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← LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND.

Totals

Total revenue
$31,186,438
Total expenses
$31,015,265
Contributions and grants received
$112,843
Grants paid
$1,113,144
Program service revenue
$26,569,291
Investment income
$4,424,448
Other revenue
$79,856
Total assets, end of year
$124,521,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,150,231
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$120,371,187
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,315,324
Management and general expenses
$4,689,388
Fundraising expenses
$10,553
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,315,324

Program services were 84.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $112,843

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANUFACTURING

    total $26,569,291 · related or exempt $26,569,291

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,090,767 · excluded $2,090,767

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,442

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,442

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,442 · excluded $6,442

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $42,869,210 · other assets $4,090

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $40,539,619 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,329,591 · other assets $4,090

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,333,681 · excluded $2,333,681

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $73,414 · excluded $73,414

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $73,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $465,123 · program services $465,123

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $648,021 · program services $648,021

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $712,785 · program services $79,332 · management and general $633,453

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,335,741 · program services $4,349,597 · management and general $986,144

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $296,267 · program services $249,094 · management and general $47,173

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $642,634 · program services $487,228 · management and general $155,406

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $401,523 · program services $289,235 · management and general $112,288

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,248 · management and general $18,248

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $162,228 · management and general $162,228

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $143,321 · management and general $143,321

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $245,012 · program services $245,012

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $204,964 · management and general $202,645 · fundraising $2,319

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $462,396 · program services $462,396

  • 17 · Travel

    total $57,910 · program services $39,412 · management and general $18,498

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,507 · program services $6,427 · management and general $14,080

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,391,825 · program services $455,681 · management and general $936,144

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $219,022 · program services $219,022

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS

    total $16,078,695 · program services $16,078,695

  • 24b · Other expenses: BROKERAGE FEES

    total $514,271 · program services $514,271

  • 24c · Other expenses: FREIGHT OUT

    total $442,250 · program services $442,250

  • 24d · Other expenses: ACQUISITION COST

    total $389,611 · management and general $389,611

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,162,911 · program services $1,284,528 · management and general $870,149 · fundraising $8,234

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,348,429 · end of year $2,475,418

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,453,963 · end of year $6,765,877

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,292,209 · end of year $14,157,511

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $192,626 · end of year $443,903

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

    $20,715,314

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

    $13,317,713

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,540,657 · end of year $7,397,601

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $89,269,130 · end of year $85,103,973

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,451,544 · end of year $8,177,135

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,221,472 · end of year $3,344,650

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,521,365 · end of year $269,758

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $535,823

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $111,805,721 · end of year $120,371,187

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND MAINTAIN DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE BY MAKING AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND MAINTAIN DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE BY MAKING AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

  • EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED: MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT WAS PROVIDED FOR 78 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS WORKING APPROXIMATELY 102,340 HOURS. THIS EMPLOYMENT ALLOWS A SENSE OF SELF WORTH, ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY FOR LEGALLY BLIND INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.

    Expenses $24,096,496 · Revenue $26,569,291

  • BLIND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT: THE BCE PROGRAM OFFERS SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH AND ADULTS BY PROVIDINGS ACCESS TO ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THESE SKILLS INCLUDE SOCIALIZATION, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 918 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $2,218,828 · Grants $1,113,144

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathleen Boland

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Alice Conway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Dale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Henke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Keaney

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Tammy Krebel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Randy Nacke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.34
  • Geoffrey Orf

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dale Poslosky

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shana Rose

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Jim Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Aubrey Zobrist

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Jeri Schultz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Stephen Cusumano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tim Rooney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.4
  • Eric Warnhoff

    PRESIDENT, CEO

    Total calculated
    $280,701
    From this org
    $225,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,819
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,958
    Bonus
    $13,924
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,894
    Filer's total
    $280,701
  • Jill Kluesner

    VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRA

    Total calculated
    $218,521
    From this org
    $178,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,851
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,746
    Bonus
    $13,924
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,764
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,087
    Filer's total
    $218,521
  • Clint A Cruse

    VP, MANUFACTURING

    Total calculated
    $213,563
    From this org
    $182,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,412
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,227
    Bonus
    $13,924
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,599
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,813
    Filer's total
    $213,563
  • Mark Adams

    IT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $134,451
    From this org
    $122,064
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,387
    Hours/week
    45
  • Brian Houser

    SALES & MARKETIN

    Total calculated
    $124,861
    From this org
    $103,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,384
    Hours/week
    48
  • Jenifer Kate Coy

    DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $144,502
    From this org
    $107,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,061
    Hours/week
    45
  • Harold Henry

    MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $133,518
    From this org
    $111,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,539
    Hours/week
    53
  • Jennifer Boeyink

    DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $142,685
    From this org
    $121,510
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,175
    Hours/week
    45

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

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

  • PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPARIMENTS TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AS THEY LEARN TO COPE WITH THEIR CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS, DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PARENTING SKILLS, ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND STRIVE FOR A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR CHILD(REN)WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.

  • SUPPORT OF SOIREE, GATEWAY ARCHERS BEEPBALL, AUDITO DESCRIPTION SERVICES, AND REMOTE BROADCAST PROGRAM.

  • FUNDING OF FULL TIME OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND PART TIME MARKETING SPECIALIST.

  • FUNDING TO DESIGN A HOCKEY PUCK TO BE USED BY BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHEN PLAYING HOCKEY.

  • US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER

    $37,552

    PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ATTEND SCIVIS(SPACE CAMP FOR INTERESTED VISUALLY IMPARIED STUDENTS).

  • FUNDING FOR MAQUETTES (CAST SCALE MODELS) AND CULTURE CONNECT APP TO ASSIST VISUALLY IMPARIRED ENJOY ARTWORK.

  • ASSISTANCE FOR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM.

  • ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP TO BE USED FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349307398

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