Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,026,105
- Total expenses
- $4,352,489
- Contributions and grants received
- $398,491
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,345,822
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $2,281,792
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,916,426
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $402,967
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,513,459
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,585,442
- Management and general expenses
- $767,047
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,585,442
Program services were 82.4% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$214,739
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$153,113
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$30,639
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT MNGMT SERVICE
total $722,785 · related or exempt $722,785
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2b · Program service revenue: GOVT SERVICE CONTRACTS
total $612,451 · related or exempt $612,451
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2c · Program service revenue: DAX SERVICES
total $10,586 · related or exempt $10,586
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,791,730
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$2,510,023
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,281,707 · related or exempt $2,281,707
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $85 · excluded $85
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11e · Other revenue, total
$85
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,502,886 · program services $2,145,265 · management and general $357,621
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $45,208 · program services $34,830 · management and general $10,378
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $210,049 · program services $199,356 · management and general $10,693
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $185,023 · program services $162,127 · management and general $22,896
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11b · Fees: legal
total $20,260 · management and general $20,260
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $36,480 · management and general $36,480
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $12,996 · management and general $12,996
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11g · Fees: other
total $246,085 · program services $163,144 · management and general $82,941
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $720 · management and general $720
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13 · Office expenses
total $336,346 · program services $256,939 · management and general $79,407
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14 · Information technology
total $50,954 · program services $8,323 · management and general $42,631
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16 · Occupancy
total $302,498 · program services $300,176 · management and general $2,322
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17 · Travel
total $7,157 · program services $3,992 · management and general $3,165
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,032 · program services $376 · management and general $656
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20 · Interest
total $27,571 · management and general $27,571
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $40,793 · program services $24,123 · management and general $16,670
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23 · Insurance
total $28,513 · management and general $28,513
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24a · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS & REBATES
total $268,350 · program services $268,350
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24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $13,660 · program services $13,660
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24e · All other expenses
total $15,908 · program services $4,781 · management and general $11,127
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $370,341 · end of year $203,216
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,019,633 · end of year $1,039,532
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $772,910 · end of year $575,124
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $930 · end of year $2,180
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$254,551
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$168,078
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $105,827 · end of year $86,473
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $9,901
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $403,980 · end of year $339,695
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $23,371 · end of year $53,371
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $9,901
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,842,290 · end of year $1,513,459
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES IS ORGANIZED TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES, WHICH WILL FOSTER INDEPENDENCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES PROVIDES REHABILITATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (SEE SCHEDULE O) FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS AND/OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, THROUGH ITS MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
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THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING PROGRAM PROVIDES REHABILITATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED AT VARIOUS PACKAGING AND ASSEMBLY JOBS, IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTH PLANNERS AND CLOCKS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MARKETS. THE WORKERS ASSEMBLE AND PACKAGE FOOTRESTS, BACKRESTS AND MONITOR ARMS, AND PACKAGE COOKING THERMOMETERS FOR THE FEDERAL MARKET, AS WELL. DURING FY24, 51 PEOPLE WITH VISUAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES WERE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT.
Expenses $2,442,098 · Revenue $2,292,293
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (CMS) PROGRAM OPERATES IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES OPERATES AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, EMPLOYING TRAINED CONTRACT CLOSEOUT SPECIALISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DE-OBLIGATING UNSPENT FUNDS FOR THE MILITARY, THROUGH THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS. DURING FY24, 8 PEOPLE WITH VISUAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS VETERANS, WERE PROVIDED JOBS IN THIS PROGRAM.
Expenses $646,932 · Revenue $722,785
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS PROVIDE JOBS FOR QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, WITH CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES MAINTAINING RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECRUITING, TRAINING AND HIRING FOR THESE POSITIONS AND MANAGING SUCH CONTRACTS, AT OFFSITE LOCATIONS. THOSE EMPLOYED ARE PAID BY CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES. THE WORK IS PERFORMED IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, WHERE EMPLOYEES OF CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES ARE ENGAGED IN JANITORIAL, AND WAREHOUSING ACTIVITIES, FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS OF TWO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS.DURING FY24, 8 PEOPLE WITH VISUAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES WERE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT UNDER THESE CONTRACTS.
Expenses $496,412 · Revenue $612,451
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Janet P SzlykJANET P SZLYK
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $550,795
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $509,407
- Other
- $41,388
- Hours/week
- 8 + 32 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $346,566 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $151,681 related
- Other
- $0 + $11,160 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $17,099 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $24,289 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $550,795 related
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Robert ClarkeROBERT CLARKE
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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David Jenk EsqDAVID JENK ESQ
DIRECTOR (BEG 09/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Travis HagueTRAVIS HAGUE
DIRECTOR (BEG 09/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John Hartline JrJOHN HARTLINE JR
DIRECTOR (BEG 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Theodore MazolaTHEODORE MAZOLA
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter MillerPETER MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ted WeckerTED WECKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce HagueBRUCE HAGUE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Judy McCaskeyJUDY MCCASKEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Kathleen StoeberlKATHLEEN STOEBERL
EVP & COO
- Total calculated
- $322,196
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $290,470
- Other
- $31,726
- Hours/week
- 8 + 32 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $210,898 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $77,550 related
- Other
- $0 + $2,022 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $10,291 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $21,435 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $322,196 related
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Rosa Isela CarrilloROSA ISELA CARRILLO
CFO (11/23-06/24)
- Total calculated
- $33,317
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $33,317
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8 + 32 related
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Simone E CookSIMONE E COOK
SVP, OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $188,385
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $179,445
- Other
- $8,940
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $159,579 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $17,688 related
- Other
- $0 + $2,178 related
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $8,940 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $188,385 related
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Mark LeonMARK LEON
FORMER CFO
- Total calculated
- $130,209
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $125,586
- Other
- $4,623
- Hours/week
- 8 + 32 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $111,621 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $13,965 related
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $4,623 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $130,209 related
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:
- ESTABLISH COMPENSATION CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES' EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION USED THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES: A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE
501(C)(3) · EMP FOR BLIND · IL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 17 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501089349301020
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