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US nonprofit · EIN 833214697 · Canton, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 833214697) - 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 - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Light After Loss' network

3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

3 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dee SibertCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Michelle HabermannTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Shannon OrtizPresident2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Shannon OrtizCEOsince 2021

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
Shannon OrtizExecutive Director40$0
Leigh BakerGeneral Member1$0
Gary LyonPresident1$0
Stephanie MontgomerySecretary1$0
John ClarkLegal Council1$0
Michelle HabermanTreasurer1$0
Gary WoodGeneral Member1$0
Geri PuleoGeneral Member1$0
Tamara DailyVice President1$0

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

About

Legal name
Light After Loss
EIN
833214697
Address
3751 Burrshire Dr Nw, Canton, OH, 44709-2229
State
Ohio
Activity (NTEE)
P99 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Shannon Ortiz (Form 990-N, tax year 2020)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsDee Sibert
≥4years on the filingsMichelle Habermann
≥3years on the filingsShannon Ortiz

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
$224k
Total liabilities
$128k
Net assets or fund balances
$96k