Nonprofit · EIN 83-2213339
BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · TEMPE, AZ 85285
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $56,355 | $57,016 | -$661 | $3,402 | – | $3,402 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $33,384 | $39,235 | -$5,851 | $4,063 | – | $4,063 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $34,867 | $41,042 | -$6,175 | $9,914 | – | $9,914 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $56,355
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $28,032
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $29,956
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,212
- Printing, publications and postage
- $233
- Other expenses
- $25,615
- Program services (functional)
- $44,616
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,063
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,402
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,402
- Cash, savings and investments
- $3,402
- Gross receipts
- $56,355
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth McKee Hoffman | President | 40 | $28,032 |
| Patti Johnson Smith | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Steven C Southern | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Pierson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| George Yvonne Sizemore | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alva Galera | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth McKee Hoffman | President | 40 | $20,400 |
| Traci Barnes | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie O'Brien | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Johnson Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
| George Yvonne Sizemore | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth McKee Hoffman | President | 20 | $20,400 |
| Traci Barnes | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie O'Brien | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Johnson Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
| George Yvonne Sizemore | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 26189, TEMPE, AZ 85285-6189
- In care of
- % RUTH MCKEE HOFFMAN
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Ruth, McKee Hoffman
Mission
Trauma-informed recovery programs for incarcerated women and survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.
Program accomplishments
- This program provides a team of trauma-trained women in ministry to serve in Arizona State Prison every week to provide trauma-informed church services in the most under-served sections of Perryville womens prison. We go where others are not serving including the Mental Health Units inside the Perryville Prison in addition to Lumley and San Pedro prison units. We provide a place where women in prison can feel safe accepted loved valued and heard. It is only from a place of safety and compassion that someone will take the risk of making real changes from the inside out: life transformation and break the generational patterns that held them back for so long and be successful integrating into community on the outside. Total of 2,158 incarcerated women served inside Arizona State Prison Perryville.Expenses $24,925
- Trauma-informed Recovery Programs for vulnerable women including human trafficking survivors in Arizona. 98 programs were provided with a total of 1784 women receiving programs in 2025.Expenses $5,991
- Spiritual life conference in India for 3 days including rental of facilities. Attendance exceeding 900 adults. In addition we provided a kids camp lasting 4 days with over 300 children attending.Expenses $13,700
- Provide sponsorship for Elderly Home to serve abandoned elderly in India. Monthly provisions include housing food cook clothes care-giver doctor-on-call and medicines as needed.
- Provide food and clothing for 13 rural villages in poverty in South India plus food and water for victims of the September 2024 flood in Vijayawada.
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-2213339
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,402
- Income (IRS master file)
- $56,355
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $56,355 | $57,016 | $3,402 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $33,384 | $39,235 | $4,063 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $34,867 | $41,042 | $9,914 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 83-2213339).
Questions about BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL is 83-2213339.
- Is BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL 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 BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL 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 BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $28,032 (Ruth McKee Hoffman, President).
- How much revenue does BRILLIANT LIGHT INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $56,355, expenses of $57,016 and total assets of $3,402 at year end.
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