Urban Lighthouse Ministries
To educate children, youth and adults academically, socially and spiritually
Urban Lighthouse Ministries at a glance
In short: Urban Lighthouse Ministries gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,600
- +141.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $8,600
- Median grant
- $8,600
- Total assets
- $1,003,348
- +40.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Urban Lighthouse Ministries funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Urban Lighthouse Ministries gives
- Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $174K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Program Fulfillment | $8,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,003,348 | $721,453 | $431,273 | $8,600 | 1 | $7,039 |
| 2024 | $713,658 | $399,741 | $400,733 | $3,556 | Total only | $14,430 |
| 2023 | $714,419 | $446,448 | $395,486 | $2,908 | Total only | $5,066 |
| 2022 | $660,894 | $412,099 | $360,988 | $21,633 | 2 | $3,431 |
| 2021 | $609,101 | $538,956 | $443,268 | $174,450 | 2 | $-15,265 |
| 2020 | $513,878 | $276,509 | $217,649 | $6,500 | Total only | $1,815 |
| 2019 | $457,223 | $320,811 | $165,922 | — | — | $3,510 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Urban Lighthouse Ministries
Based on IRS filings
Urban Lighthouse Ministries is a public charity focused on Education, based in Harrisburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Lighthouse Ministries is led by Emmanuel Mercado, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emmanuel Mercado
Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2022
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Peters
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendell Stoltzfus
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Kauffman
Treasurer
Chairman → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$7K (2022) → $8K (2025)
Lester G. Newswanger Jr.
Pastoral Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
$24K (2025)
Loren Yoder
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zachery Weaver
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Marcus Graybill (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Arlin King (2022–2024) — Chairman
- Former: E. Glenn Newswanger Jr. (2024) — Director
- Former: Zac Weaver (2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Fisher (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Daryl Petersheim (2021–2023) — Pastoral Advisor
- Former: Dave Glick (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marlin Martin (2019–2021) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to Lester G Newswanger Jr (Pastoral ADV). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Urban Lighthouse Ministries
How much does Urban Lighthouse Ministries give each year?
Urban Lighthouse Ministries gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.
How large is Urban Lighthouse Ministries?
Urban Lighthouse Ministries reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $721K.
What is Urban Lighthouse Ministries?
Urban Lighthouse Ministries is a public charity focused on Education, based in Harrisburg, PA. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Urban Lighthouse Ministries operate?
Urban Lighthouse Ministries has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Urban Lighthouse Ministries's EIN?
Urban Lighthouse Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3826276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
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