Nonprofit · EIN 38-4049405
LIGHT UP HOPE INC
Tax-exempt · BROOMFIELD, CO 80023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,197,546 | $2,832,994 | $364,552 | $1,172,614 | $5,762 | $1,166,852 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,223,094 | $2,829,969 | $393,125 | $824,262 | $21,962 | $802,300 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,429,922 | $2,316,058 | $113,864 | $414,861 | $5,685 | $409,176 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $882,274 | $803,704 | $78,570 | $311,017 | $15,705 | $295,312 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,196,240
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,306
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,393,838
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $330,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $359,696
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,500
- Occupancy
- $2,400
- Travel
- $33,740
- Program services (functional)
- $2,604,180
- Management and general (functional)
- $155,754
- Fundraising (functional)
- $73,060
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $824,262
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,172,614
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,762
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,166,852
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $144,564
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,022,288
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,306
- Gross receipts
- $3,197,546
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 2
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Shaughnessy | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $145,000 |
| Kelsey Otim | Director of Development Key employee | 40 | $55,000 |
| Janessa Cole | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sydney Dusek | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Maureen Funkhouser | President Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Angel Mollel | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Shaughnessy | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $142,667 |
| Kelsey Otim | Director of Development Key employee | 40 | $21,894 |
| Janessa Cole | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sydney Dusek | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Maureen Funkhouser | President Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY SHAUGHNESSY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $89,000 |
| DIANA MAYS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $73,000 |
| JANESSA COLE | DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SYDNEY DUSEK | DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAUREEN FUNKHOUSER | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KELSEY OTIM | DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY SHAUGHNESSY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $70,115 |
| DIANA MAYS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $64,959 |
| JANESSA COLE | DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KELSEY OTIM | DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAUREEN FUNKHOUSER | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2605 W 144TH AVE, BROOMFIELD, CO 80023-6203
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 2605 W 144th Ave, Broomfield CO 80023
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Diana Mays, 2313 W 165th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80023
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Kelly Little, 2605 W 144th Ave, Broomfield CO 80023
- Signed the 990
- Diana Mays, Chief Operating Officer
- Phone
- (720) 828-2262
- Website
- Lightuphope.org
- Return prepared by
- ANN MARIE TEWEY CPA
Mission
Operating solutions and financial support for continuum of emotional, spritual,physical and educational care for orphans and impoverished persons in the nation of Kenya
Program accomplishments
- Feeding Program: Students in our school Feeding Program receive a life altering change through the provision of school meals every school day. This initiative gives the children in our program an opportunity to both learn, and be nourished, in a way they have never experienced in their lives.Expenses $1,667,218 · revenue $1,901,768
- Woven: This program is designed to provide access to higher education for students from low-income and underrepresented communities, as well as to provide the life skills and mental health counseling needed to succeed as they transition into the job market.Expenses $398,272 · revenue $339,724
- High School Program: Our high school sponsorship is comprised of high perfomring girls from the most under resourced backgrounds and additional special circumstance sponsorships for students who have special need for sponshorship but are not high performing and/or are not female.Expenses $304,028 · revenue $299,519
- Other Program Expenses -AOEF and Embulbul Feeding Prgram Salaries and taxesExpenses $234,662 · grants $13,191
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-4049405
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,172,614
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,197,546
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,197,546 | $2,832,994 | $1,172,614 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,223,094 | $2,829,969 | $824,262 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,429,922 | $2,316,058 | $414,861 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $882,274 | $803,704 | $311,017 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $779,517 | $708,853 | $521,127 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Kelly Little | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-4049405).
Questions about LIGHT UP HOPE INC
- What is the EIN of LIGHT UP HOPE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIGHT UP HOPE INC is 38-4049405.
- Is LIGHT UP HOPE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to LIGHT UP HOPE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIGHT UP HOPE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LIGHT UP HOPE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIGHT UP HOPE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LIGHT UP HOPE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Diana Mays.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIGHT UP HOPE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,000 (Kelly Shaughnessy, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does LIGHT UP HOPE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,197,546, expenses of $2,832,994 and total assets of $1,172,614 at year end.
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