STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

LIGHTSHINE A LIVING HOPE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LIGHTSHINE A LIVING HOPE (EIN 80-0352913)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-11
IRS object ID
202543159349305499
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-11T16:28:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN821800838PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Provident Group IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1228 E Espanola StAddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80907ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800352913EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Lightshine A Living Hope IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Clay GlassfordInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlLIGHBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1820 Emerson CircleAddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80233ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLAY GLASSFORDPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL LEYESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00403739PTIN
Phone7192711078PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressLightshine.US.ComWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWorking with the Tarahumara children of Chihuhana to provide them with humanitarian,educational and religious services.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$384,105PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$18,081PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$37,573CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$496,186PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$672,674CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$284,502PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$224,344CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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DescCharitable,religious,and educational services provided and supported to the children in the poverty area of Chihuahua, Mexico.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$91,236ExpenseAmt
DescCharitable and educational services provided for Colonia Tarahumara, MexicoDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$30,412ExpenseAmt
DescCharitable and educational services provided for familia LightshineDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$662,749TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryMXForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonClay GlassfordPersonNm
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Address Line1820 Emerson CircleAddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80233ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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Chris Nickerson
President30.000.00Yes (X)$21,667$0$72,333
Matt Ellison
Director5.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Bruce Stidworty
Secretary5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Nickerson
Treasurer5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Total Contributions$141,400TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$755,618TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,101TotalAmt
Program Services$541,101ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,667TotalAmt
Program Services$21,667ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,000TotalAmt
Program Services$19,000ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,333TotalAmt
Program Services$53,333ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$650TotalAmt
Management And General$650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,720TotalAmt
Management And General$6,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,209TotalAmt
Program Services$1,209ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,175TotalAmt
Program Services$2,175ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Contract labor$7,764$7,764
Dues and subscriptions$1,027$1,027
Training$6,500$6,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,628BOYAmt
EOY$386,127EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,909BOYAmt
EOY$196,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$298,107LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$298,107BOYAmt
EOY$298,107EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$68,728EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,794BOYAmt
EOY$45,794EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,438BOYAmt
EOY$995,257EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,438BOYAmt
EOY$995,257EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,438BOYAmt
EOY$995,257EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,438BOYAmt
EOY$995,257EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$224,344ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$15,475OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$430,741CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$758,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$482,308CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,688CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$897,018CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,349,647TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$758,892CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$482,308CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,688CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$897,018CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,349,647TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$949,850SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,399,797PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,349,647TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.71640PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86910PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$298,107InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$298,107BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$298,107TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2Chris and Randy Nickerson are brothers
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The form 990 is available for review to the Board of Directors. The form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant and reviewed by the nonprofits bookkeeper and Board Of Directors.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe Board meets annually and discloses any conflict of interest if any.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe board reviews and approves the salary for any key employees
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bThe Board reviews and approves the salary for any key employees compensation
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18The Form 990 filing is available to the public upon request
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The form 990 is available to the public upon request
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Reconciliation of reimbursements
Part VI response or note to any other line in Part VILine 19All governing documents and form 990s are available