Lighthouse Guild International INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-4215298)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.6M
FY2022	$28.3M
FY2023	$45.4M
FY2024	$28.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$18.7M
FY2022	$32.6M
FY2023	$35.3M
FY2024	$32.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$87.5M
FY2022	$107.6M
FY2023	$118.6M
FY2024	$138.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

47%

Program services 47% · $15.2M Management & general 47% · $15.2M Fundraising 5% · $1.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Calvin W Roberts MD

President & CEO

$1,046,688Pt VII · Sec A

Paul D Misiti

Chief Operating Officer

$450,083Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Dever

Chief Development Officer

$371,364Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Doody

Chief Financial Officer

$167,110Pt VII · Sec A

Maura Sweeney

Chief Program & Service Officer

$157,982Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole R Hart

Gc & Chief Compliance Officer

$129,393Pt VII · Sec A

Jaine M Schmidt

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer

$87,390Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan M Wolynski

Chief Technology Officer

$63,404Pt VII · Sec A

Calvin W Roberts MD’s $1.0M as President & CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2020
Alan R Morse-Through 063020	—	—	—	$1,597,174
Calvin W Roberts MD	$1,046,688	$862,310	$1,031,812	—
Paul D Misiti	$450,083	$397,018	$423,214	—
Calvin W Robertshired 4120	—	—	—	$394,713
Brian Dever	$371,364	$299,663	$312,128	—
Maura Sweeney	$157,982	$134,575	$147,478	$205,442
Himanshu R Shah	—	—	—	$197,650
Joel G Levi	—	—	—	$188,559

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering visually impaired individuals to achieve their goals through exceptional services.

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1 program · $15.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Lighthouse guild international, inc. Is committed to addressing vision loss so that individuals with or at risk for vision loss can live fully and independently. Most services are provided through it's affiliate corporations: the jewish guild for the blind D/B/A jewish guild healthcare, lighthouse international, guildnet, inc., JGB…

$15.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$389K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$289K

Oneill Family Charitable TrFY2024$50K

Laurie Kayden FoundationFY2024$50K

Estate of George P Wakefield Residuary TrustFY2024$40K

Lydia Collins Deforest Charitable Trust Uw 136 0001208980FY2024$35K

Jewish Communal FundFY2024$35K

Bunker Arthur Clifford PfdnFY2024$34K

Total grants receivedfrom 25 funders$1.1M

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Grants paid · 13 grants · $45.5M · 2020–2024

J G B Rehabilitation CorpNY · FY2024$8,379,000

Jgb Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services INCNY · FY2024$2,614,000

Jewish Guild for the BlindNY · FY2024$2,259,000

Lighthouse InternationalNY · FY2024$1,893,000

J G B Rehabilitation CorpNY · FY2023$8,315,000

Jgb Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services INCNY · FY2023$2,610,000

Jewish Guild for the BlindNY · FY2023$2,370,000

Lighthouse InternationalNY · FY2023$1,902,000

J G B Rehabilitation CorpNY · FY2022$6,810,000

Jgb Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services INCNY · FY2022$3,281,000

Jewish Guild for the BlindNY · FY2022$2,919,000

Lighthouse InternationalNY · FY2022$2,168,316

Friends of the Neuberger Museum INCNY · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$28.0M

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$20.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M

Money outPt IX

$32.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$15.2M

Managementcol C$15.2M

Fundraisingcol D$1.7M

Owns and owesPt X

$138.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.8M

Total assetsLn 16$489.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$350.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$566K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$595K

Investment incomeLn 3$20.5M

Gains on assetsLn 7$9.9M

Total revenueLn 12$28.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.9M

SavingsLn 2$11.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$367.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.3M

Other assetsLn 15$84.5M

Total assetsLn 16$489.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$350.7M

Net assetsLn 32$138.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6126

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$20.0M	$16.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$361.1M	$367.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$18.9M	$18.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$493.6M	$489.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$375.0M	$350.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$118.6M	$138.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$15.1M	$15.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2K	$2K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$2.1M	$0	$2.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.3M	$0	$2.6M	$698K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$554K	$0	$513K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$503K	$0	$417K	$87K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$305K	$0	$263K	$42K
Legal feesLn 11b	$37K	$0	$37K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$130K	$0	$130K	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$6K		$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$129K			$129K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$794K	$0	$794K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$589K	$200	$433K	$156K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$15K	$0	$13K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$593K	$1K	$316K	$275K
Information technologyLn 14	$662K	$0	$653K	$9K
OccupancyLn 16	$4.2M	$0	$4.1M	$126K
TravelLn 17	$14K	$3K	$8K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$225	$2K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.8M	$0	$2.7M	$82K
InsuranceLn 23	$126K	$0	$102K	$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$102K	$0	$46K	$57K
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$32.1M	$15.2M	$15.2M	$1.7M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$28.0M	$32.1M	−$4.0M	$138.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$45.4M	$35.3M	$10.1M	$118.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$28.3M	$32.6M	−$4.3M	$107.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$10.6M	$18.7M	−$8.1M	−$87.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $28,043,419 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,302,636$7,681,242

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,643,695$20,549,098

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $488,274−$186,921

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $45,434,605$28,043,419

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,199,500$15,151,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,247,743$6,743,405

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $140,140$128,914

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,700,494$10,043,088

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,287,877$32,066,407

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,146,728−$4,022,988

Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,043,419 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$595,447

VIII-1e Government grants$566,250

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,519,545

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,051

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,681,242

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $224,618 · Excluded from tax $10,468,621$10,693,239

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$50,996−$50,996

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,855,859$9,855,859

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$143,676−$143,676

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,751$7,751

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $224,618 · Excluded from tax $20,137,559$28,043,419

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,066,407 across 24 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,148,500$15,148,500

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $2,118,009$2,118,009

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $2,564,634 · Fundraising $698,123$3,262,757

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $513,361 · Fundraising $40,827$554,188

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $416,722 · Fundraising $86,659$503,381

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $263,071 · Fundraising $41,999$305,070

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $36,576 · Fundraising $0$36,576

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $130,404 · Fundraising $0$130,404

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $5,700$5,700

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $128,914$128,914

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $793,619 · Fundraising $0$793,619

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200 · Management $432,816 · Fundraising $156,050$589,066

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $12,695 · Fundraising $2,204$14,899

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,398 · Management $315,745 · Fundraising $275,430$592,573

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $652,989 · Fundraising $8,945$661,934

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $4,054,541 · Fundraising $125,639$4,180,180

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,035 · Management $8,337 · Fundraising $3,101$14,473

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $225 · Management $2,174 · Fundraising $1,515$3,914

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,709,718 · Fundraising $82,019$2,791,737

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $101,831 · Fundraising $23,794$125,625

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $45,501 · Fundraising $56,887$102,388

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,155,858 · Management $15,178,443 · Fundraising $1,732,106$32,066,407

Part X · Balance sheet $489,004,671 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,393,426$4,906,551

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,638,062$11,856,678

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $244,431$304,141

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,391$9,391

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,053,162$2,034,486

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,912,014$18,329,425

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $227,451,326$244,007,153

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $133,630,085$123,038,633

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,285,467$84,518,213

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $493,617,364$489,004,671

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,655,585$5,012,531

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $392,441$310,295

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $316,223,178$308,571,456

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $374,971,204$350,694,281

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,042,779$135,514,930

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,603,381$2,795,460

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,646,160$138,310,390

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $493,617,364$489,004,671

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $138,310,390 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$28,043,419

XI-2 Total expenses$32,066,407

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,022,988

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,646,160

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,183,692

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$10,503,526

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$138,310,390

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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