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LIGHTS OF JOY OF GEORGIA INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $110K · expenses $71K · assets $165K

EIN
87-2799208
Address
1510 BEN KING RD NW, KENNESAW, GA 30144-2948
Website
HTTPS://WWW.LIGHTSOFJOY.NET
NTEE code
X99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS,CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Richard B Taylor PRESIDENT2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Sherrie L Taylor VICE PRESIDENT2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD B TAYLOR PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
SHERRIE L TAYLOR VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD B TAYLOR PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
SHERRIE L TAYLOR VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD B TAYLOR PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
SHERRIE L TAYLOR VICE PRESIDENT10 $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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,278$71,138 $165,267$165,267 $106,357- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,163$90,143 $126,127$126,127 $114,309- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,754$46,047 $99,107$99,107 $108,111- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $71,138 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,130 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,008 90.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,130 10.0%
Total$71,138100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $90,143 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $87,143 96.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,000 3.3%
Total$90,143100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $46,047 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,047 100.0%
Total$46,047100%

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