Nonprofit · EIN 85-0842918
LANTERNS GLOBAL INC
Tax-exempt · CARPINTERIA, CA 93014
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $380,081 | $384,266 | -$4,185 | $27,702 | $36,788 | -$9,086 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $266,195 | $246,284 | $19,911 | $11,014 | $5,082 | $5,932 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,100
- Program service revenue
- $353,739
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $242
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $42,092
- Other salaries and wages
- $198,494
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $266,922
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,558
- Travel
- $42,704
- Depreciation
- $827
- Program services (functional)
- $276,699
- Management and general (functional)
- $107,567
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,014
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,702
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,788
- Net assets, end of year
- -$9,086
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,619
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$9,086
- Gross receipts
- $380,081
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUL MORENO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $21,284 |
| MEGAN MORENO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $19,383 |
| GARRETT MEADE | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTNEY CROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMIE SCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Moreno | Secretary Director Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $16,843 |
| Saul Moreno | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $16,220 |
| Brittney Crooks | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Whitney Noll | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Garrett Meade | CFO Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5425 CARPINTERIA AVE UNIT 159, CARPINTERIA, CA 93014-7010
- In care of
- % SAUL MORENO
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 5425 CARPINTERIA AVE UNIT 159, CARPINTERIA CA 930147010
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAUL MORENO, 5425 CARPINTERIA AVE UNIT 159, CARPINTERIA, CA 930147010
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Saul Moreno, 4465 El Carro Lane, Carpinteria CA 93013
- Signed the 990
- SAUL MORENO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CEO
- Phone
- (805) 314-4533
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
LANTERNS GLOBAL INC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ON A DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL BASIS. 1 CREATE AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN GENERAL EDUCATIONAL STUDIES LANGUAGES SCIENCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TO ASSIST BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS GO DEEPER IN A FIELD AND BE LIFELONG LEARNERS; 2 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SKILLS BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN LOW-INCOME AND OR MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH ECONOMIC PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL AND OR EMOTIONAL NEEDS; AND 3 DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE TEACH AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.
Program accomplishments
- CARPINTERIA CHILDREN'S FARM PROGRAMCARPINTERIA CHILDREN'S FARM PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN GENERAL EDUCATION STUDIES, LANGUAGES, SCIENCES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES TO ASSIST BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO GROW DEEPER IN A FIELD AND BE LIFELONG LEARNERS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP AND SUSTAINING HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE, TEACH, AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. THE CARPINTERIA CHILDREN'S FARM PROVIDED HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS. THE FOUR CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDED FARM TO TABLE LEARNING, EL JARDN (SPANISH IMMERSION AND GARDENING), TIDES (MARINE BIOLOGY), AND TERRAIN (OUTDOOR FOREST EDUCATION), SERVING STUDENTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL, PLACE-BASED LEARNING.Expenses $256,566 · revenue $353,739
- INDONESIA EDUCATION AND SERVICE PROGRAMTHE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND SERVICE INITIATIVES IN INDONESIA, INCLUDING PROVIDING FREE TEACHER TRAINING SEMINARS FOR RURAL EDUCATORS, FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN, AND SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RECYCLING EDUCATION AND WASTE REDUCTION PROJECTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED STRUCTURED SERVICE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN WHICH U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS TRAVELED TO INDONESIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPERVISED VOLUNTEER SERVICE, CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ASSISTING WITH VILLAGE-BASED COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND HANDS-ON SERVICE WORK, INCLUDING PHYSICAL LABOR IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL NEEDS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVED EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN INDONESIA WHILE PROMOTING GLOBAL EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE.Expenses $20,133
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0842918
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,702
- Income (IRS master file)
- $380,081
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2023 | $184,951 | $174,716 | $10,789 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Saul Moreno | September 30, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about LANTERNS GLOBAL INC
- What is the EIN of LANTERNS GLOBAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LANTERNS GLOBAL INC is 85-0842918.
- Is LANTERNS GLOBAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to LANTERNS GLOBAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LANTERNS GLOBAL 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 LANTERNS GLOBAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LANTERNS GLOBAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LANTERNS GLOBAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SAUL MORENO.
- Who are the officers and directors of LANTERNS GLOBAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $21,284 (SAUL MORENO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CEO).
- How much revenue does LANTERNS GLOBAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $380,081, expenses of $384,266 and total assets of $27,702 at year end.
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