What is the EIN of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ROTARY LIGHTS INC is 39-1977511.

Is ROTARY LIGHTS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.

Are donations to ROTARY LIGHTS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of ROTARY LIGHTS INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ROTARY LIGHTS INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TERRY MILLER.

Who are the officers and directors of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does ROTARY LIGHTS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $499,028, expenses of $437,768 and total assets of $1,352,440 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 39-1977511

ROTARY LIGHTS INC

Tax-exempt · LA CROSSE, WI 54602

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of ROTARY LIGHTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$499,028	$437,768	$61,260	$1,352,440	$93,847	$1,258,593
June 30, 2024	990	$488,672	$399,700	$88,972	$1,286,879	$92,536	$1,194,343
June 30, 2023	990	$489,051	$306,754	$182,297	$1,167,907	$58,313	$1,109,594

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $431,085
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $32,851
Net rental income: -$1,829
Net income from sales of inventory: $30,856
Other revenue: $35,092

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $108,360
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $0
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $9,135
Occupancy: $16,454
Depreciation: $10,182
Program services (functional): $437,768

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $1,286,879
Total assets, end of year: $1,352,440
Total liabilities, end of year: $93,847
Net assets, end of year: $1,258,593
Land, buildings and equipment: $139,136
Gross receipts: $537,728
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 0
Year formed: 1997
State of legal domicile: WI

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Compensation
SHERRY SIME	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
BOB RIUTZEL	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
JIM SPENCER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
DAVE EBNER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
BETH STEMPINSKI	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
STEVE HOLMAN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
JIM WARREN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
BILL WIESJAHN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
MIKE DIVELEY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
AARON MILLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
NEIL WIESER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
BRAD JOHNSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
MARK DAHLKE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
SPENCER NIEBUR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0
MARK EIRHEIM	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	$0

6 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
BRAD QUARBERG	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0	$0
TERRY MILLER	TREASURER Officer	5	$0
BILL HOEL	SECRETARY Officer	0	$0
DEAN MCHUGH	DIRECTOR Officer	0	$0
PAT STEPHENS	PRESIDENT Officer	25	$0
JOHN WETTSTEIN	VICE PRESIDENT Officer	0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
MARK DAHLKE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
MIKE DIVELEY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
MARK ETRHEIM	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
STEVE HOLMAN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BRAD JOHNSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
DEAN MCHUGH	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
AARON MILLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
SPENCER NIEBUR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
NANCY PROCTOR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BRAD QUARBERG	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
ROBERT RIUTZEL	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BETH STEMPINSKI	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
JOE THESING	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
JIM WARREN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
NEIL WIESER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BILL HOEL	SECRETARY Officer	–	$0
TERRY MILLER	TREASURER Officer	5	$0
PAT STEPHENS	PRESIDENT Officer	25	$0
JOHN WETTSTEIN	VICE PRESIDE Officer	–	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
ROGER BJORGE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
MARK DAHLKE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
MIKE DIVELEY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
MARK ETRHEIM	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BILL HOEL	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BRAD JOHNSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
AARON MILLER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
SPENCER NIEBUR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
ARIEN O'HERON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BRAD QUARBERG	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
LYNN REYNOLDS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
JIM SPENCER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
BETH STEMPINSKI	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
JOE THESING	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
JIM WARREN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
NEIL WIESER	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	–	$0
TERRY MILLER	TREASURER Officer	5	$0
NANCY PROCTOR	SECRETARY Officer	–	$0
PAT STEPHENS	PRESIDENT Officer	25	$0
JOHN WETTSTEIN	VICE PRESIDE Officer	–	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): PO BOX 215, LA CROSSE, WI 54602-0215
In care of: % ANDREW D BRANNON
Principal officer (990 for 2024): TERRY MILLER, 27 MARKET STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54601
Signed the 990: TERRY MILLER, TREASURER
Phone: (608) 785-8153
Website: WWW.ROTARYLIGHTS.ORG
Return prepared by: ADVISORS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC

Mission

HOLIDAY LIGHTS DISPLAY AS A MEANS TO COLLECT FOOD DONATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN THE COULEE REGION.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

ROTARY LIGHTS, INC. PROVIDES A DAZZLING DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY LIGHTS, MUSIC, ANIMATED DISPLAYS, AND PERFORMANCES. STAFFING IS FROM COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. FOOD DONATIONS ARE TAKEN AT THE GATE AND ARE DONATED TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. IN 2024, OVER 310,000 FOOD ITEMS WERE COLLECTED AND DONATED. SINCE INCEPTION, OVER 5.83 MILLION FOOD ITEMS HAVE BEEN DONATED. DONATIONS OF OVER $64,000 HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOCAL 501(C)(3) GROUPS THAT ASSIST WITH THIS PROJECT. AND OVER $43,000 IN CASH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO AREA FOOD PANTRIES.
Expenses $437,768 · grants $108,360

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 39-1977511
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: 2000
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
Assets (IRS master file): $1,352,440
Income (IRS master file): $537,728

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$499,028	$437,768	$1,352,440	XML
990	June 2024	$488,672	$399,700	$1,286,879	XML
990	June 2023	$489,051	$306,754	$1,167,907	IRS
990	June 2022	$527,756	$399,171	$955,647	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2019	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS

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 39-1977511).

Questions about ROTARY LIGHTS INC

What is the EIN of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?: The employer identification number (EIN) of ROTARY LIGHTS INC is 39-1977511.
Is ROTARY LIGHTS INC tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to ROTARY LIGHTS INC tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ROTARY LIGHTS 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 ROTARY LIGHTS INC due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ROTARY LIGHTS INC last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TERRY MILLER.
Who are the officers and directors of ROTARY LIGHTS INC?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ROTARY LIGHTS INC have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $499,028, expenses of $437,768 and total assets of $1,352,440 at year end.

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