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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TAMPA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,789,414
Total expenses
$3,232,395
Contributions and grants received
$2,452,142
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$70,148
Investment income
$98,086
Other revenue
$169,038
Total assets, end of year
$6,185,249
Total liabilities, end of year
$258,598
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,926,651
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,706,182
Management and general expenses
$313,332
Fundraising expenses
$212,881
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,706,182

Program services were 83.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $95,702

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $14,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,876,433

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $465,757

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EQUIPMENT SET-UP AND REPAIR

    total $70,148 · related or exempt $70,148

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $98,086 · excluded $98,086

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $121,059

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $121,059

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $121,059 · excluded $121,059

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $47,433

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $14,250

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,514

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $24,919

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $49,142

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $38,446

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,696 · related or exempt $10,696

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REV

    total $12,364 · related or exempt $12,364

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,364

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $216,535 · program services $180,275 · management and general $20,608 · fundraising $15,652

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,671,573 · program services $1,391,662 · management and general $159,085 · fundraising $120,826

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $199,285 · program services $169,339 · management and general $16,544 · fundraising $13,402

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $152,388 · program services $127,016 · management and general $14,093 · fundraising $11,279

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,704 · management and general $23,704

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $30,739 · management and general $14,357 · fundraising $16,382

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $284,561 · program services $252,197 · management and general $19,539 · fundraising $12,825

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,160 · program services $13,625 · management and general $126 · fundraising $409

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $105,522 · program services $85,477 · management and general $15,960 · fundraising $4,085

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $131,133 · program services $99,053 · management and general $22,192 · fundraising $9,888

  • 24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $266,908 · program services $266,539 · management and general $131 · fundraising $238

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES/POSTAGE

    total $59,631 · program services $52,724 · management and general $3,533 · fundraising $3,374

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS/AWARDS

    total $23,513 · program services $21,670 · management and general $962 · fundraising $881

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $22,289 · program services $21,569 · management and general $720

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,454 · program services $25,036 · management and general $1,778 · fundraising $3,640

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $212,233 · end of year $97,378

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $86,417 · end of year $213,249

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $60,900 · end of year $48,914

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,623,204

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,789,968

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,901,265 · end of year $1,833,236

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,088,396 · end of year $3,209,273

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $878,124 · end of year $781,574

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $25,817 · end of year $1,625

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $268,154 · end of year $243,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,848 · end of year $14,848

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,970,150 · end of year $5,921,551

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $5,100

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

  • ADJUSTMENT TRAINING: PROVIDES INSTRUCTION TO BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS IN DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES. 202 OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS UNDER THE AGE OF 55 RECEIVED LIVING INDEPENDENT TRAINING THAT ENABLED THEM TO REMAIN SAFE AND INDEPENDENT IN THEIR OWN HOME. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED INFORMATION OR REFERRAL, ATTENDED OR PARTICIPATED IN AN EVENT, TOUR OR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT, OR VISITED OUR ON-SITE STORE.

    Expenses $629,791

  • SERVICE CONTRACTS: PROVIDED REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING TO BECOME EMPLOYED.

    Expenses $709,937

  • VOCATIONAL SERVICES: PROVIDES VOCATIONAL EVALUATIONS, JOB PLACEMENTS, AND COMPUTER TRAINING TO BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING TO BECOME EMPLOYED IN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. 160 ADULTS RECEIVED TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE OR EMPLOYMENT. 18 ADULTS WITH ADDITIONAL DISABILTIES RECEIVED HELP SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ON THE JOB. 678 INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA RECEIVED TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND EMPLOYMENT. 208 VISUALLY IMPAIRED VETERANS RECEIVED TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE IN THEIR HOME TO USE THE COMPUTER OR IPAD.

    Expenses $547,670

  • EXPENSES 265,784 EARLY INTERVENTION HELPS TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR SCHOOL READINESS, IMPROVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND MAXIMIZE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 60 CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO 5 YEARS, RECEIVED TRAINING AT HOME, PRESCHOOL OR A CHILDCARE CENTER TO PREPARE THEM WITH SKILLS NEEDED FOR KINDERGARTEN. EXPENSES 52,003 LOW VISION AIDS AND APPLIANCES PROVIDES A DIRECT SOURCE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CLIENTS TO PURCHASE ADAPTIVE AIDS THAT WILL HELP ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. EXPENSES 488,431 THE TRANSITION PROGRAM ASSISTS BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH TO BE READY TO WORK, GO TO COLLEGE OR ATTEND A TECHNICAL SCHOOL UPON COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL. 55 TEENS RECEIVED TRAINING IN CAREER EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE OR WORK UPON GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. EXPENSES 12,566 THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT OTHER PROGRAMS BY OFFERING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS. THE COUNSELOR, WHOM IS VISUALLY IMPAIRED, PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN MOVING FORWARD IN THEIR PERSONAL JOURNEY. ADJUSTMENT TRAINING SUCCESS STORY: MEET CALVIN SNYDER FOR YEARS, CALVIN WORKED 55-60-HOUR WEEKS AT ADLER TANK RENTALS IN AUBURNDALE. HIS WORLD CHANGED ON MAY 7TH WHEN HE HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND HIS WIFE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. CALVIN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE COVID. PRIOR TO COVID, CALVIN DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR AND TOOK NO MEDICATION. AFTER COVID, HE WAS LEFT WITH HEART, LUNG AND NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. THEN THE COVID AFFECTED HIS EYES. AFTER SEEING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN WINTER HAVEN, HE WAS SENT TO SEBRING AND THEN BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE IN MIAMI. HE LOST ALL VISION IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND AFTER LASER SURGERY, HE HAS LIMITED VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE. HIS DOCTOR REFERRED HIM TO THE LIGHTHOUSE IN WINTER HAVEN. AT THE LIGHTHOUSE, HE MET HIS VISION REHABILITATION TEACHER, FABIAN. FABIAN REASSURED HIM THAT BLINDNESS IS NOT LIMITING. FABIAN TAUGHT HIM HOW TO DO EVERYTHING HE NEEDED TO DO TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. NOW CALVIN CAN MANAGE IN HIS KITCHEN AND EVEN CLEAN HIS HOUSE. OUR ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY INSTRUCTOR, MARK, WORKED WITH HIM TO ENSURE THAT HE CAN WALK SAFELY AROUND HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. CALVIN WENT FROM BEING DEVASTATED BY THE EFFECTS OF COVID TO BEING ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND IS IMMENSELY GREATFUL FOR THE SKILLS FABIAN AND MARK TAUGHT HIM.

    Expenses $818,784

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sheryl K Brown

    CEO & PRESID

    Total calculated
    $121,376
    From this org
    $121,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Eric Schultheis

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $100,086
    From this org
    $95,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,927
    Hours/week
    40

  • Felicia Blanco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deon Bradley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ramsey Chabbar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Dahl

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Fernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Finger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Herrick-Feazell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Locke Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kaela Lerner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donna Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Stromberg

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lizbeth Strother

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamara West

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shelly-Ann Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Young

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441139349300234

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