Light Up Learning Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO BEING "AHA MOMENTS" TO LIFE IN THE LIVES OF STRUGGLING LEARNERS. LIGHT UP LEARNING IS FOUNDED IN LOVE TO PASSIONATELY EXPOSE THE LIGHT INSIDE OF EVERY LEARNER, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT STRUGGLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. OUR AIM IS TO INSPIRE THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY POSSESS INSTRINSIC VALUE IN THEMSELVES AND ARE MORE THAN WHAT THEIR GRADES REPRESENT. ACKNOWLEDGING THIS, IT IS OUR MISSION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES TO EMBRACE THEIR GOD-GIVEN UNIQUENESS, REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL, AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE BY: 1. PROVIDING PROVEN AND SUSTAINABLE NILD EDUCATIONAL THERAPIES (ET) TO BREAK THROUGH THIER LIMITING BELIEFS AND COGNITIVE PROCESSING CHALLENGES; 2. CREATING AND PROVIDING SUCCESSFUL AND REPRODUCIBLE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THESE METHODOLOGIES THROUGH VARIOUS DELIVERY TOUCH POINTS (LEARNING CENTERS, DAY SCHOOLS, CAMPS, ETC.) 3. ADVOCATING FOR LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, THER
- Income
- $35,609
- Spending
- $41,587
- Reserves
- -19.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Highest pay
- $12,710, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $41,587 spent. WONDER ACADEMY AMENDED IT'S HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM TO ADDRESS NEEDS FOR MIDDLE AND/OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS THIS POPULATION APPEARED TO HAVE LESS ACCESS/TIME WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 1:1 EDUCATIONAL THERAPY AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZATION FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS WAS PRIORITIZED. WONDER ACADEMY HAD 0 STUDENT ENROLLMENTS; EDUCATIONAL THERAPY HAD A TOTAL OF 8 STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2014.
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 August 2016.
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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