ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $129K · expenses $117K · assets $38K

EIN
45-3525912
Address
15L JUNIPER RD, DERRY, NH 03038-5541
Website
WWW.ORCHIDSOFLIGHT.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Richard Geisel (its 2012 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2012 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SUPPORT NGOS FOR LT SUSTAINABILITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Richard Geisel PRESIDENT, D2013-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Steve Guion SECRETARY, B2018-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Custer BOARD MEMBER2018-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Greg Luscher DIR GLOBAL D2017-2025 3 $0 reported 1
John Briguglio BOARD MEMBER2018-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Shawn Corrigan (former) Secretary Board Member2013-2017 4 $0 reported 1
Colleen DiClaudio (former) Treasurer Board Member2014-2017 3 $0 reported 1
Christine Hallenberg (former) Board Member2014-2017 3 $0 reported 1
Julianne Beliel (former) Vice President, Director2013 25 $0 reported 1
Paul Black (former) Treasurer, Director2013 20 $0 reported 1
K Rena Whittaker (former) Director2013 10 $0 reported 1
Maria-Elana Castro (former) Director2013 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL PRESIDENT, D10 $0-- $01
STEVE GUION SECRETARY, B2 $0-- $01
STEVE CUSTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG LUSCHER DIR GLOBAL D3 $0-- $01
JOHN BRIGUGLIO BOARD MEMBER4 $0-- $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Geisel President Director10 $0-$0 $01
Steve Guion Secretary Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Steve Custer Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Greg Luscher Dir Global DevelopmentBoard Member3 $0-$0 $01
John Briguglio Board Member4 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Geisel President Director20 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Corrigan Secretary Board Member4 $0-$0 $01
Colleen DiClaudio Treasurer Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Christine Hallenberg Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Greg Luscher Director Global Development10 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Geisel President Director21 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Corrigan Secretary Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Colleen DiClaudio Treasurer Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Christine Hallenberg Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Geisel President Director21 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Corrigan Secretary Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Colleen DiClaudio Treasurer Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Christine Hallenberg Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Geisel President Director21 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Corrigan Secretary Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Colleen DiClaudio Treasurer Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Christine Hallenberg Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD GEISEL President, Director40 $0-- $01
JULIANNE BELIEL Vice President, Director25 $0-- $01
PAUL BLACK Treasurer, Director20 $0-- $01
K RENA WHITTAKER Director10 $0-- $01
MARIA-ELANA CASTRO Director10 $0-- $01
SHAWN CORRIGAN Clerk/Secretary, Director20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,284$116,745 $38,238$38,238 $129,284- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,679$59,493 $25,699$25,699 $72,679- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,148$134,869 $12,513$12,513 $105,148- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,075$90,151 $42,234$42,234 $52,075- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,484$84,883 $80,310$80,310 $102,484- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,628$116,014 $62,708$62,708 $161,628- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,831$139,004 $17,095$17,095 $77,831- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,464$92,448 $78,268$78,268 $140,464- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,056$39,238 $30,252$30,252 $58,056- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,653$24,053 $11,434$11,434 $23,653- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,251$27,580 $11,834$11,834 $21,251- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,251$86,352 $18,163$18,163 $76,251- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,835$46,184 $28,265$28,265 $68,571$0 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $36,561 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$24,450 2022$16,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC” 2024 1$2,100 2024$2,100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC” 2020 1$11 2020$11
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $116,745 spent · pay $0 · grants $89,626 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $89,626 76.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,498 22.7%
Fees to independent contractors $621 0.5%
Total$116,745100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $59,493 spent · pay $0 · grants $54,498 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $54,498 91.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,335 7.3%
Fees to independent contractors $660 1.1%
Total$59,493100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $134,869 spent · pay $0 · grants $124,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $124,580 92.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,873 5.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,416 1.8%
Total$134,869100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $90,151 spent · pay $0 · grants $89,081 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $89,081 98.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,050 1.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20 0.0%
Total$90,151100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $84,883 spent · pay $0 · grants $83,622 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $83,622 98.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,261 1.5%
Total$84,883100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $116,014 spent · pay $0 · grants $112,752 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $112,752 97.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,840 2.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $422 0.4%
Total$116,014100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $139,004 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,382 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $135,382 97.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,512 2.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $110 0.1%
Total$139,004100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $92,448 spent · pay $0 · grants $82,567 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $82,567 89.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,881 10.7%
Total$92,448100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $39,238 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,285 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,285 77.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,953 22.8%
Total$39,238100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $24,053 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,910 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $21,910 91.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,143 8.9%
Total$24,053100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $27,580 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,500 92.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,080 7.5%
Total$27,580100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $86,352 spent · pay $0 · grants $73,755 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $73,755 85.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,145 14.1%
Fees to independent contractors $252 0.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $200 0.2%
Total$86,352100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $46,184 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,048 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $45,048 97.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,136 2.5%
Total$46,184100%

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