LIGHTSHINE HOMESCHOOL ACADEMY
EIN 26-0853968 · Education N.E.C. (B99)
What they do
LIGHTSHINE PARTICIPANTS MEET ONCE A WEEK and PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY of ENRICHEMENT CLASSES SUCH AS ART, DRAMA and PE. THE ACADEMY HOSTS AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MUSICAL, ART SHOW and SPRING PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS ARE ALSO OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY to WORK ON THEIR ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, OFFERING SUBJECTS TAUGHT BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. SCIENCE CLASSES OFFER LAB EXPERIMENTS, DISSECTIONS and APPLICATION of THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. APPROXIMATELY 43 FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN LIGHSHINE HOMESHOOL ACADEMY WITH A TOTAL of 84 STUDENTS.
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BECKY LAYBOARD MEMBER
LACEY CRAMPTONBOARD MEMBER
SONDRA RANGELDIRECTOR
TAIRA DINSMOREBOARD MEMBER
TERESE SMITH CHRISTYTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- PO BOX 294522, KERRVILLE, TX 78029
- County
- Kerr
- In care of
- SONDRA RANGEL
- Primary officer
- SONDRA RANGEL, DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MINA RIVERA CPA PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Education N.E.C. (B99)
- IRS tax category
- Education N.E.C.
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2011