Ghostlight Etc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GHOSTLIGHT ETC'S MISSION SECTOR PLANS ON ALLOWING SCHOLARSHIPS AND VOCATION-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, WE HOPE TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SETS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO OTHERWISE. THE ARTS ARE FOR EVERYONE, AND BY OPERATING OUR NONPROFIT IN A WAY THAT IS ALIGNED IN OUR MISSION, WE CAN PROVIDE ARTISTIC ENRICHMENT TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FROM WHOM IT MAY BE MISSING. THE TALENT, STORIES, AND VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY SPEAK GREATER VOLUMES THAN ANY ONE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. THE ART FORM OF THEATRE OFFERS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW US TO GROW IN OUR MUSICALITY, CREATIVITY, AND DISCIPLINE; AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. OVER THE SPAN OF OUR STUDENT'S THEATRICAL TRAINING, WE HOPE THAT THEY CAN FIND A GREATER SENSE OF SELF CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP. OUR ACTIVITY IS MEANT TO GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THEIR VOICES, TELL THEIR STORIES, AND FOSTER THEIR TALENTS.
- Income
- $20,409
- Spending
- $30,451
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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)
- $28,836 spent. PROVIDING STUDENTS IN THE AREA WITH ACCESS TO THEATRICAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION THAT DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY THE TUITION TO ENROLL.
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 March 2023.
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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