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LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ATHLETICS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $471K · expenses $405K · assets $155K

EIN
41-2200395
Address
2131 W REPUBLIC ROAD STE 429, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807-6152
Website
LCACHARGERS.COM
NTEE code
N65
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

TO ORGANIZE AND RUN A CHRISTIAN YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAM

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chris Allison TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bret Applegate PRESIDENT2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Lohn VICE PRESIDE2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leann Pyatt SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jena Fischer (former) Cheer Director2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Brett Williams (former) Football Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Marty Eddings (former) Soccer Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Erick Meier (former) Baseball Director2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Lori Hanner (former) Track Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Marciniak (former) Basketball Director2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
LeeAnn Pyatt (former) Secretary2023 2 $0 reported 1
Brittani Smith (former) Cross Country Director2018-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Chris Tillman (former) President2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Brett Curry (former) Basketball Director2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Billy Bruner (former) Secretary2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Lori Warfel (former) Communications Director2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Kevin Marcum (former) Chaplain2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Rian Bess (former) Football Director2018-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Dawn Aguilera (former) Treasurer2018-2020 20 $0 reported 1
None (former) None2020 0 $0 reported 1
Mike Barciniak (former) Basketball Director2018 10 $0 reported 1
Mike Ashlee (former) Chairman of the Board2014 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS ALLISON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRET APPLEGATE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LOHN VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
LEANN PYATT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jena Fischer Cheer Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Eddings Soccer Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Brett Williams Football Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lori Hanner Track Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Marciniak Basketball Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director1 $0$0$0 $01
LeeAnn Pyatt Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Bret Applegate President10 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Allison Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
David Lohn Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jena Fischer Cheer Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Brittani Smith Cross Country Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Brett Williams Football Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Eddings Soccer Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Lori Hanner Track Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Allison Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Marciniak Board President10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Tillman President10 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Allison Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Brett Curry Basketball Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Billy Bruner Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Lori Warfel Communications Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Marcum Chaplain10 $0$0$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Rian Bess Football Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Marciniak Basketball Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Brittani Smith Track Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Jena Fischer Cheer Director10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Tillman President10 $0-$0 $01
Dawn Aguilera Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Brett Curry Basketball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Billy Bruner Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Lori Warfel Communications Director10 $0-$0 $01
Kevin Marcum Chaplain10 $0-$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Rian Bess Football Director10 $0-$0 $01
Mike Marciniak Basketball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Brittani Smith Track Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jena Fischer Cheer Director10 $0-$0 $01
None None0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Tillman President10 $0-$0 $01
Dawn Aguilera Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Brett Curry Basketball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Billy Bruner Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Lori Warfel Communications Director10 $0-$0 $01
Kevin Marcum Chaplain10 $0-$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Rian Bess Football Director10 $0-$0 $01
Mike Marciniak Baseball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Brittani Smith Track Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jena Fischer Cheer Director10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Tillman President10 $0-$0 $01
Dawn Aguilera Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Brett Curry Basketball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Billy Bruner Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Lori Warfel Communications Director10 $0-$0 $01
Kevin Marcum Chaplain10 $0-$0 $01
Erick Meier Baseball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Rian Bess Football Director10 $0-$0 $01
Mike Barciniak Basketball Director10 $0-$0 $01
Brittani Smith Track Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jena Fischer Cheer Director10 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mike Ashlee Chairman of the Board5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$471,220$404,741 $155,122$155,122 $52,653$412,798 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,808$330,013 $122,039$122,039 $0$314,419 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$210,932$148,222 $137,633$137,633 $12,355$198,577 $008
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$176,220$145,773 $74,923$74,923 $52,716$122,964 $0011
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,786$88,149 $46,562$46,562 $7,125$27,591 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,782$97,842 $40,925$40,925 $1,934$28,264 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,151$78,085 $41,985$41,985 $2,020$27,879 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,894$2,610 $26,473$26,473 $825- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $131,664 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GREENE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY INC Public charity Exact 2017-2021 5$74,582 2021$17,632
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LIGHTHOUSE CHARGERS BOOSTER CLUB Public charity Exact 2022 1$28,082 2022$28,082
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOUNDATION Public charity Fuzzy filed as “LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ATHLETICS” 2020 1$4,000 2020$4,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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PLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0002 12022–2023 WESTLAKE YOUTH ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION INC
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$165,13716 102022–2024 MAPLE MOUNTAIN YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER; ORINDA M CLUB; PATRIOT FOOTBALL FOUNDATION; LION FOOTBALL INC and 6 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor$125,0001 12022–2022 POP WARNER LITTLE SCHOLARS INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$120,69510 52021–2024 BLAZING 7 ON 7 INC; TIMOTEO PHILADELPHIA INC; WES WELKER FOUNDATION; SADDLEBACK VALLEY POP WARNER FOOTBA LL & CHEER INC and 1 more
MCLAUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$92,0508 12016–2024 WES WELKER FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$90,9008 42016–2024 PATRIOT FOOTBALL FOUNDATION; ORINDA M CLUB; WES WELKER FOUNDATION; GBN JR SPARTAN FOOTBALL AND CHEER INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $404,741 spent · pay $14,450 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $126,811$104,750$9,490$12,571 31.3%
Other (as described)UNIFORMS $113,396$113,396-- 28.0%
Occupancy $47,753$47,753-- 11.8%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $35,994$35,994-- 8.9%
Other (as described)OFFICIATING $29,540$29,540-- 7.3%
Other (as described)TEAM SUPPLIES $24,874$24,874-- 6.1%
Other salaries and wages $14,450-$14,450- 3.6%
Insurance $10,532$6,064$4,468- 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,059-$1,059- 0.3%
Office expenses $332-$332- 0.1%
Total$404,741100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $330,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Costs $326,140$326,140-- 98.8%
Insurance $2,322$2,322-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,495$1,495-- 0.5%
Fees: legal $32$32-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $24$24-- 0.0%
Total$330,013100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $148,222 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Uniforms and Other $99,831$99,831-- 67.4%
Other (as described)Equipment $46,183$46,183-- 31.2%
Insurance $1,291$1,291-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Repairs and Maintenance $564$564-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Supplies $240$240-- 0.2%
All other expenses $61$61-- 0.0%
Office expenses $52$52-- 0.0%
Total$148,222100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $145,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,106 · events $49,194
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Uniforms $58,027$58,027-- 39.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $22,660$22,660-- 15.5%
Occupancy $18,400$18,400-- 12.6%
Fees: other services $7,375$7,375-- 5.1%
Information technology $7,155$7,155-- 4.9%
Fees: accounting $5,012-$5,012- 3.4%
Other (as described)Supplies $4,989$4,989-- 3.4%
Other (as described)Equipment $4,950$4,950-- 3.4%
Grants to US individuals $4,106$4,106-- 2.8%
Other (as described)Repairs and Maintenance $3,505$3,505-- 2.4%
Office expenses $3,440-$3,440- 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,792-$1,792- 1.2%
Travel $1,715$1,715-- 1.2%
Insurance $1,410-$1,410- 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $1,237--- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $27,074$26,534reported apart
Total$145,773100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $88,149 spent · pay $1,509 · grants $8,015 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,709 66.6%
Fees to independent contractors $10,185 11.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,731 11.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,015 9.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,509 1.7%
Total$88,149100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $97,842 spent · pay $196 · grants $4,358 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,589 67.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,915 18.3%
Fees to independent contractors $9,784 10.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,358 4.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $196 0.2%
Total$97,842100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $78,085 spent · pay $851 · grants $3,003 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,043 69.2%
Fees to independent contractors $9,911 12.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,905 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $3,372 4.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,003 3.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $851 1.1%
Total$78,085100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $2,610 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $39,263
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,310 88.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $300 11.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$39,263reported apart
Total$2,610100%

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