2025-03-26T10:02:17-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 473814923 BENS LIGHTHOUSE INC BENS 2034912848 Box 483 Newtown CT 06470 Tim Carlson Treasurer 2034912848 2025-02-28 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.benslighthouse.org X X 151791 X 65411 7150 0 12 0 0 0 0 79218 15238 63980 0 0 0 0 136553 0 0 149487 2982 10203 245 48978 211895 -75342 203016 15712 143386 X 206231 147147 0 0 0 0 206231 147147 3215 3761 203016 143386 Service through the Arts to empower youth to find their light. The intent of The Isle of SkooTM program is to empower children and teens to develop the self-awareness, empathy, and social connections they need to feel included, accepted, and confident in themselves and their community. The Isle of SkooTM is an arts-based program that utilizes music, puppetry, and mentorship to teach self-awareness and coping skills to children ages 4 to 8 and teens, ages 12 -18. Our mentor-based model is used to develop a sense of connection between the mentor and the mentee and to the skills taught during the camp. The original puppetry, music and dance are used as teaching tools to convey the importance of empathy, self-awareness, and inclusion. Ben's Lighthouse offered three, week-long sessions of The Isle of SkooTM Summer Camp July 8-12, July 15-19, and July 22-26, 2024, respectively. The camp took place daily from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00 - 4:00, July 15 -19, 2024 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, CT. One hundred seventy-two area children were serviced by the summer camp in 2024. The program was facilitated by four adults, three puppeteers and a sound technician. See our website www.benslighthouse.org for more details. 0 162348 162348 Keith Alexander Chair 2 0 0 0 Tracey Jaeger Secretary 2 0 0 0 Tim Carlson Treasurer 2 0 0 0 David Wheeler Board Member 1 0 0 0 Priscilla Jones Board Member 1 0 0 0 Michelle Urbina Board Member 1 0 0 0 Richard Gains Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Carlson 2 Washington Square Newtown CT 06470 2034912848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 80083 130857 84093 96027 65411 456471 0 0 3600 4800 7150 15550 11700 25154 20001 63483 79218 199556 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91783 156011 107694 164310 151779 671577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 671577 1078 18 11 13 12 1132 0 0 0 0 0 0 1078 18 11 13 12 1132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92861 156029 107705 164323 151791 672709 0.99832 0.99836 0.00168 0.00164 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Rosanne Cash Concert 56505 0 56505 0 0 0 0 0 14468 5K Run 21236 0 21236 0 0 0 0 0 770 0 77741 0 77741 0 0 0 0 0 15238 15238 62503 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Music Program Puppets;24800|Summer Camp Materials Tshirts Sweatshirts;7647|Other Program Expenses;6917|Office and Fundraising Expenses;9614^Total;48978^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Chg in Market Value of marketable securities;15712^Total;15712^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Balances Owed on Credit Card;3761^Total;3761^