LEARNING LIGHTHOUSE

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Retrieved 2026-11-07; covers tax years 2024–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $106K · expenses $108K · assets $26K

EIN
33-2495842
Address
1251 E BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OH 43205-1404
Website
HTTPS://WWW.LEARNINGLIGHTHOUSEOHIO.ORG
NTEE code
B19 Nonmonetary Support N.E.C. (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2025 (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

LEARNING LIGHTHOUSE SEEKS TO EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO PROMOTE SUCCESS IN EVERY CLASSROOM BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FOSTERING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH LITERACY TO CREATE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: EDUCATION AND LEARNING.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Melissa Cropper PRESIDENT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Lisa Gray TREASURER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Downing SECRETARY2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA CROPPER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
LISA GRAY TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE DOWNING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA CROPPER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
LISA GRAY TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE DOWNING SECRETARY1 $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 2026-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,907$108,027 $26,150$26,150 $105,907- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,093$115,823 $28,270$28,270 $144,093- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $75,000 in all, tax years 2024 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS $75,0001 $75,0002024 2024 Public charity Fuzzy filed as “LEARNING LIGHTHOUSE”
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LAURA AND ALVIN SIEGAL COLLEGE OF JUDAIC STUDIES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATOHB19 $150,723$27,775 TREASURER THRU 6/30/2025$340,473 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
GOLDEN CIPHERSOHB19 $116,132$185,715 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$33,120 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
VAN WERT HIGH SCHOOL BAND PARENTSOHB19 $100,340$86,662 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN LEGION 44 MEMORIAL FUND INCOHB19 $148,312$67,075 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY PTOOHB19 $53,023$91,969 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVER VALLEY ATHLETIC BOOSTERSOHB19 $102,113$90,981 President$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
LOOK MA NO HANDS ORGANIZATIONOHB19 $57,635$106,445 President$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
TORONTO BAND PARENTSOHB19 $59,586$47,153 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
THE PADUA CENTEROHB19 $178,823$128,857 OFFICER$18,000 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, same state
LEARNING ONE TO ONE FOUNDATION INCFLB19 $78,242$89,619 CEO, VP, CFO$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
AGILE LEARNING CENTER OF NEW ORLEANSLAB19 $67,239$93,714 Director$35,636 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
POSITIVE CHARACTER GIRLS INCINB19 $124,263$117,604 Executive Director$18,000 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, similar mission
DISTRICT 128 FOUNDATION FOR LEARNINGILB19 $59,708$56,894 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION INCNYB19 $189,200$164,872 MEMBER AT LARGE$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ELEAZAR WHEELOCK HOUSE INCNHB19 $154,112$263,805 Chair$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
TEACHER REUSETXB19 $99,981$47,633 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
LEADERSHIP SAISDTXB19 $126,452$117,940 EXECUTIVE DI$85,064 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
NW LABORERS UNITED TRAINING CENTERWAB19 $120,000$122 SEC/TREAS$364,313 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL BOOSTERSNHB19 $75,565$61,907 President$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
LM VINTNERS INCMIB19 $126,600$67,036 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TECHNOLOGYTNB19 $87,930$123,341 PRES/SECY$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
SR2 FUTURE LEADERSILB19 $123,571$106,824 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
SUHRA INCNYB19 $77,443$55,011 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR IOWAIAB19 $127,039$233,413 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x
FOOD FOR THOUGHT OJAICAB19 $68,433$102,347 Director$39,995 Same NTEE code B19, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND $4,589,19814 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 LAURA AND ALVIN SIEGAL COLLEGE OF JUDAIC STUDIES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDAT
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $1,193,3008 3DAF sponsor2016–2024 WFB FOUNDATION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION INC; ACADEMY ON CAPITALISM AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION; SNO-ISLE SKILLS CENTER FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $1,015,67642 14DAF sponsor2016–2024 ELEAZAR WHEELOCK HOUSE INC; LAKESHORE FOUNDATION; ENGAGE GLOBALLY; ARLINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC and 10 more
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION $1,000,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 URBAN LIBRARIANS UNITE INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $602,97530 10DAF sponsor2014–2024 ACADEMY ON CAPITALISM AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION; ARLINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC; LOOK MA NO HANDS ORGANIZATION; EAGLE FORUM FOUNDATION and 6 more
SERVANT FOUNDATION $326,5003 1DAF sponsor2021–2023 HOPE UNITED INC
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THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION $279,0106 2DAF sponsor2021–2024 CORPORATE INTERNSHIP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE; AGILE LEARNING CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS
FORGOOD INC $276,48618 5DAF sponsor2015–2024 ENGAGE GLOBALLY; YALE ALUMNI NONPROFIT ALLIANCE INC; DISTRICT 128 FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING; RICHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS and 1 more
DENVER FOUNDATION $253,5002 2DAF sponsor2019–2023 EDUCATION QUALITY OUTCOMES STANDARDS INC; MONTESSORI COLLECTIVE
GREATER HARTFORD GIVES FOUNDATION $190,0003 1DAF sponsor2021–2023 STUDENT LOAN FUND INC
GREATER HORIZONS $187,5005 1DAF sponsor2014–2019 LAKESHORE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $184,66622 8DAF sponsor2019–2025 ENGAGE GLOBALLY; KINGS MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATED PARENTS INC; FERNBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC; DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC and 4 more
THE MARISLA FOUNDATION $175,0005 1Private foundation2020–2024 FOOD FOR THOUGHT OJAI

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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 · $108,027 spent · pay $75,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,000 69.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,171 25.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,856 5.4%
Total$108,027100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $115,823 spent · pay $100,343 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $100,343 86.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,480 13.4%
Total$115,823100%

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