2017-09-07T09:19:52-07:00 2016-12-31 MICHAEL A GORDON CPA LLC 290 S 4TH STREET COOS BAY OR 97420 990 2016-01-01 455322193 SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL SHIN 7193294919 1398 WINDMILL AVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80907 MICHAEL R GORDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7193294919 2017-08-25 true MICHAEL A GORDON CPA 5412691272 X 68.116.72.18 2017-09-07 09:19:43 PD 93524820172480063rmn 2017-09-05 P 00471E2626B288127502494367A083904F6964A3 D3310168BE0DC93D517F7127D90044D82192FA27 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MICHAEL GORDON 1398 WINDMILL AVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80907 164887 false X shininglight.co X 2012 CO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS AND RESOURCE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BREAK THE CYCLE OF INJUSTICE AND POVERTY. 7 7 3 29 0 115148 157004 0 1 2 15323 5063 130472 162069 80800 84837 0 22106 45299 0 21755 22156 34476 125062 164612 5410 -2543 20155 49755 2079 34222 18076 15533 EQUIP INDIVIDUALS AND RESOURCE false false 30415 21007 EDUCATION (EMPOWERING CHILDREN) - OVER 525 CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL TO CLASS 9 RECEIVED TOP-QUALITY, ENGLISH-MEDIUM EDUCATION THROUGH SHINING LIGHT ACADEMY (SLA) LOCATED IN GILGIT, PAKISTAN. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE FROM THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY COMMUNITY AND ATTENDED SLA ON A SCHOLARSHIP BASIS. OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ENABLED OVER 140 MINORITY CHRISTIAN CHILDREN TO ATTEND LOCAL SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SLA, FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH UNIVERSITY THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT RECEIVE AN EDUCATION. THIS HAS RESULTED IN WELL OVER A DOZEN CHRISTIAN FAMILIES THAT ARE NO LONGER LIVING IN POVERTY, HAVE BUILT THEIR OWN HOMES AND HAVE ENDED THE CURSE OF POVERTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: A) TEACHERS - OUR SLA TEACHING STAFF HAS INCREASED TO 36 WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (PRE-SCHOOL) BUILDING THAT OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2016. DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF RECRUITING EXPERIENCED CHRISTIAN TEACHERS FROM CENTRAL PAKISTAN, A NEW RECRUITING DRIVE RESULTED IN THE ACQUISITION OF EXPERIENCED TEACHERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. B) SCIENCE CENTER - CONSTRUCTION OF A SCIENCE LAB TO ACCOMODATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER, 2016. C) HIGH SCHOOL ACCREDITATION - COMPLETION OF THE SCIENCE LAB WAS THE LAST REQUIREMENT FOR RECEIVEING HIGH SCHOOL ACCREDITATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN. HIGH SCHOOL (CLASS 10) WILL START IN MAY, 2017 AFTER CLASS 9 FINAL EXAMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. D) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THIS YEAR WE EXTENDED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND SPECIAL HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR OUR PAKISTAN EMPLOYEES. JUST OVER $20,000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: I. PRIMARY EDUCATION - PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTIAN STUDENTS RECEIVED $3,000 FOR TUITION, BOOKS, UNIFORMS AND OTHER EXPENSES. MORE THAN HALF OF THE RECIPIENTS ATTEND SHINING LIGHT ACADEMY. II. SECONDARY EDUCATION - SEVEN CHRISTIAN STUDENTS (5 WOMEN) RECEIVED $12,000 FOR COLLEGE TUITION, FEES, BOOKS AND PERSONAL EXPENSES. THESE ARE THE FIRST CHRISTIAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND COLLEGE IN GILGIT, PAKISTAN AND IN THE HISTORY OF THEIR FAMILIES. SEVERAL ARE ALSO VOLUNTEERING AT SLA WITH PLANS TO BECOME EMPLOYED TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS UPON GRADUATION. III. TERTIARY (HIGHER) EDUCATION - ONE PAKISTAN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED $5,000 FOR THE FINAL YEAR OF A 2-YEAR MASTER'S PROGRAM AT FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN WITH PLANS TO RETURN TO SHINING LIGHT UPON GRADUATION. WE BELIEVE PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL BY INCREASING THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND LOYALTY OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF. E) NEW ECD BUILDING - DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR ECD (PRE-SCHOOL) EDUCATION, A NEW ECD BUILDING WITH 8 CLASSROOMS WAS CONSTRUCTED, EQUIPPED AND FURNISHED INCLUDING A LARGE PLAYGROUND. THE BUILDING OPENED IN THE SPRING OF 2016 WITH A MUCH LARGER ENROLLMENT THAN BEFORE. INCREASED CAPACITY WILL ALLOW SLA TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR. 6401 3890 5063 2) TRAINING (EMPOWERING WOMEN) - BY THE END OF 2016, OVER 500 WOMEN HAD RECEIVED SEWING, CUTTING, KNITTING, EMBROIDERY AND WOOL WEAVING SKILLS THROUGH OUR WOMEN'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER (WVTC) IN GILGIT, PAKISTAN. A SECOND WVTC WAS OPENED IN A NEARBY VILLAGE WHICH WILL DOUBLE OUR CAPACITY FOR TRAINING. THE WVTC IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES JOB/LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, URDU LITERACY, BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND GENDER EQUALITY AWARENESS FOR MOSTL 86726 59940 3) DEVELOPMENT (EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES) - THE RURAL VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RVDP) WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO REMOTE, ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN. ONE OF THE MOST OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE THE SEMI-NOMADIC GUJJARS. THEY ARE A POOR, ILLITERATE AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN. BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM, THE GUJJARS IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN HAD NOT BEEN EDUCATING GIRLS UNTIL RECENTLY. SINCE 2007, SHIN 123542 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 3 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL 7193294919 1398 WINDMILL AVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80907 X CHUCK ODEGAARD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY UBER VICE CHAIRMAN 0.30 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HORN TREASURER 0.15 X X 0 0 0 KATHY HOBBS SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LEONIE KENT MEMBER 1.15 X 0 0 0 TYLER GORDON MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE DIGGINS MEMBER 0.15 X 0 0 0 MIKE GORDON CEO 15.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 23835 133169 1543 157004 2 2 23835 7881 2818 5063 5063 162069 5063 2 84837 84837 42080 24458 10122 7500 3219 1449 1352 418 150 150 0 0 338 0 338 0 9603 3424 1222 4957 717 279 37 401 2979 1649 767 563 936 458 297 181 5136 3351 0 1785 2806 573 2175 58 1612 174 1388 50 PARTNER DEVELOPMENT 2500 88 267 2145 FUNDRAISING & PROMOTIONAL EVENTS 4459 1420 0 3039 FEES 2108 411 1052 645 SALES EXPENSES 766 766 0 0 366 55 298 13 164612 123542 19315 21755 14240 46577 1238 1151 37 4640 2027 20155 49755 2079 34222 2079 34222 X 18076 15533 18076 15533 20155 49755 -2543 X false false false X 24177 33380 72277 115148 157004 401986 24177 33380 72277 115148 157004 401986 401986 8 1 1 1 2 13 401999 26713 X 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true South Asia 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION, TRAINING, DEVLPMT 84837 0 0 0 0 84837 84837 South Asia EDU, TRAINING, DEVLP 84837 WIRE N/A N/A 1 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH SHINING LIGHT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION TO MONITOR THE USE OF ALL ASSISTANCE. A REPORT IS INCLUDED WHEN MONEY IS WIRED THAT DETAILS HOW THE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT BASED ON PROJECTS. MONTHLY UPDATES AND PROJECT SPECIFIC UPDATES ARE RECEIVED WHICH OFTEN INCLUDES PICTURES. Pt I Line 3 Col (F) ALL ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO SHINING LIGHT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IN 2016 WAS IN THE FORM OF CASH. THESE ARE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR BY COST TO THE ORGANIZATION. THERE IS NO INVESTMENT IN THE REGION. ONLY EXPENSES WHICH ARE IN THE FORM OF PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. Other THE ORGANIZATION GAVE ASSITANCE TO SHINING LIGHT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE TO ITS MISSION. SLCDO WAS FOUNDED IN PAKISTAN IN 2008. SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL WAS FOUNDED IN THE USA IN 2012 TO SUPPORT AND PARTNER WITH SLCDO. THE $84,837 GIVEN TO SLCDO WAS USED FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION STATEMENT. THE ASSISTANCE WAS USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATION IN REMOTE VILLAGES, DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMERS, CONSTRUCTION OF A SCIENCE LAB AND WOMEN'S TRAINING. DINNER AUCTION 23835 23835 3197 476 23835 23835 3197 476 3673 20162 Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4a...CONTINUED. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ATTACHED) Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4b...CONTINUED. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ATTACHED) Other FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4c...CONTINUED. (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ATTACHED) Pt VI, Line 1a THE CEO IS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER WITH NO VOTING RIGHTS. Pt VI, Line 2 MIKE GORDON, CEO, IS THE FATHER OF TYLER GORDON. THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN DISCLOSED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Pt VI, Line 11b ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND MAKE INQUIRIES AS NEEDED. Pt VI, Line 12c THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETES CONFICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. THE POLICY IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pt VI, Line 15a CURRENTLY, SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT COMPENSATE THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITIONS MENTIONED AS THEY ARE FILLED. Pt VI, Line 15b CURRENTLY, SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT COMPENSATE OFFICERS OR HAVE ANY KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITIONS AS THEY ARE FILLED. Pt VI, Line 19 SHINING LIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e INTERNET/TELEPHONE 110. 55. 42. 13. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e BOOKS/SUBSCRIPTIONS 256. 0. 256. 0.