenses 2024: $306,796Net Income 2024: $126,5072024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$28,755
Expenses$30,735
Net Income-$1,980
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 15, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$41,045
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

to provide relief to the poor and needy

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Tower Lights solicits contributions and holds an annual fundraiser to raise money to provide relief to and make contributions to individuals and other charitable organizations.-$12,290
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Michael H GreenbaumDirector-$0--
Jonathan WeintraubDirector-$0--
Jerry N Little JrDirector-$0--
David GreenbaumDirector-$0--
Robyn SpizmanDirector-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Auction$23,831$23,831-$23,831
Total Events$23,831$23,831-$23,831
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Tower Lights Charities Inc
EIN
81-1892002
Address
2161 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Signing Officer

Name
Jerry N Little JR CPA
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7709327788
Signed
2021-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Jerry N Little Jr CPA PC
Address
677 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Preparer
Jerry N Little Jr
Phone
7709327788
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10

“Activity Charitable contributions Grantee Immigrant Hope Atlanta Street 1850 Skyland Terrace NE City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30319Relationship None Amount 8,000Activity Charitable contributions Grantee The Giving Kitchen Street 970 Jefferson St NW Ste 8 City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30318Relationship None Amount 5,000Activity Charitable contribution Grantee Various Street Various City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30324Relationship None Amount 17,455”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountBank charges 280”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$26,089
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$26,089
Revenue
$28,755
Expenses
$30,735
Net income
-$1,980
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.63$0.13$4.50$4.33$3.07$1.27
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.75$0.52$3.23$2.45$1.40$1.05
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.54$0.36$2.19$4.51$3.47$1.04
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.17$0.02$1.15$1.27$0.39$0.88
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.29$0.31$0.02
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.28$0.00$0.28$0.55$0.30$0.25
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.41$0.49$0.07
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.43$0.46$0.03
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.17$0.03$0.13
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