Public Charity

LITE INITIATIVES

LITE INITIATIVES is a Public Charity headquartered in Sebastopol, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $278K revenue, $262K expenses, $50K total assets.

EIN: 010745653 Sebastopol, CA Energy Resources Conservation & Development NTEE: C35 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$278K
Total Expenses$262K
Total Assets$50K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

LITE's mission is to motivate individuals, groups, businesses and even whole communities to live lightly and more efficiently. Our focus is on alternative transportation, Zero Waste, reuse, repair and recycling via DIY (do it yourself) skill development, outreach, education and fun!

Where $100 goes at Lite Initiatives

How Lite Initiatives divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$44
Community Bikes is a reuse and repair program that also promotes bicycles as an environmentally friendly form of transportation
50% of program spending
$43
Zero Waste Action
About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

General Manager Gabriel Ghirann
Director James Mcgreen
Director Kathryn Ackland
Shopkeeper Mark Swint
Executive Director Portia Sinnott
Program Director Sammy Nasr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $278K $262K $50K
2024 $242K $272K $27K
2023 $253K $264K $57K
2022 $225K $274K $66K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $225K to $278K (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $50K.

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