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US nonprofit · EIN 710886289 · Plymouth, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 710886289) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lighthouse Ministries International of Africa

Donations deductible
Revenue
$629k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$595k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.8m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.0 years on average
Staff
2
30 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Sandy Karanja
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Lighthouse Ministries International of Africa's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sandy Karanja ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Darren PetersonDirector2024
2 yrs
Gaylan KnuthDirector2020
6 yrs
Steve HolewaDirector2022
4 yrs
Suzy SchulzTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Anne BoldtCompany secretarysince 2023
Boniface KaranjaDirector of Kenya Operations2021
David StorevikFinance Manager2021
Tom WilliamsVice Chairsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Steve HolewaDirector$0
Sandy KaranjaChair$0
Gaylan KnuthDirector$0
Darren PetersonDirector$0
Suzy SchulzTreasurer$0
Anne BoldtSecretary$0
Tom WilliamsVice Chair$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Lighthouse Ministries International of Africa
EIN
710886289
Address
Po Box 41010, Plymouth, MN, 55441-0010
State
Minnesota
Mission
Lighthouse ministries international of africa, d/b/a light of hope, is a home and school for girls in naivasha, kenya, established to help address the needs and care of abandoned and abused girls. The home and school provides basic need of food, clothing, shelter, education, love, and guidance. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q33 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Sandy Karanja (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2004
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsSandy Karanja
≥6years on the filingsGaylan Knuth
≥5years on the filingsSuzy Schulz
≥4years on the filingsSteve Holewa

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.8m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.8m
Contributions and grants received
$527k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
2
Volunteers
30

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$678k$533k$145k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.