Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Lighthouse exists to lovingly guide and support women,men and teens facing unexpected pregnancies & related concerns toward life-enhancing choices. Services include ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy,options education,prenatal/parenting education with material aid, post-abortion healing support, plus STD screening and healthy relationship programs.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $2.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $100,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.7 million spent. Lighthouse operated four centers full time in 2024 with a staff up to 32, and over 150 volunteers who donated a total of 9,757 hours of service. The fourth center, which serves as lighthouse's headquarters, opened in December 2020. A group program,"Birth of a Family", takes place here to guide parents toward marriage and stronger families. The Center's free services fall into three categories: prevention, intervention and restoration. Intervention, the primary focus, includes reaching out to those who are facing unexpected pregnancies with compassionate support to make life choices possible, and ensure parents are equipped to care for their newborns. The Center's support typically begins with an ultrasound to medically confirm pregnancy and provide parents with a loving first look at their unborn child.INTERVENTION: In 2024, Lighthouse provided 1,178 ultrasounds, along with emotional, spiritual, and material support to parents preparing to welcome a newborn. Lighthouse celebrated the births of over 674 babies to moms they served, and the Center's ongoung parenting and relationship mentoring assisted 484 parents who were alone, young, under-resourced or uninsured as they faced a challenging pregnancy. Those coming regularly to become well-prepared parents "earned" points to redeem in the Center's PREP Shoppe for baby care essentials such as diapers and wipes, clothing, and cribs. This ongoing support led to a total of 8,218 individual appointments. Most of these were with women and men who found lighthouse on the Internet or by word of mouth, with over 2,906 individuals reaching out to us through "help" calls, texts or emails. Nearly half of all our services are provided in spanish.Our Paterson Center- which opened in 2015 to serve our state's third largest and one of its most needy cities- features two strategic collaborations. The first is with RENEW Life Center, a nonprofit that subleases space with Lighthouse in Paterson to extend additional life-transforming support that helps parents overcome generational poverty. Since 2015, over 154 women and men have graduated from RENEW's "Getting Ahead and Jobs for Life" programs and have obtained significant employment or continued their education. Our shared goal for the Center is to help parents thrive-not just survive-after choosing life for their children. Another collaborative program is YoungLives Greater Paterson, an outreach that shares the hope of the gospel and practical help with teen moms. In partnership with Young Life, Lighthouse hosts pregnant and parenting teens once a month for a youth group-like Club, and for mentoring and other supportive activities. Our group has helped birth two other groups in the Tri-State area. Fathers are not forgotten as we have one full-time male staffer and a number of faithful male volunteers to mentor and encourage men to become involved, responsible dads. The Center's Hackensack location is utilized up to 5 days a week, serving a similar number of men and women to Paterson, but in half the space! Lighthouse also provides pregnancy confirmation, parenting and STD services in Wayne using donated professional office space on Hamburg Turnpike.PREVENTION: Lighthouse provides free screening for two Bacterial STDS (Chlamydia and gonorrhea) that are most prevalent among young adults. In addition to providing sexual health and sexual integrity counsel on-site, the Center's REALife Relationship and Love Training program provided interactive presentations in local schools and church youth groups, guiding over 2,700 students to healthier relationships.RESTORATION: Pregnancy loss support, and abortion recovery care groups and individual peer counseling sessions helped women and men of all ages to heal emotionally and spiritually from past abortions. In 2024, 60 individuals benefited from this support and from our new memorial wall for the unborn.NEXT STEPS: Lighthouse has been utilizing all of its new Hawthorne headquarters, including a second-floor apartment, to expand the programs and support available to under-resourced families and young or single parents taking on the challenge of raising the next generation. Our newest program, "Birth of a Family" brings together volunteer family coaches and Lighthouse parents in our Hawthorne Center every Wednesday for a meal, childcare and discussions about healthy relationships, marriage and parenting. We continue to research additional locations and services to expand our our confidential, compassionate support of those facing unexpected pregnancies. We want to do all we can to make life choices possible and build healthy families!
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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