Ablelight Inc.
Also known as Bethesda Lutheran Communities Inc.
- Human services
- Watertown, Wisconsin
- EIN 39-0806446
- Tax-exempt since 1937
- Firms paid
- 9
- Fees reported, 2017–2023
- $3.3M
- Fees reported in 2023
- $193K
- Most Recent Reported Revenue
- $96.3M
Fundraising fees by year
Per Form 990 Schedule G
Firms paid in 2023
$192,565 to 1 fundraiser · $192,565 in professional fundraising fees on the return
| Fundraiser | Filed as | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| The Harrington Agency, LLCDirect responseConsulting and digital and direct mail services | Consulting and digital and direct mail services | $192,565 |
Also among its largest contractors in 2023
From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.
- The Harrington Agency, LLCDirect responseConsulting, digital, and direct mail ser$510,027
All firms paid
| Fundraiser | Years | Total fees |
|---|---|---|
| One & All IncDirect response | 2018–2019 · 2 years | $1,245,759 |
| The Harrington Agency, LLCDirect response | 2022–2023 · 2 years | $805,347 |
| Russ ReidDirect response | 2019–2021 · 3 years | $703,674 |
| BVK | 2017 | $385,546 |
| Action Mailing | 2017 | $118,045 |
| Idearaising | 2017 | $27,480 |
| Silver Lining | 2017 | $16,500 |
| William Herod Design | 2017 | $14,042 |
Form 990 Snapshot
| Tax year | Revenue | Contributions | Fundraising expenses | Professional fundraising fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $96.3M | $11.5M | $2.1M | $193K |
| 2022 | $93.6M | $12.8M | $3.3M | $613K |
| 2021 | $97.6M | $23.6M | $3.0M | $317K |
| 2020 | $107.6M | $15.9M | $3.9M | $311K |
| 2019 | $113.8M | $15.0M | $3.3M | $431K |
| 2018 | $103.6M | $13.7M | $3.8M | $935K |
| 2017 | $114.9M | $76.7M | $2.6M | $427K |
Fees are what Ablelight Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.