Lighthouse Of Broward County Inc
SUNRISE, FL
Total revenue
$5.8M
Total expenses
$3.9M
Net assets
$25.6M
Grants received
$4.6M
102 grants
EIN
591650909
Tax year
2024
Mission
To provide specialized rehabilitation and collaborative healthcare solutions that enhance the independence, productivity, and dignity of children and adults who are blind or visually impaired.
Programs
2 programs
Teenlife (learning independence from experience) (ages 14 - 21) provides both group and individual instruction year round. Teams learn to develop vocational goals, work habits, interviewing skills and college expectations. They also work summer jobs, improve computer skills, acquire braille literacy, build social skills, prepare meals and budgets and use public transportation; further strengthening skill sets introduced in younger programming. The organization provided over 4,800 hours of instruction to approximately 100 teens during the year ended june 30, 2025.
Bright beginnings (ages birth - 5) teaches infants and toddlers to learn through structured play therapy and teaches parents how to apply "learning through play" routines as daily activities to help achieve developmental milestones. The organization served approximately 40 bright beginning children and their parents during the year ended june 30, 2025. Kids keys to independence (ages 6 - 13) provides group instruction over the course of the school year, as well as, an 8-week virtual summer camp. Youth learn safe travel, personal care, braille, computers and social skills. The organization provided over 3,900 hours of instruction to approximately 80 kids during the year ended june 30, 2025.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
19 listed
ELLYN DROTZER
PRESIDENT/CEO
$210K
37.5 hrs/wk
GENTRY VITALE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
$89K
37.5 hrs/wk
MARIA PIERSON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
SCOTT MCCULLOUGH
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MARGARITA CASTELLON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
VON FREEMAN
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
CARMEN MILLER
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JUDGE EILEEN O'CONNOR
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
PATRICIA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DR NICOLE PATTERSON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
RACHEL ZAMORA
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
COLONEL ROBERT STEWART
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
TIMOTHY MOFFATT
BOARD CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
AARON SEE
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
—
1 hrs/wk
DR SARAH WELLIK
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
ERICA RICKETTS
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
JOSE LOPEZ
VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS & GOVT RELATIONS
$112K
37.5 hrs/wk
SAMANTHA KELLY
VP PROGRAMS
$110K
37.5 hrs/wk
JILLIAN GONZALEZ
SVP OPERATIONS/COO
$107K
37.5 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$4.6M from 30 funders · 102 grants · 2017–2024
$1.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$1.2M · 4 grants · 2022–2024
$977K · 6 grants · 2018–2024
$313K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$150K · 3 grants · 2021–2023
$125K · 3 grants · 2020–2024
$85K · 4 grants · 2019–2024
$70K · 4 grants · 2020–2023