EIN 36-2169139

The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
911
Year formed
1906
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Chicago center providing low vision care, education, employment services and research, as well as diagnostic and rehabilitation programs for individuals with disabilities.
Total revenues
$39,685,093
2023
Total expenses
$39,601,686
2023
Total assets
$42,934,036
2023
Num. employees
911
2023

Program areas at The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Customer service center operations include providing customer service jobs for contracts with both private companies and state agencies, and The assessment and training programs to assist potential employees in gaining The skills necessary for employment in this area.
Programs for children and youth include: The early intervention program, 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.
Vision rehabilitation and research: The sandy and rick forsythe center for comprehensive vision care, The bergman institute for psychological support, as well as The pangere partnership for inherited retinal diseases, provide comprehensive diagnostic, rehabilitative, clinical, psychological, optometric and ophthalmological services, as well as 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.
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 Or Visually Impaired 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.

Grants made by The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Chicago Lighthouse IndustriesTo Fund Continued Operations$0

Who funds The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Forsythe Family FoundationGeneral Charitable$2,200,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$650,450
Network for GoodUnrestricted$181,437
...and 53 more grants received totalling $4,278,661

Personnel at The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

NameTitleCompensation
Janet SzlykPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Stoeberl KathleenExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$201,033
Brill Alisa RExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$158,208
Rosa CarilloChief Financial Officer
Miller JenniferChief Development Officer / Senior Vice President Ind - Pl Giving / Senior Vice President - Pl Giving / Vice President Ind and Pl Giving$168,260
...and 21 more key personnel

Financials for The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$11,976,787
Program services$27,432,080
Investment income and dividends$561,480
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-159,018
Net income from fundraising events$-127,962
Net income from gaming activities$-34,877
Net income from sales of inventory$-69,434
Miscellaneous revenues$106,037
Total revenues$39,685,093

Form 990s for The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-19990View PDF
2022-062023-05-10990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-08-20990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,605 from American Online Giving Foundation
April 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Disease-focused nonprofitsFamily service centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthHuman servicesDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1850 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
chicagolighthouse.org/ 
Phone
(312) 666-1331
Facebook page
ChicagoLighthouse 
Twitter profile
@chilighthouse 
IRS details
EIN
36-2169139
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1906
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G40: Diseases of Specific Organs
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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