GUIDING LIGHT FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $985K · expenses $1.0M · assets $0
- Also known as
- GUIDING LIGHT FFA
- EIN
- 86-3949124
- Address
- 15367 BONANZA RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392-2469
- Website
- guidinglightffa.org
- NTEE code
- P30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2021 (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))
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
GUIDING LIGHT FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY PROVIDES FOSTER CHILDREN WITH AN ALTERNATIVE CARING HOME WHERE THEY ARE SAFELY CARED FOR AND PROVIDED ALTERNATIVE CARING HOME WHERE THEY ARE SAFELY CARED FOR AND PROVID
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christi (former) | AVILIA | 2023-2024 | $0 | $147,157 | 1 |
| Guiding Light (former) | executive dire | 2023 | $147,157 | $147,157 | 1 |
| Guiding Light Ffa (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022 | $30,233 | $30,233 | 1 |
| Guidling Light Ffa (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022 | $30,233 | $30,233 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christi Avila | OWNER | 2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Elaine Gonzale (former) | executive dire | 2024 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTI AVILA | OWNER | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTI | AVILIA | 70 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ELAINE GONZALE | executive dire | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $294K · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTI | AVILIA | 40 | $147,157 | $0 | $0 | $147,157 | 1 |
| GUIDING LIGHT | executive dire | 40 | $147,157 | $0 | $0 | $147,157 | 1 |
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $60K · 6 employees · 1 volunteer
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDING LIGHT FFA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $30,233 | $0 | $0 | $30,233 | 1 |
| GUIDLING LIGHT FFA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $30,233 | $0 | $0 | $30,233 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $984,624 | $1,006,806 | $0 | $0 | $984,624 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $920,308 | $1,138,944 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $920,308 | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,190,477 | $1,108,934 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,190,477 | $294,314 | 2 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $296,758 | $268,203 | $75,234 | $19,352 | $2,973 | $293,688 | $60,466 | 6 | 1 |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $96 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GUIDING LIGHT FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $96 | 2023 | $43 | show |
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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 · $1,006,806 spent · pay $482,340 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $482,340 | $482,340 | - | - | 47.9% | |
| Insurance | $399,785 | $399,785 | - | - | 39.7% | |
| Fees: other services | $119,788 | $119,788 | - | - | 11.9% | |
| Travel | $4,393 | $4,393 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $375 | $375 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $125 | $125 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,006,806 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $1,138,944 spent · pay $526,241 · grants $0 · events $5,621
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $484,358 | $484,358 | - | - | 42.5% | |
| Other (as described) | PARENT REIMBURSEMENT | $444,759 | $444,759 | - | - | 39.1% |
| Other (as described) | LOAN | $50,000 | $50,000 | - | - | 4.4% |
| Insurance | $42,880 | $42,880 | - | - | 3.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $41,883 | $41,883 | - | - | 3.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $19,925 | $19,925 | - | - | 1.7% | |
| Other (as described) | RENT | $19,200 | $19,200 | - | - | 1.7% |
| Office expenses | $13,255 | $13,255 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Information technology | $11,455 | $11,455 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $5,621 | $5,621 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,180 | $3,180 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $2,128 | $2,128 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $300 | $300 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | - | $2,449 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,138,944 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $1,108,934 spent · pay $391,124 · grants $0 · events $6,304
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | PARENT REIMBURSEMENT | $559,210 | - | $559,210 | - | 50.4% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $294,314 | - | $294,314 | - | 26.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $96,310 | - | $96,310 | - | 8.7% | |
| Other (as described) | LOAN | $64,294 | - | $64,294 | - | 5.8% |
| Other (as described) | credit | $40,087 | - | $40,087 | - | 3.6% |
| Occupancy | $21,798 | - | $21,798 | - | 2.0% | |
| Insurance | $13,720 | - | $13,720 | - | 1.2% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $6,304 | $6,004 | $300 | - | 0.6% | |
| Information technology | $4,699 | - | $4,699 | - | 0.4% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $2,510 | $2,510 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Office expenses | $1,797 | - | $1,797 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | GIFTS | $1,693 | $1,693 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Fees: legal | $1,022 | - | $1,022 | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $670 | $670 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $500 | - | $500 | - | 0.0% | |
| Interest | $6 | - | $6 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,108,934 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $268,203 spent · pay $86,437 · grants $0 · events $2,386
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | PARENT REIMBURSEMENT | $129,896 | $129,896 | - | - | 48.4% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $60,466 | $48,373 | $12,093 | - | 22.5% | |
| Occupancy | $21,817 | $1,091 | $20,726 | - | 8.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $19,019 | $15,215 | $3,804 | - | 7.1% | |
| Insurance | $10,134 | $2,534 | $7,600 | - | 3.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,952 | $5,562 | $1,390 | - | 2.6% | |
| Office expenses | $5,457 | $3,229 | $2,228 | - | 2.0% | |
| Interest | $4,284 | $857 | $3,427 | - | 1.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,091 | - | $3,091 | - | 1.2% | |
| Information technology | $2,909 | $2,327 | $582 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) Event | EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES | $2,309 | $1,154 | $1,155 | - | 0.9% |
| All other expenses | $703 | - | $703 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | PROCESSING FEES | $464 | - | $464 | - | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | VICTORVILLE CITY LICENSE | $407 | - | $407 | - | 0.2% |
| Advertising and promotion | $118 | - | $118 | - | 0.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $100 | - | $100 | - | 0.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $77 | - | $77 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $268,203 | 100% |
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