Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $60,119,828
- Total expenses
- $54,078,537
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,385,309
- Grants paid
- $221,063
- Program service revenue
- $46,902,837
- Investment income
- $886,205
- Other revenue
- -$54,523
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,032,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,148,751
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $45,883,378
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $43,460,545
- Management and general expenses
- $9,127,997
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,489,995
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $43,460,545
Program services were 80.4% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$1,173
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1c · Fundraising events
$775,224
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$4,566,919
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,041,993
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,510,395
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE CONT/CALL CNTR
total $42,746,054 · related or exempt $42,746,054
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2b · Program service revenue: DEVELOPMENT TUITION
total $2,425,858 · related or exempt $2,425,858
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2c · Program service revenue: MISC PROGRAM FEES
total $1,495,099 · related or exempt $1,495,099
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2d · Program service revenue: LOW VISION FEES & SALE
total $235,826 · related or exempt $235,826
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3 · Investment income
total $701,725 · excluded $701,725
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,057,052
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,872,572
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $184,480
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $184,480 · excluded $184,480
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$131,307
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$775,224
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$311,117
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$179,810 · excluded -$179,810
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$72,110
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$99,509
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9c · Net income from gaming
total -$27,399 · excluded -$27,399
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$428,076
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$443,665
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$15,589 · excluded -$15,589
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11a · Other revenue: PROFESSIONAL SERV REIM
total $168,275 · excluded $168,275
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11e · Other revenue, total
$168,275
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $185,355 · program services $185,355
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $35,708 · program services $35,708
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,135,286 · program services $353,261 · management and general $782,025
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $33,895,853 · program services $29,161,098 · management and general $3,635,446 · fundraising $1,099,309
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $935,194 · program services $769,707 · management and general $125,948 · fundraising $39,539
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,525,525 · program services $3,001,651 · management and general $424,447 · fundraising $99,427
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,572,948 · program services $2,149,948 · management and general $346,799 · fundraising $76,201
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11b · Fees: legal
total $128,950 · management and general $128,950
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $193,565 · management and general $193,565
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $163,371 · management and general $163,371
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,377,842 · program services $3,114,117 · management and general $1,240,507 · fundraising $23,218
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $74,948 · program services $65,133 · management and general $6,835 · fundraising $2,980
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,277,416 · program services $846,051 · management and general $343,430 · fundraising $87,935
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14 · Information technology
total $1,112,411 · program services $379,936 · management and general $691,030 · fundraising $41,445
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16 · Occupancy
total $625,128 · program services $439,711 · management and general $185,417
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17 · Travel
total $96,552 · program services $74,366 · management and general $21,466 · fundraising $720
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $25,581 · program services $15,816 · management and general $9,370 · fundraising $395
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20 · Interest
total $236,080 · management and general $236,080
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $856,704 · program services $589,297 · management and general $265,594 · fundraising $1,813
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23 · Insurance
total $322,945 · program services $46,441 · management and general $276,504
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24a · Other expenses: AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE
total $1,254,906 · program services $1,254,906
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24b · Other expenses: IMC MATERIALS AND EQUIP
total $598,998 · program services $598,998
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24c · Other expenses: FOGLIA FURNITURE & TECH
total $175,340 · program services $175,340
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24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $97,903 · program services $82,903 · fundraising $15,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $174,028 · program services $120,802 · management and general $51,213 · fundraising $2,013
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,895,982 · end of year $3,261,895
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $6,549,048 · end of year $5,465,033
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,983,059 · end of year $5,062,909
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $110,799 · end of year $97,002
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $626,047 · end of year $479,666
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$35,181,896
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$27,789,622
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,635,478 · end of year $7,392,274
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $25,038,278 · end of year $30,321,888
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $982,695 · end of year $951,462
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,079,749 · end of year $3,194,297
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $501,264 · end of year $306,000
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $4,691,208 · end of year $3,482,853
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $248,350 · end of year $165,601
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $26,217,787 · end of year $34,583,715
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,083,028 · end of year $11,299,663
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1906, THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE IS A LEADER, INNOVATOR, AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, VETERANS AND THOSE WHO HAVE ADDITIONAL DISABILITIES. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)WE OFFER EXPERT LOW VISION CARE, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND MANY OTHER SERVICES THAT COMPRISE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF WRAP AROUND SUPPORT. AS A RESULT, OUR BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TOUCH EVERY LIFE STAGE. IN ADDITION, OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT THAT OUR CLIENTS NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, BUILD THEIR RESILIENCY, OVERCOME ISOLATION, AND LEAD MEANINGFUL LIVES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATIONAL, CLINICAL, (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) REHABILITATION AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, MULTI-DISABLED OR VETERANS.
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THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE CONTACT CENTERS PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND STATE AGENCIES, CREATING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, HAVE DISABILITIES, OR ARE VETERANS.
Expenses $31,286,551 · Grants $185,355 · Revenue $42,746,054
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THE SANDY AND RICK FORSYTHE CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE VISION CARE, THE BERGMAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, THE PANGERE PARTNERSHIP FOR INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES, AND THE HILTON CENTER FOR PROSTHETIC VISION REHABILITATION PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC, REHABILITATIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL, CLINICAL OPTOMETRIC, MOBILITY, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LOW VISION AND BLINDNESS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES AT THE LIGHTHOUSE AND AT A NUMBER OF SATELLITE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CHICAGO LAND AREA. DOCTORS AND THERAPISTS ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN THE FIELD OF LOW VISION.
Expenses $3,343,814 · Revenue $817,191
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PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCLUDE: THE EARLY INTERVENTION/ENRICHMENT, THE CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND THE YOUTH TRANSITIONS PROGRAM, ALL OF WHICH, TOGETHER, PROVIDE SERVICES AND/OR OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN AND TEENS, WHO ARE MULTI-DISABLED, AND/OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND, FROM BIRTH THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD, AS WELL AS TO THEIR FAMILIES.
Expenses $3,557,730 · Revenue $2,727,403
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THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CENTER FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IS ADMINISTERED BY THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE AND FUNDED THROUGH THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVES AN IN-KIND GRANT FROM THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES INCLUDE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENT LIVING FUNCTIONS IN THE HOME, WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY AT LARGE. LIGHTHOUSE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, LOW VISION, OTHER DISABILITIES OR VETERANS AS THEY PREPARE FOR AND SECURE EMPLOYMENT. THE FORSYTHE ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER PROVIDES BUSINESS STARTUP EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WHO WANT TO TURN THEIR PRODUCT OR SERVICE IDEA INTO A REAL BUSINESS.
Expenses $5,272,450 · Grants $35,708 · Revenue $612,189
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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JANET P SZLYK
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $671,160
- From this org
- $632,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,950
- Hours/week
- 32 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $418,147
- Bonus
- $202,903
- Other
- $11,160
- Deferred
- $13,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,150
- Filer's total
- $671,160
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THOMAS A DEUTSCH MD
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JULIE A STARK
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CAROLINE GROSSINGER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RICHARD H SCHNADIG
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DAVID J HUBER CFP
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOEL BRUCKMAN
ASSISTANT TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RV PAUL CHAN MD MSC MBA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DONALD D DUNCAN MBA CPA CFA CFP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DONNA VAN EEKEREN
DIRECTOR (BEG 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ANDRE FAIR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SANDRA C FORSYTHE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MEGAN GOLDISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
BRUCE HAGUE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
EDWARD C JEPSON JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
BEENA JOSEPH MBA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MARVIN LADER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
THOMAS LIVINGSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JUDY MCCASKEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JACLYN MCNALLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MICHAEL F MEEHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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SHAUNA MONTGOMERY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN RASKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ELISABETH ROTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TERRI ENGELMAN RHOADS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GARY RICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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PAUL W RINK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SHEREE SCHIMMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KATHLEEN L STOEBERL
CHIEF BUSINESS STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $324,413
- From this org
- $290,651
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,762
- Hours/week
- 32 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,742
- Bonus
- $87,702
- Other
- $2,207
- Deferred
- $8,440
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,322
- Filer's total
- $324,413
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TONY M FIORE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (BEG 12/24)
- Total calculated
- $12,083
- From this org
- $12,083
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 32 + 8 related
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MICHAEL P NICOLAI
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $376,301
- From this org
- $329,404
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,897
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $243,190
- Bonus
- $83,970
- Other
- $2,244
- Deferred
- $12,209
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,688
- Filer's total
- $376,301
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MAUREEN E HALLER
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $251,485
- From this org
- $232,410
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,075
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,523
- Bonus
- $50,382
- Other
- $2,505
- Deferred
- $7,344
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,731
- Filer's total
- $251,485
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JILL A GOODSPEED
SVP, CONTACT CTR OPERATIONS (06/25)
- Total calculated
- $232,870
- From this org
- $225,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,600
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,000
- Bonus
- $33,588
- Other
- $1,682
- Deferred
- $7,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $232,870
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KARA E CRUMBLISS
CHIEF OF CLINICAL SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $218,746
- From this org
- $210,936
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,810
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,644
- Bonus
- $44,784
- Other
- $508
- Deferred
- $6,671
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,139
- Filer's total
- $218,746
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MARTHA FYOUNGER WHITE
SVP, EMPL & REHABILITATION SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $201,770
- From this org
- $195,242
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,528
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,200
- Bonus
- $29,856
- Other
- $2,186
- Deferred
- $6,528
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $201,770
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ROSA I CARRILLO
FORMER CFO (THRU 06/24)
- Total calculated
- $125,312
- From this org
- $115,391
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,921
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $97,273
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $8,118
- Deferred
- $4,338
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,583
- Filer's total
- $125,312
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
- 1a · Discretionary spending account
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 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)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT THE PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEIVES A DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN HER W-2 AND IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III).
- PART I, LINE 7
- NON-FIXED PAYMENTS DISCRETIONARY BONUSES ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE CEO AND ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. APPROVAL OF THE DISCRETIONARY BONUSES IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
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
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TO FUND CONTINUED OPERATIONS
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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501(C)(3) · EMP FOR BLIND · IL
Directly controlled by LIGHTHOUSE
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BLINDSIGHT DELAWARE ENTERPRISES INC
501(C)(3) · EMP FOR BLIND · DE
Directly controlled by LIGHTHOUSE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202641059349302164
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