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Salt and Light Leadership Training Inc

EIN 45-1684004 · Oklahoma City, OK

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF SALT AND LIGHT LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOUNDATION INC (SALLT) IS TO TRAIN LEADERS AND FUTURE LEADERS TO BE SALT AND LIGHT BY HELPING THEM IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, BY UNDERSTANDING GOD'S PURPOSEFULNESS IN CALLING THEM AS LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND BY HELPING THEM CLARIFY HOW TO BEST WALK OUT THAT CALLING. SECOND, TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT ALL HUMANS POSSESS A WORLDVIEW THAT INFLUENCES HOW THEY EXPRESS THEIR LIVES. AS CHRISTIANS, OUR GOAL IS FOR OUR WORLDVIEW TO COME INTO CONFORMITY WITH THAT OF JESUS CHRIST AND THUS SALLT HELPS LEADERS CREATE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. THIRD, BY HELPING THESE LEADERS TO THINK STRATEGICALLY AND WORK IN UNITY TOWARD INFLUENCING THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THE LOVE OF GOD. SALLT HELPS CHRISTIAN LEADERS TO FULLY WALK OUT GOD'S PLAN FOR THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

Income
$319,980
Spending
$436,327
Spent on programs
66%
Reserves
5.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Employees
4
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$101,510, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    66% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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. $288,913 spent. APPROXIMATELY FIFTY LEADERS FROM VARIOUS WALKS OF LIFE PARTICIPATE IN AN EIGHT SESSION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THEIR COMMUNITY. THE VISION IS TO CULTIVATE PERPETUATING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL CHRISTIAN LAY LEADERSHIP WILLING TO BE BOTH 'ELDERS AT THE GATES AND 'WATCHMEN ON THE WALL; MEN AND WOMEN COMMITTED TO INFLUENCING THE CULTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR JESUS CHRIST. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LEADERS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO MAKE A POSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND IN TURN, COMMUNITIES FIND THEMSELVES HEALTHIER, SAFER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE PLACES TO LIVE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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