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Light & Life Programming

Charitable organizationChristianity·103 MAIN ST S · UXBRIDGE, ON · L9P 1K8·BN 732021936RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-05-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

OUR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY CREATE AND PRODUCE A WEEKLY HOUR LONG FAITH PROGRAM FOR AIRING ON RADIO STATIONS. WE HAVE AIRED EACH COMPLETED PROGRAM ENTITLED HOPE TODAY ON A LOCAL STATION WEEKLY NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER 13 2020. HOPE TODAY IS CURRENTLY AIRED ON 15 STATIONS IN ONTARIO QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC CANADA. EACH PROGRAM IS ARCHIVED IN INVENTORY FOR USE AT OTHER STATIONS. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ON YOUTUBE. OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE WAS TO WORK OUT THE REQUIRED PROCESS MAKE SURE ALL REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES WERE IN PLACE APPROPRIATELY. WE ARE NOW BUILDING Show more

OUR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY CREATE AND PRODUCE A WEEKLY HOUR LONG FAITH PROGRAM FOR AIRING ON RADIO STATIONS. WE HAVE AIRED EACH COMPLETED PROGRAM ENTITLED HOPE TODAY ON A LOCAL STATION WEEKLY NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER 13 2020. HOPE TODAY IS CURRENTLY AIRED ON 15 STATIONS IN ONTARIO QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC CANADA. EACH PROGRAM IS ARCHIVED IN INVENTORY FOR USE AT OTHER STATIONS. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ON YOUTUBE. OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE WAS TO WORK OUT THE REQUIRED PROCESS MAKE SURE ALL REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES WERE IN PLACE APPROPRIATELY. WE ARE NOW BUILDING CONSISTENT WHICH ARE IN DEMAND AT OUR CURRENT STATIONS. WE ARE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER STATIONS INTERESTED IN USING HOPE TODAY IN THEIR PROGRAMMING. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION AND CONTINUATION OF THESE OBJECTIVES!

New programs

ALTHOUGH OUR CURRENT WEEKLY PROGRAM PRODUCTION DEMANDS MUCH OF OUR TIME WE ARE CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR STATIONS WITH FAITH BASED CONTENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CONTENT IS IN THE INITIAL CREATIVE STAGE AND MAY INCLUDE SHORTER (30 MINUTE) PROGRAMS GOSPEL MUSIC SEGMENTS AND 1 MINUTE ‘THOUGHTS’.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

100¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$52K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20232024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2023-05-31$39K100¢
2024-05-31$52K100¢
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length

  • WIDEMAN, JOAN MDIRECTORarm's length
  • CULLEN, TOMDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAGERQUIST, MARKDIRECTORarm's length
  • WIGFIELD, MACDIRECTORarm's length
  • EVANS, BRIAN JDIRECTORarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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