MAKE IT LIGHT

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $41K · assets $92K

EIN
54-2073253
Address
3745 SE 317TH AVE, TROUTDALE, OR 97060-9401
Website
makeitlight.org
NTEE code
L99 Housing, Shelter N.E.C. (Housing and Shelter) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2007 (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))
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Mission

We provide the highest possible quality of life to physically mentally emotionally or medically disabled children and adults for their entire lives.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Eunice Phillipi (former) Honorary President in Perpetuity2010-2022 $0$45,500 1
Kara Unger (former) DIRECTOR2010 $40,308$40,308 1
James Unger (former) PRESIDENT2010 $37,917$37,917 1
Timothy Unger (former) Managing Director2010-2020 $0$25,277 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Tim Unger Managing Director2021-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Paul Adams Secretary2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Marley Bower Director2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kennedy Grandi-Smith Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Tricia Ruel (former) director2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Tricia Rule (former) DIRECTOR2010 4 $0 reported 1
Joan Sage (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Soyster (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tim Unger Managing Director4 $0-$0 $01
Paul Adams Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Marley Bower Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kennedy Grandi-Smith Director1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tim Unger managing director4 $0-$0 $01
Paul Adams secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Marley Bower director1 $0-$0 $01
Kennedy Grandi-Smith director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tim Unger managing director4 $0$0$0 $01
Tricia Ruel director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Adams Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Marley Bower director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tim Unger managing director4 $0$0$0 $01
Eunice Phillipi Honorary President in Perpetuity0 $0$0$0 $01
Tricia Ruel director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Adams Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Marley Bower director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tim Unger managing director4 $0$0$0 $01
Eunice Phillipi Honorary President in Perpetuity0 $0$0$0 $01
Tricia Ruel director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Adams Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Marley Bower director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Timothy Unger Managing Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Eunice Phillipi Honorary president in perpetuity0 $0$0$0 $01
Tricia Ruel director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Adams secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Marley Bower director1 $0$0$0 $01
2010 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $149K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EUNICE PHILLIPI DIRECTOR3 $45,500$0$0 $45,5001
KARA UNGER DIRECTOR2 $40,308$0$0 $40,3081
JAMES UNGER PRESIDENT2 $37,917$0$0 $37,9171
TIMOTHY L UNGER MANAGING DIRECTOR (SECRETARY)4 $25,277$0$0 $25,2771
TRICIA RULE DIRECTOR4 $0$0$0 $01
JOAN SAGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA SOYSTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2022 · 1 contractor · $0
NameLocationServicePaid
none$0
2021 · 1 contractor · $0
NameLocationServicePaid
none$0

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 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,816$41,315 $91,977$91,977 $3,000$53,816 ---
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,816$41,315 $91,974$91,974 $3,000$53,816 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,951$6,960 $76,473$76,473 $5,000$41,951 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,186$33,083 $977,340$977,340 $986$31,200 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,845$29,068 $877,940$877,940 $6,000$24,845 $004
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,322$89,558 $1,077,476$876,163 $0$63,322 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,120$72,713 $1,060,598$852,154 $1,000$86,120 $005
2010 · Form 990 period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$399,370$399,158 $991,185$631,519 $1,370$398,000 $149,00204

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,730 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
JOSEPH P TENNANT CHARITABLE FUND $2,5001 $2,5002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAKE IT LIGHT”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $2303 $402023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAKE IT LIGHT”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
HAND UP PROJECTORL99 $112,347$129,858 Board member$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x, same state
ECMRRC INCORL99 $34,705$34,236 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x, same state
HARBOR LIGHTS HOUSINGMEL99 $62,858$72,840 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
LIFE CONCEPTS INDEPENDENT LIVING II INCFLL99 $68,514$69,528 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$373,686 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MOBILE SHARED LIVING INCALL99 $41,424$52,803 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
SPRING PLACE INCMDL99 $83,912$124,603 SVP & CFO$760,086 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
SPECTRUM HAWORTH HOME INCNJL99 $84,408$92,543 PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 10/31/2025)$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
OLDETOWNE HOMES INCMDL99 $73,868$102,050 SVP & CFO$760,086 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MOBILE COMMUNITY LIVING INCALL99 $34,872$41,838 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
HICKERNELL HOMES INCMDL99 $107,321$164,521 SVP & CFO$760,086 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
HELMS MANORCAL99 $103,965$135,532 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
SPECTRUM MAYWOOD HOME INCNJL99 $74,378$90,443 PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 10/31/2025)$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
21 BEECHTREE INCNJL99 $35,300$40,353 VICE PRES$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
HARDING HOUSING INCNJL99 $37,382$69,230 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$205,453 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MEDINA CREATIVE LIVING III INCOHL99 $111,520$146,735 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MORROW INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES INCOHL99 $54,080$63,132 Board-Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MENS SOBER HOUSE OF LUFKIN INCTXL99 $37,830$37,797 President$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
HAWTHORN FOUNDATION I INCMAL99 $65,128$70,602 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
SATILLA SOLUTIONS INCGAL99 $52,066$56,671 CFO$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MALTA INCCTL99 $35,939$41,429 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MAC MINERAL RENTALS INCLAL99 $65,737$68,710 PRES$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
VALLEY OF THE SUN SCHOOL PROPERTIES THREEAZL99 $93,720$146,445 Director$326,586 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
CALL OF MOLO INCMAL99 $41,553$45,953 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
MANTLE HOUSE MISSIONPAL99 $52,477$45,736 President$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x
HCO INVESTMENTS INCMNL99 $86,481$95,641 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code L99, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
TENACRE FOUNDATION $841,3832 1Private foundation2020–2022 REDWOOD COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS INC
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $231,17013 2DAF sponsor2012–2024 ALTERNATIVE EFFORTS CENTER OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INC; OPERATION NORTHERN COMFORT
MARK PAUL TERK CHARITABLE TR $140,0002 1Private foundation2013–2014 AMERICAN SUNRISE-A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BUILDER
TIDES FOUNDATION $105,0002 1DAF sponsor2019–2022 THURSTON HOUSING LAND TRUST
A J SCHWARTZE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $102,0006 1Private foundation2019–2024 WESTPHALIA SENIOR CITIZENS COMPLEX INC
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $86,0004 1DAF sponsor2015–2020 WATERVILLE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $77,0004 1DAF sponsor2021–2024 HAND UP PROJECT
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $71,5008 1DAF sponsor2009–2023 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADER EASIER
ELIZABETH K GALEANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $46,6494 1Private foundation2022–2025 HAVEN PLACE
THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING $45,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 HAVEN PLACE
BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $44,1492 1DAF sponsor2023–2024 COMMON ROOTS HOUSING TRUST
DUFFY FAMILY CHRISTIAN FUND $38,0002 1Private foundation2017–2018 TIH MINISTRIES INC
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $32,5004 1DAF sponsor2020–2022 RHODE ISLAND MINORITY ELDER TASK FORCE INC
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $29,1504 1DAF sponsor2012–2013 AMERICAN SUNRISE-A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BUILDER
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $28,2003 3DAF sponsor2019–2024 AMERICAN SUNRISE-A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BUILDER; THURSTON HOUSING LAND TRUST; RYAN HOUSE PROJECT

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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 · $41,315 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,315 100.0%
Total$41,315100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $6,960 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,960 100.0%
Total$6,960100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $33,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $21,337$19,289$2,048$0 64.5%
Other (as described)transportation $5,299$5,299$0$0 16.0%
Office expenses $2,106$1,874$232$0 6.4%
Insurance $1,958$1,743$215$0 5.9%
Other (as described)supplies $1,594$1,594$0$0 4.8%
Information technology $398$398$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)training $391$391$0$0 1.2%
Total$33,083100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $29,068 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $8,876$8,412$464$0 30.5%
Other (as described)transportation $8,720$8,720$0$0 30.0%
Other (as described)program expense $6,477$6,477$0$0 22.3%
Other (as described)property tax $2,101$2,101$0$0 7.2%
Insurance $1,921$1,536$385$0 6.6%
Office expenses $646$0$646$0 2.2%
Other (as described)utilities $327$327$0$0 1.1%
Total$29,068100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $89,558 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $70,253$70,253$0$0 78.4%
Interest $9,560$8,604$956$0 10.7%
Other (as described)tranportation $3,954$3,954$0$0 4.4%
Insurance $2,631$2,368$263$0 2.9%
Other (as described)utilities $1,949$1,754$195$0 2.2%
Office expenses $1,211$0$1,211$0 1.4%
Total$89,558100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $72,713 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $36,955$33,260$3,695$0 50.8%
Occupancy $12,374$11,136$1,238- 17.0%
Other (as described)utilities $10,297$9,267$1,030- 14.2%
Other (as described)transportation $9,890$9,890$0- 13.6%
Insurance $2,054$1,849$205- 2.8%
Office expenses $1,143-$1,143- 1.6%
Total$72,713100%

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2010 · Form 990 · $399,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,536
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $252,836$252,836-- 63.3%
Interest $53,924$48,548$5,376- 13.5%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $40,709$40,709-- 10.2%
Occupancy $16,350$14,715$1,635- 4.1%
Depreciation and depletion $15,863$15,863-- 4.0%
Office expenses $6,214$5,593$621- 1.6%
Insurance $4,431$4,044$387- 1.1%
Other (as described)VEHICLE $4,201$4,201-- 1.1%
Travel $1,536$1,536-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,536$1,536-- 0.4%
Other (as described)UNION DUES $686-$686- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $463$416$47- 0.1%
Fees: legal $260$234$26- 0.1%
Information technology $149$134$15- 0.0%
Total$399,158100%

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