Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBeacon of Life D/B/A the Beacon
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +847% in 3 yrs16staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin21.7%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+28.4%
Middle half of peersMedianBeacon of Life D/B/A the Beacon
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.0M spent
Programs$2.7M90%Management and general$197k7%Fundraising$114k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 43% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc gave about $90k a year for two years, 43% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 28% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort18funders
$121ka year, last 3 years
48%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino IncOn and off$5k$175kChrysalis FoundationOn and off$8k$9k$8k$10k$8k$8kWt and Edna M Dahl TrustOn and off$25kDes Moines Area Association of Realtors FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$6kThe Richard M Schulze Family FoundationOn and off$5kBenson Family FoundationOn and off$200Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$53k$28k$35k$32k$91k$28k1 other fundersUp to $50 a year each$50
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund