LION OF LIGHT MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- LION OF LIGHT MINISTRIES INC (EIN 45-5346352)
- Tax period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-05-04
- IRS object ID
- 201731249349201023
- Schema version
- 2016v3.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-05-04T16:38:59-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 570994582 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BLACKWELL S TAX SERVICE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O BOX 193 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | FORT MILL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | SC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 297160193 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2016-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 455346352 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LION OF LIGHT MINISTRIES INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | LION | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O BOX 580 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | PINEVILLE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 28134 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | CHARLES S POWELL | PersonNm |
| Person Title | PRESIDENT | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9073945585 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2017-05-03 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | MICHAEL W CHASE | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00349581 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8035471956 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2017-05-04 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 67.197.114.231 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 2017-05-04 | IPDt |
| IP Tm | 16:41:22 | IPTm |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 57285520171245x4v5tx | FederalOriginalSubmissionId |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 2017-05-04 | FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt |
| Filing License Type | P | FilingLicenseTypeCd |
| At Submission Creation Device Id | 5B6E40BD96D39D247272C4BA669DC760F2C21ACC | AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId |
| At Submission Filing Device Id | 5B6E40BD96D39D247272C4BA669DC760F2C21ACC | AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2016 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $117,356 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $115,368 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $1,988 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $1,385 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $603 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $115,971 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $43,097 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $24,422 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $5,616 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $866 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $51,904 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $125,905 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$9,934 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -$3,484 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -$13,418 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,831 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,604 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,831 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,604 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $5,315 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $19,022 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -$3,484 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | -$13,418 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | RELIGIOUS | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | DURING 2016 CHURCH SERVICES SERVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND PRESENTED GODS GOOD NEWS WITH EVIDENCE TO SHOW HE WANTS TO HELP AND BLESS THEM | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $125,907 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $125,907 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | CHARLES S POWELL | PersonNm |
| Title | PRESIDENT | TitleTxt |
| Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos | 45.00 | AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt |
| Compensation | $22,255 | CompensationAmt |
| Employee Benefit Program | $0 | EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
| Expense Account Other Allwnc | $20,842 | ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | CHARLES S POWELL | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 291 EMBASSY DRIVE APT 302 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | FORT MILL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | SC | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 29715 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8035479612 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Church | Yes (X) | ChurchInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTBANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 2,373STATE REGISTRATION FEE 30TRAVEL 14,004COMMUNICATIONS 2,090INTEREST EXPENSE 2,254SUPPLIES 2,469EDUCATION AND TRAINING 33EQUIPMENT 2,588OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,356CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 12,455PROGRAM EXPENSES 640MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 7,485SECTION 179 DEPRECIATION ELECTION 1,017OTHER CASH EXPENSES 2,112ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT (2) |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARCREDIT CARD PAYABLE 5,315 19,022 |
Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation
Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | CHARLES S POWELL | PersonNm |
| Short Explanation | COMPENSATION FOR TIME AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE | ShortExplanationTxt |
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