Liabilities / Assets
50th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Light Bearers Ministry
990 • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 91-1320416
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.06x
Liabilities / Revenue
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
17th percentile
Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
74th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 5.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
7th percentile
Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
16th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$2,493,402
Down $658,204 (-21%) from 2021
Net Assets
Down$2,336,234
Down $355,070 (-13%) from 2021
Liabilities
Down$157,168
Down $303,134 (-66%) from 2021
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$2,138,389
Down $680,383 (-24%) from 2021
Expenses
Down$2,479,586
Down $618,787 (-20%) from 2021
Net Income
Down-$341,197
Down $61,596 (-22%) from 2021
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $2,352,897
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
It is the mission of light bearers to assist the world church in hastening the glorious coming of jesus christ by helping to execute his mandate to proclaim the gospel to all the world. Light bearers is a supporting ministry of the church, holding asi membership, oci membership and non-profit status. To carry forth its mission, light bearers employs two primary mediums of communication: publishing and preaching. As a publisher, it is our goal to create and make available truth-filled evangelistic literature, taking special interest in the needs of the church in third-world nations by providing for their literature needs free of charge. The preaching aspect of our ministry includes edification seminars for the growth of church members, evangelistic seminars for the general public, television programming and radio.all projects and endeavors are funded by the generous giving of those who share our passion for the salvation of souls and are impressed to support our mission.
Evangelistic and edification ministry, reaching out to the world with the gospel of christ
Balance Sheet Detail
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $2,546,339 | $1,820,975 | ▼ $725,364 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $409,018 | $462,462 | ▲ $53,444 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $138,275 | $124,402 | ▼ $13,873 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $31,392 | $44,505 | ▲ $13,113 |
| Accounts Receivable | $3,453 | $17,929 | ▲ $14,476 |
| Total Assets | $3,151,606 | $2,493,402 | ▼ $658,204 |
| Other Assets Total | $23,129 | $23,129 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $460,302 | $157,168 | ▼ $303,134 |
| Total Liabilities | $460,302 | $157,168 | ▼ $303,134 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $2,232,069 | $1,903,759 | ▼ $328,310 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $459,235 | $432,475 | ▼ $26,760 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $2,691,304 | $2,336,234 | ▼ $355,070 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,151,606 | $2,493,402 | ▼ $658,204 |
Asset Categories
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | $347,443 | - | $347,443 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $88,286 | $12,553 | $100,839 |
| Equipment | $26,733 | $20,056 | $46,789 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Asscherick | Board Member | FT | $85,943 | $26,380 | $112,323 |
| Yamil Rosario | Board Member | FT | $84,654 | $26,380 | $111,034 |
| Don Otis | Chairman/secretary | PT | $107,999 | - | $107,999 |
| Ty Gibson | Director/president | FT | $81,024 | $9,256 | $90,280 |
Board Members and Trustees
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cintia Nojima | Board Member |
| Kelly Kinsley | Board Member |
| Kim Busl | Board Member |
| Mike Racine | Board Member |
| Victor Maddox | Board Member |
Revenue and Support
Revenue Composition
- Contributions and Grants
- $2,056,775
- Program Service Revenue
- $215,900
- Investment Income
- $-3,471
- Other Revenue
- $-130,815
- All Other Contributions
- $2,056,775
- Change in Net Assets
- $-341,197
Audited Revenue Reconciliation
- Revenue per Audited Statements
- $2,309,240
- Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
- $-170,851
- Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
- $-13,873
- Other Revenue Adjustments
- $-170,851
- Total Revenue per Audited Statements
- $2,295,367
- Total Revenue per Form 990
- $2,138,389
Expenses and Functional Allocation
Major Expense Lines
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $1,269,018 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,210,568 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $60,528 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Functional Expense Allocation
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp Disqual Persons | $487,778 | $302,642 | $60,528 | $850,948 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $359,620 | - | - | $359,620 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $136,286 | - | - | $136,286 |
| Other Expenses | $112,176 | $56,549 | - | $112,176 |
| All Other Expenses | $33,282 | $20,900 | - | $54,182 |
| Office Expenses | $6,507 | $43,547 | - | $50,054 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | $46,653 | - | $46,653 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $22,445 | - | $22,445 |
| Travel | - | $19,311 | - | $19,311 |
| Insurance | - | $8,703 | - | $8,703 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $352 | - | $352 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,897,956 | $521,102 | $60,528 | $2,479,586 |
Audited Expense Reconciliation
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,650,437 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,479,586 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $2,479,586 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $170,851 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
- Fundraising activities
- No
- Gaming activities
- No
- Professional fundraiser used
- No
Fundraising and Gaming Totals
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $170,851 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- Political campaign activity
- No
- Lobbying activity
- No
- Subject to proxy tax
- No
Governance and Compliance
Governance Checklist
- Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
- No
- Annual disclosure for covered persons
- No
- Audit committee
- Yes
- Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
- No
- Business relationship with family members
- No
- Business relationship with organization members
- No
- Material changes to governing documents
- No
- Compensation from other sources disclosed
- No
- CEO compensation reviewed
- Yes
- Other officer compensation reviewed
- Yes
- Conflict-of-interest policy
- Yes
- Audited financial statements prepared
- No
- Key decisions subject to board approval
- No
- Management duties delegated
- No
Governance Explanations
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2
“Co-director and officer, ty gibson and director of finance, sue gibson have a family relationship.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11B
“The board members perform a review and discussion of internal financial statements during the year. The board does not review the form 990 since they do a thorough review of the financial statements.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15
“Compensation is determined by using the local sda conference base salary and then taking into account the percentage increase for area adjustment light bearers ministry 91-1320416 for the organization's location within the united states.”
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
“The organization makes its governing documents, policies and statements available to the public upon request.”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Light Bearers Ministry
- EIN
- 91-1320416
- Phone
- 5419883333
- Address
- 5020 University Drive 1100, Collegedale, TN 37315
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ty Gibson
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 5419883333
- Signed
- 2023-11-15
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Organization Details
- Principal Officer
- Ty Gibson
- Formed
- 1985
- Legal Domicile
- Wa
- Voting Board Members
- 9
- Independent Board Members
- 5
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 0
Preparer
- Firm
- Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough PLLC
- Address
- 1200 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
- Preparer
- Kim Huskey CPA
- Phone
- 4237567771
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:
“Light bearers is a supporting ministry of the church, holding asi membership, oci membership and non-profit status. To carry forth its mission, light bearers employs two primary mediums of communication: publishing and preaching. As a publisher, it is our goal to create and make available truth-filled evangelistic literature, taking special interest in the needs of the church in third-world nations by providing for their literature needs free of charge. The preaching aspect of our ministry includes edification seminars for the growth of church members, evangelistic seminars for the general public, television programming and radio. All projects and endeavors are funded by the generous giving of those who share our passion for the salvation of souls and are impressed to support our mission.”
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPISHMENTS:
“Is not where the story ends. In fact, it is just the beginning. The church itself is in constant need of spiritual growth, edification and even full-on revival. Each of our speakers conduct seminars in local churches, campmeetings, academies and colleges for purpose of awakening the church to the beauty of gods character as revealed in christ and to the urgency of the times in which we live. Print without question, literature distribution is the most direct and cost-effective means of placing the gospel in the hands of the masses of humanity, especially in the developing nations of the world. This being the case, light bearers operates a publishing ministry devoted to the mass production and distribution of gospel literature. Each year we put into circulation multiplied millions of truth-filled publications in numerous languages, all absolutely free of charge. The literature is shipped to local conferences and unions by full container loads, each holding two to three million publications.”
FORM 990, PART II, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
“Or you can order messages on cd, mp3, dvd and books from our online store.”
Part XII Line 2C
“The board of directors oversees the audit each year.”
Financial Statement Notes
Part XI, Line 4B - Other Adjustments:
“FUNDRAISING EXPENSES”
Part XII, Line 2D - Other Adjustments:
“FUNDRAISING EXPENSES”
Part XI, XII Lines 4B, 2D
“The direct fundraising expenses are listed under both the revenue and expenses to cancel out the way they are reported on the form 990.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES ARE LISTED UNDER BOTH THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES TO CANCEL OUT THE WAY THEY ARE REPORTED ON THE FORM 990. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | LIGHT BEARERS IS A SUPPORTING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH, HOLDING ASI MEMBERSHIP, OCI MEMBERSHIP AND NON-PROFIT STATUS. TO CARRY FORTH ITS MISSION, LIGHT BEARERS EMPLOYS TWO PRIMARY MEDIUMS OF COMMUNICATION: PUBLISHING AND PREACHING. AS A PUBLISHER, IT IS OUR GOAL TO CREATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TRUTH-FILLED EVANGELISTIC LITERATURE, TAKING SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE NEEDS OF THE CHURCH IN THIRD-WORLD NATIONS BY PROVIDING FOR THEIR LITERATURE NEEDS FREE OF CHARGE. THE PREACHING ASPECT OF OUR MINISTRY INCLUDES EDIFICATION SEMINARS FOR THE GROWTH OF CHURCH MEMBERS, EVANGELISTIC SEMINARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND RADIO. ALL PROJECTS AND ENDEAVORS ARE FUNDED BY THE GENEROUS GIVING OF THOSE WHO SHARE OUR PASSION FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS AND ARE IMPRESSED TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | IS NOT WHERE THE STORY ENDS. IN FACT, IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THE CHURCH ITSELF IS IN CONSTANT NEED OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH, EDIFICATION AND EVEN FULL-ON REVIVAL. EACH OF OUR SPEAKERS CONDUCT SEMINARS IN LOCAL CHURCHES, CAMPMEETINGS, ACADEMIES AND COLLEGES FOR PURPOSE OF AWAKENING THE CHURCH TO THE BEAUTY OF GODS CHARACTER AS REVEALED IN CHRIST AND TO THE URGENCY OF THE TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE. PRINT WITHOUT QUESTION, LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION IS THE MOST DIRECT AND COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PLACING THE GOSPEL IN THE HANDS OF THE MASSES OF HUMANITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS OF THE WORLD. THIS BEING THE CASE, LIGHT BEARERS OPERATES A PUBLISHING MINISTRY DEVOTED TO THE MASS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOSPEL LITERATURE. EACH YEAR WE PUT INTO CIRCULATION MULTIPLIED MILLIONS OF TRUTH-FILLED PUBLICATIONS IN NUMEROUS LANGUAGES, ALL ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE. THE LITERATURE IS SHIPPED TO LOCAL CONFERENCES AND UNIONS BY FULL CONTAINER LOADS, EACH HOLDING TWO TO THREE MILLION PUBLICATIONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | OR YOU CAN ORDER MESSAGES ON CD, MP3, DVD AND BOOKS FROM OUR ONLINE STORE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | CO-DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, TY GIBSON AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, SUE GIBSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE BOARD MEMBERS PERFORM A REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE YEAR. THE BOARD DOES NOT REVIEW THE FORM 990 SINCE THEY DO A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY USING THE LOCAL SDA CONFERENCE BASE SALARY AND THEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR AREA ADJUSTMENT LIGHT BEARERS MINISTRY 91-1320416 FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S LOCATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES THE AUDIT EACH YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPISHMENTS: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART II, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Part XII Line 2c |
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2022 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $2,493,402
- Liabilities
- $157,168
- Net assets
- $2,336,234
- Revenue
- $2,138,389
- Expenses
- $2,479,586
- Net income
- -$341,197