LIGHT MY WAY CAREER DAY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $42K · expenses $38K · assets $15K

EIN
45-4548317
Address
336 CENTRAL PARK W APT 11B, NEW YORK, NY 10025-7117
Website
WWW.LIGHTMYWAY-CAREERDAY.ORG
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2015 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2015 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))
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Mission

INTRODUCE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN OF CAREER CHOICES AND GIVE THEM ACCESS TO PEOPLE IN THOSE PROFESSIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Linda Marks Katz PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR2015-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Richard B Katz TREASURER, DIRECTOR2015-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Judith Cohen SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2015-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LINDA MARKS KATZ PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B KATZ TREASURER, DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JUDITH COHEN SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2 $0-$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 ↗
$42,198$37,765 $14,533$14,533 $42,198- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,210$29,486 $10,100$10,100 $18,210- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,922$33,743 $21,376$21,376 $48,922- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,973$24,365 $6,197$6,197 $16,973- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,675$23,475 $13,589$13,589 $27,675- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,489$50,236 $9,389$9,389 $46,489- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,962$95,567 $13,136$13,136 $72,962- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,398$84,838 $35,741$35,741 $109,398- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,573$121,732 $11,181$11,181 $114,573- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,188$121,721 $18,340$18,340 $123,788$6,400 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,960$94,087 $9,873$9,873 $103,960- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $50,476 in all, tax years 2017 to 2020. 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
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$20,476 2019$20,476
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CARL MARKS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LIGHT MY WAY CAREER DAY INC” 2017-2020 4$20,000 2020$5,000
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BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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BERRS INFINITE MINDZ LEARNING PODS INCNYO50 $36,585$15,199 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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RAY DAVIS BTO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCNYO50 $46,484$40,042 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
JEWISH COALTION FOR YOUTH EDUCATION & SUPPORT JC YES INCNYO50 $33,812$77,099 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GREEN CAMPAIGN INCNYO50 $47,644$21,759 Executive Director$10,570 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH SUCCESS GLOBAL FOUNDATION INCNYO50 $35,698$35,698 TEACHER$29,050 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
MARTI YOUTH FOUNDATION INCNYO50 $46,538$54,481 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
R E A L SKILLS NETWORK INCNYO50 $33,886$66,158 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC DAF sponsor$500,0004 12017–2021 BENT ON LEARNING INC
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FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$92,4776 42013–2021 CAMP COMPASS INC; AVIATE4U INC; IVY CHILD INTERNATIONAL INC; BENT ON LEARNING INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$87,8297 52016–2024 SMILEZONE FOUNDATION USA; RISE UP INTERNATIONAL INC; SAN DIEGO MENTORS INC; BENT ON LEARNING INC and 1 more
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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 · $37,765 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $30,495 80.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,897 15.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,373 3.6%
Total$37,765100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $29,486 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,268 78.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,742 19.5%
Printing, publications, postage $476 1.6%
Total$29,486100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $33,743 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $32,710 96.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,033 3.1%
Total$33,743100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $24,365 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $24,114 99.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $251 1.0%
Total$24,365100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $23,475 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,187 98.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $288 1.2%
Total$23,475100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $50,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $48,485 96.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,751 3.5%
Total$50,236100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $95,567 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $83,678 87.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,874 12.4%
Printing, publications, postage $15 0.0%
Total$95,567100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $84,838 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $81,154 95.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,684 4.3%
Total$84,838100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $121,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $114,556 94.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,582 5.4%
Printing, publications, postage $594 0.5%
Total$121,732100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $121,721 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $113,046 92.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,660 5.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,015 1.7%
Total$121,721100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $94,087 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $86,012 91.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,680 5.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,110 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $285 0.3%
Total$94,087100%

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