HATTIE M WIGGINS BEACON OF LIGHT INCORPORATED
EIN 84-2306120 · Community Foundations (T31)
What they do
HMWBOLI Had 30 Volunteers, The Support From Private Donors, Businesses, and Corporations, $5000 In-kind Services With Mental Health and Wellness Coaching for Survivors, $2000 In-kind Food and Material Donations Above Financial Donations, and Volunteer Time Valued At More Than $2800 for 7 Months for Over 200 Homeless Campers, and Provided Music and Art Therapy for Those Campers. HMWBOLI Provided Support and Training In-kind Services Valued At $3000 for 5 Nonprofits to Help Them to Establish Their Nonprofit and Exemption Status to Aid In Partnerships With Other Nonprofits, Agencies, Businesses, and Organizations In The Community, Statewide, and Nationally. HMWBOLI Provided A Production Opportunity With In-kind Services Totaling $5000 to 11 Survivors to Tell Their Stories to Thousands of People On A Television Show Entitled More Than A Survivor On A Local Television Station That Was Syndicated Through The HMWBOLI Organization to Start The Conversation About Turning Their Situational Traum
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ALICIA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE (FOUNDER L.O.V.E. TAGS COUNSELING SERVICES
AMBER L THOMPSONDIRECTOR OF YOUTH WELLNESS (YOGA INSTRUCTOR & WELL
CAROLYN WIGGINSCFO (MA MARKETING AND FINANCE)
FELIPE MUNOZDIRECTOR WELLNESS ADVOCACY (CO-FOUNDER EMPATHIC PR
HATIARA OWENSPRESIDENT (AS HEALTH SCIENCE AND MED ADM ASST)
LAPAUL BLACKMONTRUSTEE (BS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MA EDUCATION)
LASHOONDRA LEEEXEC. ADM AND FINANCE (BA ACCOUNTING)
MEDFORD HAYNESCHAIRMAN (VETERAN AND FOUNDER LIFT POINT WELLNESS
MELISSA SPOOVDIRECTOR MARKETING (PRODUCER AND PUBLIC RELATIONS)
PAUL ANTHONY GEORGEADVISORY BOARD (FOUNDER PAUL ANTHONY CANCER FOUNDA
About this charity
- Recognized since
- August 2021
- Location
- 4710 W Fairfield Drive Unit 801, Pensacola, FL 32506
- County
- Escambia
- In care of
- Shernita Wynder
- Primary officer
- Shernita Wynder, Founder
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2021
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2021
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Community Foundations (T31)
- IRS tax category
- Community Foundations
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2025