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Chicago Lighthouse Industries FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-5665042Revenue $3.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSchicagolighthouse.org/industries1850 W Roosevelt Rd, 60608-1200 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jun 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Chicago Lighthouse Industries provides rehabilitation, training and employment (see schedule o) for individuals with blindness and/or visual impairment, through its manufacturing programs and government contracts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$280K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $2.8M Management & general 2% · $46K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Janet Szlyk PHD
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Lynne Januszewski
EVP & CFO (thru 09/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Tully
EVP & COO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alisa Brill
EVP & CFO (as of 09/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Wecker
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Theodore Mazola
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Char Bailey’s $132K as Director,contract Mgmt Serv(thru 2/21) is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains and employs people with blindness and visual impairment through manufacturing.

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3 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The chicago lighthouse industries manufacturing program provides rehabilitation, training and employment for people who are blind or visually impaired. Workers are employed at various packaging and assembly jobs, in the manufacture of both planners and clocks for the federal government and other commercial markets.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Contract management services (CMS) program operates in rock island, illinois. Chicago lighthouse industries operates as a sub-contractor for national industries for the blind, employing trained contract closeout specialists for the purpose of de-obligating unspent funds for the military, through the closeout process.

$593Kprogram expense
03

Federal government service contracts provide jobs for qualified people who are blind or visually impaired, with chicago lighthouse industries maintaining responsibility for recruiting, training and hiring for these positions and managing such contracts, at offsite locations. Those employed are paid by chicago lighthouse industries.

$361Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
National Industries for the BlindFY2024$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$995K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Other incomeLn 4–11$995K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$472K$280K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$111K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$316K$316K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$216K$187K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25$25
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$184K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.8M$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.9M$3.9M−$8K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$4.4M−$326K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.1M$128K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.3M$327K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.0M$2.8M$180K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$3.0M−$95K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,008,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $822,360$798,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,339,577$1,215,385
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $743,440$994,836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,905,388$3,008,590
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,334,863$2,211,887
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $665,423$617,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,000,286$2,828,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$94,898$179,614
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,008,590 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $994,836 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$796,295
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,068
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$798,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,215,385$1,215,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,210,221 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$3,008,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,828,976 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,766,036$1,766,036
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,300$18,300
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $111,153$111,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $316,398$316,398
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,609$11,609
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,659$85,659
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $57,371$57,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $186,617 · Management $29,677$216,294
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,962$2,962
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,453$47,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,401$4,401
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25$25
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,276 · Management $4,736$7,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,303$184,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,782,954 · Management $46,022 · Fundraising $0$2,828,976
Part X · Balance sheet $1,666,227 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $190,880$408,062
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $438,362$614,678
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $964,983$560,637
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,492$7,142
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,847$75,708
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,678,564$1,666,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $460,628$279,551
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,874$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $471,502$279,551
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,207,062$1,386,676
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,207,062$1,386,676
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,678,564$1,666,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,386,676 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,008,590
XI-2 Total expenses$2,828,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$179,614
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,207,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,386,676

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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