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Servants of the Children of Light

EIN 86-2449209 · Mandan, ND

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE SERVANTS OF THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT IS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE UNIVERSAL CRY RISING UP TO THE HEART OF GOD, TO SEND LABORERS TO THE VINEYARD TO SEEK OUT AND SERVE CHRIST IN CHILDREN, TO BELONG COMPLETELY TO CHRIST THROUGH RELIGIOUS CONSECRATION, THE PROFESSION OF THE EVANGELICAL COUNSELS, AND TO LIVE IN COMMUNITY IN FRATERNAL CHARITY IN VIEW OF BEING ERECTED IN THE FUTURE AS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE OF DIOCESAN RITE. THE SISTERS, DRAWING FROM THE RICH TRADITION OF ST. BENEDICT, SERVE THE CHURCH BY CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER, AND HAVE THE APOSTOLATE OF CATHOLIC MONTESSORI EDUCATION.

Income
$80,312
Spending
$59,685
Reserves
26.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 67%

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

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 26.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 26% 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 (3)
  1. $59,685 spent. TO RENEW THE EARTHLY CITY OF GOD BY SERVING CHRIST IN THE CHILD IN HUMILITY AND MEEKNESS SO THAT THE DARKNESS OF THE WORLD MAY BE SCATTERED BY THE LIGHT OF THE NEW JERUSALEM(IS.9, IS.60, REV.11, PS.52). THE SISTERS WILL STRIVE TO ASSIST THE CHILD IN BEING CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF THE SON OF GOD. TO DO SO, THE CHILD IS PUT INTO CONTACT WITH CHRIST "WHO TEACHES WITHIN" (ST AUGUSTINE) AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO CAUSES TRANSFORMATION INTO THE IMAGE OF GOD.
  2. ST. BENEDICT, WITH REMARKABLE FORESIGHT, REALIZED THAT PEACE CMES FORM DOING SPIRITUAL BATTLE WITH "PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS;"THAT THE REBUILDING OF SOCIETY BEGINS WITH THE REBUILDING OF THE SOUL ON THE FIRM ROCK OF CHRIST. BECAUSE OF THE PROFOUND INSIGHT INTO THE NATURE OF MONASTIC LIFE, THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE ORDERING OF THE COMMUNITY'S LIFE.
  3. TO SUPPORT AND SAFEGUARD THIS CHARISM, ALONG WITH THE TRADITIONAL VOWS OF POVERTY, CHASTITY AND OBEDIENCE, THE SISTERS TAKE A FOURTH VOW TO SERVE CHRIST IN THE CHILD.

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

  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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

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

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2024.

    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 1946.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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