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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DALLAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,842,953
Total expenses
$8,750,964
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$583,152
Investment income
$3,000
Other revenue
$4,256,801
Total assets, end of year
$54,035,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,905,036
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$4,869,342
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,477,087
Management and general expenses
$1,217,816
Fundraising expenses
$56,061
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,477,087

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: IRS MAILROOMS

    total $297,551 · related or exempt $297,551

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CALL CENTER

    total $206,509 · related or exempt $206,509

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SOCIAL SECURITY MAILROOM

    total $79,092 · related or exempt $79,092

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $3,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $3,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,000 · excluded $3,000

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $26,014,319

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $21,758,352

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,255,967 · related or exempt $4,255,967

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $834 · excluded $834

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $834

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,398,224 · program services $2,927,554 · management and general $433,149 · fundraising $37,521

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $72,768 · program services $60,034 · management and general $7,989 · fundraising $4,745

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $391,387 · program services $288,574 · management and general $102,813

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $224,867 · program services $185,718 · management and general $36,647 · fundraising $2,502

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $93,996 · management and general $93,996

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $269,793 · program services $219,393 · management and general $50,400 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,576 · program services $1,765 · management and general $23,226 · fundraising $585

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $214,419 · program services $135,787 · management and general $78,632

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $350 · program services $350

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,061,440 · program services $812,887 · management and general $248,553

  • 17 · Travel

    total $274,867 · program services $209,686 · management and general $65,124 · fundraising $57

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $372 · program services $372

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,520,218 · program services $1,489,108 · management and general $31,110

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,826 · management and general $39,826

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS

    total $612,604 · program services $612,604

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS

    total $521,725 · program services $521,725

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $17,881 · program services $11,530 · management and general $6,351

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $10,651 · fundraising $10,651

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $62,830 · end of year $156,120

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,913,029 · end of year $1,673,810

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,386,724 · end of year $8,524,944

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,316,162 · end of year $14,591

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

    $50,568,907

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

    $6,965,837

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,415,059 · end of year $43,603,070

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $123,040 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $31,110 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $105,016 · end of year $63,159

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,691,386 · end of year $3,718,701

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $47,744,744 · end of year $55,186,335

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$2,083,160 · end of year -$4,869,342

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION FOR THE ADULT LEGALLY BLIND AND HELP THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, OUTREACH, REHABILITATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

  • THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BY MAJORITY BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THE AGENCY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

    Expenses $6,708,539 · Revenue $4,413,620

  • VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION: PROVIDE DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE FOR BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS.

    Expenses $768,548 · Revenue $425,499

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathy Schlein

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related

  • Michael Monteferrante

    CEO/DIRECTOR/OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $754,748
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $646,024
    Other
    $108,724
    Hours/week
    1 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $425,000 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $200,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $21,024 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $57,054 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $51,670 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $754,748 related

  • Albert Denny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jeff Macdowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Larry Kimbler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Sam Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related

  • Mark Eaton

    CFO/OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $410,060
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $344,578
    Other
    $65,482
    Hours/week
    1 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $281,530 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $60,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,048 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $38,561 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,921 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $410,060 related

  • Amy Burcham

    ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR - DALLAS

    Total calculated
    $127,378
    From this org
    $125,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,428
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ronaldo Souza

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $109,510
    From this org
    $104,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,556
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steven Amigh

    PRODUCT AND PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $120,564
    From this org
    $106,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,441
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
COMPENSATION FOR MICHAEL MONTEFERRANTE IS PROVIDED BY ENVISION, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ENVISION, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, ANNUALLY APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR MR. MONTEFERRANTE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE DETERMINED ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR, ALTHOUGH NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO THE FINANCIALS BY ANY TYPE OF FIXED FORMULA.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ENCOM INC

    C Corporation · HOLDING COMPANY · KS · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INDUSTRIES

  • ENVISION SUPPLY SOURCE INC

    C Corporation · ONLINE SUPPLY CO. · KS · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ENCOM INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202600939349300500

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