Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
No value available
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
16th percentile
Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
22nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
16th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$139,515
Down $34,240 (-20%) from 2021
Net Assets
Down$139,515
Down $34,240 (-20%) from 2021
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$134,185
Down $71,777 (-35%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$168,425
Up $46,980 (+39%) from 2021
Net Income
Down-$34,240
Down $118,757 (-141%) from 2021
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- May 8, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $134,185
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Funding non-commercial documentary films on social and environmental issues.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Grants to promote reservation of wildnerness for wildlife. | $87,700 | $87,700 |
| Ongoing film production activities. | $0 | $80,585 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Taylor | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Harvey Locke | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Vance Martin | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tim McFlynn | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- First Light Foundation
- EIN
- 84-1637532
- Phone
- 9709271667
- Address
- 202 West Francis Street, Aspen, CO 81611
Signing Officer
- Name
- Chelsea C Brundige
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 9709271667
- Signed
- 2023-05-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Ken Ransford Pc
- Address
- 132 MIDLAND AVE STE 3, BASALT, CO 81621
- Preparer
- Ken Ransford
- Phone
- 9709271200
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt VI, Line 11B
“The organization's board of directors reviews form 990 before it is filed.”
Pt VI, Line 12C
“The organization has a conflict of interest policy in which directors and officers disclose conflicts of interest, refrain from voting on matters on which they have a conflict of interest, and sign an annual statement attesting to this. No directors or officers had a conflict of interest in 2020.”
Pt VI, Line 15A
“The organization does not pay any salary or other renumeration at this time. If it does in the future, it will compare the salary or other renumeration paid to officers or directors with national salary surveys, and salary surveys within the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, where the organization is located.”
Pt VI, Line 15B
“The organization does not pay any salary or other renumeration at this time. If it does in the future, it will compare the salary or other renumeration paid to officers or directors with national salary surveys, and salary surveys within the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, where the organization is located.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Video Production 80585.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Grants paid out 87700.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $139,515
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $139,515
- Revenue
- $134,185
- Expenses
- $168,425
- Net income
- -$34,240