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MANA-SOTA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INC

EIN 59-2591136 SARASOTA, FL

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Revenue 2024
$2,038,425
Expenses 2024
$3,037,993

Program services were 60.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
G41Z
Classification
1000
Street
7318 N TAMIAMI TRL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LIGHTHOUSE VISION LOSS EDUCATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER THOSE AFFECTED BY VISION LOSS SO THEY MAY ENJOY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVES.

  • ADL - ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING - A 6 WEEK COURSE OFFERED TO ALL CLIENTS FROM PRE-ETS TO OLDER BLIND. THE STANDARDS FOR ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS INCLUDES ASSESSING EACH CLIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, TEACHING PURPOSEFUL, ADAPTIVE DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND GIVING CLIENTS A "MENTAL TOOLBOX" TO AID THEM WITH PERFORMING DAY TO DAY COMMON TASKS INDEPENDENTLY AND SAFELY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED IN A GROUP SETTING, MEETING ONCE WEEKLY, FOR A SERIES OF SIX WEEKS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM IS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND GROUP SETTINGS TO HELP WITH THE THE EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF VISION LOSS AND THE GRIEVING OF THEIR OLD WAY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $870,153

  • AT - THE PURPOSE OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SERVICES PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND BLIND STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY USE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE THEIR INDEPENDENCE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE LIGHTHOUSE VISION LOSS EDUCATION CENTER PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL IN DAILY LIFE, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT.

    Revenue $9,160

  • PRE-ETS/VR TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICESSTUDENTS AND ADULTS RE-ADAPTING TO THE WORKFORCE LEARN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, ORIENTATION & MOBILITY, PRACTICAL JOB READINESS SKILLS AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

    Expenses $962,533

  • CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 13, BEYOND WHAT IS RECEIVED IN SCHOOL, TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE EXPANDED CORE CURRICULUM (ECC) A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS DEVELOP CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS.LUMINATION LOW VISION STORE FORMERLY CALLED PEEPERS, THIS STORE FEATURES PRODUCTS GEARED TOWARD PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION, WHETHER CLIENTS OR NOT. LUMINATION'S MAGNIFICATION CONSULTANTS OFFER ONE TO ONE CONSULTATIONS, BASED ON WHICH PRODUCTS ARE MOST APPROPRIATE TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICULAR EYE CONDITION. PEEPERS OPENED A WEBSTORE IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 DESIGNED TO SELL LESS CONSULTATIVE PRODUCTS, AND IN 2024 WAS REBRANDED AS LUMINATION, AND THE STORE FEATURES ITEMS FOR USE IN THE HOME AND OFFICE, TALKING MEDICAL DEVICES AND ALARMS, AND WILL SOON BE A RETAILER OF RAY-BAN META GLASSES.LIGHTHOUSE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2024 TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LOW VISION TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYDAY TECH ISSUES. SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON AN HOURLY BASIS AND SLIDING SCALE FOR CLIENTS, AND AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $18,948 · Revenue $69,324

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Alexandra Elman-Foley

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $115,761
    From this org
    $115,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robert Olsen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Phil Ames

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Josh Kitchner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Jessica Mark

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carolina Salas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlie Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Enger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Marcley

    DIRECTOR

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,038,425
    Expenses
    $3,037,993
    Contributions
    $1,656,219
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,882,141
    Expenses
    $2,616,455
    Contributions
    $2,566,657
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,736,617
    Expenses
    $1,881,797
    Contributions
    $1,549,466
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,718,494
    Expenses
    $1,486,773
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,649,002

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,008,087
    Expenses
    $1,418,241
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,251,623

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,415,986
    Expenses
    $1,397,705
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,501,114

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,411,771
    Expenses
    $1,520,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,069,392

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,727,338
    Expenses
    $1,461,388
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,161,671

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,433,129
    Expenses
    $1,547,004
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,994,962

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,555,770
    Expenses
    $1,452,662
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,830,175

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,430,937
    Expenses
    $1,408,413
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,802,651

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,369,323
    Expenses
    $1,326,679
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,030,521

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,237,992
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,858,134

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.