FIRST LIGHT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $168K · expenses $170K · assets $104K

EIN
46-3637808
Address
700 EVERGREEN LOOP, REEDSPORT, OR 97467-1907
NTEE code
P99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (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
STEPHANIE STIELER (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

WE WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, MINISTRIES, AND GENERAL PUBLIC. PROVIDING SERVICES TO HELP THEM GROW.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Stephanie Stieler PRESIDENT2015-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Wilfred White SECRETRAY2025 1 $0 reported 1
Judy Grenz PRESIDENT2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ron Earl DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Betty Bishop DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
James Purol (former) VICE PRESIDENT2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Aurora Gomez (former) TREASURER2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Carol Petty (former) SECRETARY2015-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Auror Gomez (former) TREASURER2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
WILFRED WHITE SECRETRAY1 $0$0$0 $01
JUDY GRENZ PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
RON EARL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BETTY BISHOP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-$0 $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
AUROR GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-- $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHANIE STIELER PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
JAMES PUROL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
AURORA GOMEZ TREASURER5 $0-- $01
CAROL PETTY SECRETARY5 $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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,513$169,704 $103,856$22,401 $167,513$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,472$132,708 $106,047$24,592 $129,472$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$205,868$212,872 $113,013$29,279 $205,868$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$281,360$281,360 $117,892$30,537 $281,360$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,195$199,195 $373,269$285,269 $199,195- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,973$152,649 $285,269$285,269 $199,973- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,237$155,943 $237,945$237,945 $194,237- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,076$15,010 $199,651$199,651 $133,516- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,548$42,743 $80,585$80,585 $57,548- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,063$28,757 $76,473$76,473 $77,063- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,696$27,541 $28,167$28,167 $55,696- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$693,31926 142016–2024 INTERPLANETARY HELP DESK; 5 STAR LEGACY FOUNDATION; CELSO & MARIA WHITE FAMILY FOUNDATION; AMERICAN FRIENDS-INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ISRAEL MOVEMENT INC and 10 more
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$494,6087 22015–2023 FREE GENERATION INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM FROM ENSLAVEMENT AND EXPLO; CJ3 FOUNDATION
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OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$388,0007 22017–2024 REBUILDING TOGETHER ROGUE VALLEY; CENTER FOR AFRICAN HEALTH AND EDUCATION
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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 990 · $169,704 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $136,916$136,916-- 80.7%
All other expenses $7,823$7,823-- 4.6%
Office expenses $7,687$7,687-- 4.5%
Other (as described)MAINTENANCE EXPENSES $5,865$5,865-- 3.5%
Other (as described)FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT $5,347$5,347-- 3.2%
Insurance $3,801$3,801-- 2.2%
Other (as described)CASH DONATIONS $1,226$1,226-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,000$1,000-- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGE $39$39-- 0.0%
Total$169,704100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $132,708 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $105,921$105,921-- 79.8%
All other expenses $9,187$9,187-- 6.9%
Office expenses $5,866$5,866-- 4.4%
Interest $4,021$4,021-- 3.0%
Insurance $3,146$3,146-- 2.4%
Other (as described)FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT $2,938$2,938-- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $1,000$1,000-- 0.8%
Other (as described)REPAIR & MAINTENANCE $628$628-- 0.5%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGE $1$1-- 0.0%
Total$132,708100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $212,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $180,503$180,503-- 84.8%
Office expenses $8,292$8,292-- 3.9%
All other expenses $7,063$7,063-- 3.3%
Interest $4,384$4,384-- 2.1%
Other (as described)FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT $3,630$3,630-- 1.7%
Insurance $3,134$3,134-- 1.5%
Travel $2,928$2,928-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,370$1,370-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $535$535-- 0.3%
Other (as described)AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES $470$470-- 0.2%
Other (as described)REPAIR & MAINTENANCE $438$438-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $100$100-- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGE $25$25-- 0.0%
Total$212,872100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $281,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $432
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Benefits paid to members $243,852$243,852-- 86.7%
All other expenses $15,929$15,929-- 5.7%
Other (as described)FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT $9,068$9,068-- 3.2%
Interest $4,214$4,214-- 1.5%
Travel $3,212$3,212-- 1.1%
Office expenses $2,213$2,213-- 0.8%
Insurance $1,414$1,414-- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $432$432-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $425$425-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $255$255-- 0.1%
Other (as described)AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE $186$186-- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGE $129$129-- 0.0%
Other (as described)COMP & TECH EXPENSE $31$31-- 0.0%
Total$281,360100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $199,195 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $160,491 80.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,908 12.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,007 3.0%
Fees to independent contractors $5,040 2.5%
Printing, publications, postage $3,749 1.9%
Total$199,195100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $152,649 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $129,081 84.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,877 10.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,900 2.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,883 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $908 0.6%
Total$152,649100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $155,943 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $148,896 95.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,537 3.6%
Fees to independent contractors $850 0.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $660 0.4%
Total$155,943100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $15,010 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $8,444 56.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,383 29.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,473 9.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $410 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $300 2.0%
Total$15,010100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $42,743 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $27,181 63.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,484 26.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,160 5.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,750 4.1%
Printing, publications, postage $168 0.4%
Total$42,743100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $28,757 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,715 85.9%
Benefits paid to members $1,917 6.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,045 3.6%
Fees to independent contractors $675 2.3%
Printing, publications, postage $405 1.4%
Total$28,757100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $27,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,924 50.6%
Fees to independent contractors $12,775 46.4%
Benefits paid to members $589 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $253 0.9%
Total$27,541100%

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