NonprofitsLighthouse For The Blind Of Houston

Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines

Lighthouse For The Blind Of Houston

HOUSTON, TX

Total revenue

$4.2M

Total expenses

$5.3M

Net assets

$23.9M

Grants received

$6.4M

22 grants

EIN

741146781

Tax year

2023

Mission

Assist people who are blind and visually impaired in becoming independent members of society.

Programs

1 program

The Lighthouse of Houston offers three premium business service lines, call/contact centers, document management and kitting/packaging that focuses on creating jobs for people who are blind or low vision. Service contracts are secured from Federal, State, and commercial opportunities. On-the-job training and employment includes customer service representatives, switchboard operators, document management clerks, mail sorting, virtual mailroom clerks, medical transcriptionists and kitting, packaging and fulfillment jobs. Fifty-three percent of the workforce is blind or low vision and provides direct labor to the contracts secured.

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$584K
Program service revenue$3.0M
Investment income$483K
Other revenue$141K
Total revenue$4.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.6M
Fundraising$269K
Other expenses$1.7M
Total expenses$5.3M
Total assets$24.5M
Net assets$23.9M

People

24 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jenna Dhayer

President

Board

$184K

40 hrs/wk

Chelean Zander

VP Programs

Board

$145K

40 hrs/wk

Daniel Williams

VP Operations (thru 10/23)

Board

$120K

40 hrs/wk

Terry Vaughn Jr

VP Operations (as of 11/23)

Board

$15K

40 hrs/wk

Cope Bailey

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Caitlin Bakhtiary

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Cody Biller

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Bruce Gourd

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Vivecca Hartman

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lonnie Knowles

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Omer Malik

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael McCulloch

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

David Donat

Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mazher Poonawala

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jeffrey Smith

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Alexis Smith

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ruhi Soni

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Christine Stevenson

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Twa

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Doug Yeager

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Merle Petty

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kim Colburn

Chair-Elect, Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Chris Reinecker

Finance Chair, Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Erin Applegate

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 22 of 22

FromAmountPurposeYear
$31K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2024
$19K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$10K
General operations
2023
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2023
$14K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$1.7M
General operations
2021
$323K
General Support
2021
$1.7M
General operations
2020
$200K
General Support
2020
$750
VIP PAYOUT FOR 01/14/20
2020
$960K
TO MEET FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
2019
$6K
Education
2019
$627K
TO MEET FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
2018
$763K
TO MEET FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
2017

Funded by

$6.4M from 12 funders · 22 grants · 2017–2024

Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc

$5.7M · 5 grants · 2017–2021

United Way of Greater Houston

$523K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Charities Aid Foundation America

$33K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Robert D And Catherine R Alexander

$31K · 1 grant · 2024

Houston Community Toolbank Inc

$10K · 1 grant · 2023

The Hillcrest Foundation

$10K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Houston Delta Gamma Foundation

$9K · 1 grant · 2018

Details

EIN741146781
NTEE codeG41Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1956-03
Formed1939
Employees114
Volunteers191
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