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Lumenations

EIN 82-3379172 · Batesville, AR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Lumenations is a Christian religious organization. We help churches, Christian missionary organizations, Christian educational organizations here in the U.S. and Internationally by developing media-based training resources for their use. We are particularly focused on helping Disciple-making and Evangelism through International Missionaries for Christ and other organizations in East Africa - namely, Uganda and Kenya. We also seek to use media to gather stories of what disciple-makers are doing around the world and use those stories within our media resources. We help organizations and churches with discipleship training and other outreach ministry. We do all of this free of charge for those we serve.

Income
$69,130
Spending
$98,267
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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

Financial health

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 42% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $8,248 spent. We have continued to be involved in missions, training and mobilization efforts globally. This has included some travel but not as much as in previous years due to the fact that the Shackelfords are now involved in local church work full-time in the states.
  2. With the Shackelford family now back in the U.S. (having moved from North Africa), Lumenations has now turned its focus almost exclusively upon the work we are connected with in East Africa. We call it "L.E.A.F." - the "Lumenations East Africa Fund". We are continuing to support this evangelistic and disciple-making effort in East Africa (primarily in Kenya and Uganda) through the International Missionaries for Christ group of evangelists and other organizations. Ken first connected with this group during a trip to Uganda in 2019 and John Paul Wornock (our board chair) two years before that. Eric Booth is leading Lumenations in this effort. The evangelists and disciple-makers have seen literally thousands of people come to Christ and begin their life journey with Jesus. Our involvement with this will grow in future years as we see our time in North Africa coming to an end.
  3. $5,074 spent. We are continuing to do work on media creation for training and mobilization purposes with plans to do more in the future.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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