Light to the Nations Fellowship 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
TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
- Income
- $120,456
- Spending
- $125,805
- Reserves
- -3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $64,092, pres/chair/d
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
Weak: 11 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 207% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
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 (2)
- $79,123 spent. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP, INC. CONTINUES TO MINISTER THE LOVE AND GOSPEL OF JESUS THROUGH CONDUCTING THREE SEPARATE PRESCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF SOUTHERN ASIA. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP, INC. ALSO PREACHES, TEACHES, AND DOES DISCIPLESHIP AND CHURCH PLANTING ONLINE AND OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA UNDER "DOING BUSINESS AS- OR THE "FICTITIOUS NAME" OF THE LOVE REVOLUTION. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP IS FULFILLING ITS PURPOSES IN SOUTHERN ASIA AND HAS BEEN THERE SINCE IT STARTED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: 1. PROJECT 1 AND 3 SLUM SCHOOL AND COACHING CENTER INSIDE THE SLUM OF GIRDHARIPURA, JAIPUR, INDIA - BASEMENT SCHOOL (PROJECT 1) AND UPPER ROOM SCHOOL (PROJECT 3) THESE SCHOOL PROJECTS CONTINUE TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, OFFERING A HIGH-QUALITY FREE PRESCHOOL AND COACHING CENTER WITH CURRICULUM WRITTEN AND DESIGNED BY REV. SARAH URICH AS WELL AS TRAINING TO THE STAFF MONTHLY AND OR BI- MONTHLY ZOOM CONFERENCE CALLS. REV. JOHN URICH DIRECTS THE PROJECTS WITH REGULAR VIDEO CALLS WITH PASTOR JOB SUBHASH WHO IS OUR LOCAL OVERSEER. THE MAJORITY OF THE FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN IN THE LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP'S PROGRAMS ARE DAILY WAGE EARNERS AND STREET SWEEPERS, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE HIRED IN THE MORNING AND PAID IN THE EVENING FOR A DAY OF WORK. WITH RISING PRICES OF FOOD AND RENTS AND NO WAGE INCREASES, THE STRUGGLE TO EDUCATE AND FEED THEIR CHILDREN HAS BECOME EVEN GREATER. THE COMMUNITY IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP'S FREE SCHOOLING FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND A FREE HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEAL EACH SCHOOL DAY. LNF SERVED AROUND SIXTY CHILDREN EACH MONTH IN THIS SLUM, WITH FAMILY OUTREACH AND CARE WHICH ALSO TOUCHES AROUND 150 PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 2. PROJECT 2 SLUM SCHOOL AND COACHING CENTER INSIDE THE SLUM OF JHALANA DOONGRI, JAIPUR INDIA THIS SCHOOL HAS THE SAME PROGRAM FORMAT AS PROJECT 1, WITH A PRESCHOOL AND COACHING CENTER. AS DESCRIBED FOR PROJECT 1 ABOVE, PROJECT 2 FOLLOWED THE SAME FORMAT OF PRESCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS AND COACHING OLDER STUDENTS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEAL EACH SCHOOL DAY. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY ALSO ARE DAILY WAGE EARNERS AND SIMILAR NEEDY FAMILIES. THIS COMMUNITY ALSO WAS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE AID OF LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP, THE LOVE OF THE STAFF, AND THE HOPE WHICH THEY RECEIVE FROM OUR PROGRAM IN THEIR UNEDUCATED AND UNDERFUNDED AREA. THEY ESPECIALLY VOICE THEIR GRATITUDE FOR THE KINDNESS OF THE TEACHERS AND THE LIFE LESSONS THEY PROVIDE TO THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS DURING THE PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS HELD BY PASTOR JOB SUBHASH. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP SERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 CHILDREN EACH MONTH, WITH FAMILY OUTREACH AND CARE ALSO THAT TOUCHES AROUND 80 PARENTS AND THEIR OTHER CHILDREN AS WELL. 3. IN DECEMBER 2024, EACH SCHOOL PROVIDED NEW SWEATERS FOR EACH STUDENT IN EACH PROJECT AND A BAG OF ESSENTIAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND SNACK BAGS FOR EACH STUDENT AND FAMILY MEMBER.
- $19,090 spent. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP CONTINUES ITS GOSPEL OUTREACH AND CHURCH WORK FROM ITS OFFICE AND VIDEO RECORDING STUDIO IN NASHVILLE, TN. LNF CONTINUED ONLINE CHURCH SERVICES EACH SUNDAY AS A MINISTRY OF LNF'S "DOING BUSINESS AS- OR "FICTITIOUS NAME" OF THE LOVE REVOLUTION. LNF ALSO CONTINUED TO BUILD ITS OUTREACH (DIGITAL EVANGELISM) ONLINE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS NEW WEBSITE "THE LOVE REVOLUTION.NET" WHICH CONTAINS WRITTEN HELPS AND TEACHINGS AND VIDEO CHURCH TEACHINGS, TRAININGS, DISCIPLESHIP, AND THE GOSPEL. REV. JOHN AND REV. SARAH WRITE, RECORD, EDIT, AND POST CHRISTIAN BASED MESSAGES ON THESE PLATFORMS EACH WEEK FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING GOD. THE GOAL OF THIS OUTREACH IS TO HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES INCLUDING GEN Z WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH LIFE MORE THAN ANY OTHER GENERATION TO DATE. OUR AIM IS TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS WITH THEM AND HELP THEM WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS TO GROW INTO HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS. HELPING UNDEREDUCATED AND UNDERFUNDED AREAS IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP BEGAN A GEN Z ONLINE MENTORING GROUP ON SATURDAY EVENINGS AND A MEN'S MENTORING GROUP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD IN A DISCUSSION FORMAT WITH THE BIBLE AND CHRISTIAN MENTORING BOOKS THAT BUILD YOUNG MEN. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP ALSO CONTINUES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND SERVE ALONGSIDE OTHER MINISTRIES OF NASHVILLE LIKE FAMILY AFFAIR MINISTRIES OF NASHVILLE TO MINISTER TO THE NEEDY AND NEXT GENERATIONS MINISTRIES REACHING AND MENTORING GEN Z IN THE LORD. LNF IS ALSO ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH A MEN'S PRARYER AND FELLOWSHIP TABLE ON TUESDAY MORNINGS, AND LARGER NASHVILLE MINISTRY GROUPS, AND OUTREACHES IN NASHVILLE. LNF IS ALSO VERY INVOLVED WITH KING'S HILL HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR TAKING TURNS LEADING A CITY-WIDE PRAYER MEETING ON FRIDAY MORNINGS. LIGHT TO THE NATIONS FELLOWSHIP IS INVOLVED WITH NASHVILLE CITY LOCAL PASTORS AND LEADERS WORKING AND PRAYING TOGETHER TO BE A HELP IN BUILDING GOD'S PURPOSES AND LNF'S PURPOSES FOR NASHVILLE.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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