Civic Intelligence

Shining the Light Ministries

EIN 82-1790062 • 501(c)3 • Fairbury, IL

Profile

Empower locals in underdeveloped countries to teach, disciple, and train community members in their country methods of self-sustainability in agriculture and domestic businesses by providing communications, hands on training, physical assistance, and leadership.

PO Box 32Fairbury, IL 61739

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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

35th percentile

-5.9%

Higher net margin than 35% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$13,500

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 41.5% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

34th percentile

-16%

Faster asset growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-47%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$9,803

Down $1,922 (-16%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$9,803

Down $1,922 (-16%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin35th percentile

Revenue

Down

$32,568

Down $29,462 (-47%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$34,490

Down $25,099 (-42%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,922

Down $4,363 (-179%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth34th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2018: $7,617Net Assets 2018: $7,6172018Assets 2019: $4,636Net Assets 2019: $4,6362019Assets 2020: $12,061Net Assets 2020: $12,0612020Assets 2021: $24,050Net Assets 2021: $24,0502021Assets 2022: $19,397Net Assets 2022: $19,3972022Assets 2023: $9,284Net Assets 2023: $9,2842023Assets 2024: $11,725Net Assets 2024: $11,7252024Assets 2025: $9,803Net Assets 2025: $9,8032025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$9,803
Liabilities-
Net Assets$9,803
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth19th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $71,135Expenses 2018: $66,462Net Income 2018: $4,6732018Revenue 2019: $111,998Expenses 2019: $114,979Net Income 2019: -$2,9812019Revenue 2020: $89,843Expenses 2020: $82,418Net Income 2020: $7,4252020Revenue 2021: $89,987Expenses 2021: $77,998Net Income 2021: $11,9892021Revenue 2022: $90,467Expenses 2022: $95,119Net Income 2022: -$4,6522022Revenue 2023: $102,316Expenses 2023: $112,430Net Income 2023: -$10,1142023Revenue 2024: $62,030Expenses 2024: $59,589Net Income 2024: $2,4412024Revenue 2025: $32,568Expenses 2025: $34,490Net Income 2025: -$1,9222025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$32,568
Expenses$34,490
Net Income-$1,922
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,803
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$9,803
Revenue
$32,568
Expenses
$34,490
Net income
-$1,922
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.33$0.34$0.02
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$0.62$0.60$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.09$1.02$1.12$0.10
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.19$0.90$0.95$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$0.90$0.78$0.12
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$0.90$0.82$0.07
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.05$1.12$1.15$0.03
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.71$0.66$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 21, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$32,568
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Empower locals in underdeveloped countries to teach, disciple, and train community members in their country methods of self-sustainability in agriculture and domestic businesses by providing communications, hands on training, physical assistance, and leadership.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Empower locals in underdeveloped countries to teach, disciple, and train community members in their country methods of self-sustainability in agriculture and domestic businesses by providing communications, hands on training, physical assistance, and leadership.-$34,490
Empower locals in underdeveloped countries to teach, disciple, and train community members in their country methods of self-sustainability in agriculture and domestic businesses by providing communications, hands on training, physical assistance, and leadership--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Greg LentzVice President / PresidentPT$13,500-$13,500
Jeffrey W SchweizerPresident / Deceased-$0--
Steven R RiegerDirector-$0--
Becky SeayTreasurer-$0--
Cynthia RosalesBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Shining the Light Ministries
EIN
82-1790062
Phone
3192840512
Address
PO Box 32, Fairbury, IL 61739

Signing Officer

Name
Becky Seay
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3192840512
Signed
2026-02-21
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I Line 16 Other Expenses

“Legal Fee $54 Travel Expense $5137 Operations $1242 Missionary Projects $26467 Total $32900”

Schedule A Part II Line 1(E)

“Other contributions $21768 JP Morgan Chase -Clayton & Mary McNeel $10800 Total $32568”

Part II, Line 24

“Accounts Receivable - Greg Lentz Missionary -$77”

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