Charting a course for living, learning, and earning with vision loss.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$536K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $361K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$536K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.9 months of spending in cash, plus $1.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.0M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2023▲ +16%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2023▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$6.0M
FY2023▲ +4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$8.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $4.6M Management & general 2% · $119K Fundraising 5% · $226K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $536K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$149,039Pt VII · Sec A
$135,757Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$127,156Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Operations
$123,755Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Johnson’s $178K as CEO & President - Thru 3/25 is at the 84th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kyle Johnson$177,750$150,057$149,039$126,037$132,727$121,640
Kaleb Stunkard$161,448$131,407$135,757$112,422$120,700$108,875
Ryan Brown$144,507$117,669$123,755———
Christina Carrier$111,034$121,895$127,156$76,808——
Mike Walsh————$96,996$70,147
Donna Amundson—————$96,193
Michael Walsh Thru 32022———$83,693——

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.

See Lighthouse Central Florida INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Empowering individuals with vision loss to live, learn, and earn independently.

Questions for Lighthouse Central Florida INC

Tap to ask. Lighthouse Central Florida INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Lighthouse Central Florida INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Lighthouse works, inc. Provides job training, employment, and career opportunities for the advancement of people who are blind or visually impaired in a competitive and integrated workplace. Lighthouse works, inc. Provided over 300,000 labor hours to 396 people that are blind or visually impaired.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Lighthouse central florida, inc. Provided comprehensive vision rehabilitation services and community and family support to 682 people in orange, osceola, and seminole counties. Vision rehabilitation services include instruction on activities of daily living, orientation and mobility, access technology, braille, job readiness…

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Lighthouse central florida, inc. Supported 308 infants, children, teens, family members, and community support members in the youth program. Services include in-home support to children and their families, social activities, braille, activities of daily living, assistive technology, job and college readiness, orientation and mobility…

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$185K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$369K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$281K$369K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$6.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$448K$424K$5K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.7M$27K$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$127K$120K$1K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$268K$253K$3K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$234K$223K$3K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K$44K$2K$812
Office expensesLn 13$45K$43K$955$1K
Information technologyLn 14$93K$91K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$120K$116K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$79K$79K$146$363
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$33K$717$1K
InterestLn 20$22K$22K$379$337
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$202K$189K$7K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$28K$1K$410
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$128K$19K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$81$41
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$4.6M$119K$226K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$4.6M$234K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$5.1M$1.3M$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.0M$4.9M$82K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$4.5M−$199K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.7M−$58K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$3.4M$792K$5.9M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,989,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,732,007$3,080,051
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,426,696$1,840,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142,470$78,449
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $409−$9,695
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,301,582$4,989,791
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 $3,531,450$3,936,212
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $968,771$971,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,500,221$4,907,703
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$198,639$82,088
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,989,791 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,228
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,420
VIII-1d Related organizations$100,000
VIII-1e Government grants$1,879,412
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,054,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,080,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,840,986$1,840,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,631$65,631
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,800$4,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,818$12,818
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,495−$14,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,845,786 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,954$4,989,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,907,703 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $424,447 · Management $4,519 · Fundraising $18,540$447,506
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,737,107 · Management $27,122 · Fundraising $95,307$2,859,536
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $119,606 · Management $1,318 · Fundraising $5,768$126,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $253,325 · Management $2,785 · Fundraising $12,135$268,245
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $223,100 · Management $2,506 · Fundraising $8,627$234,233
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,974 · Management $2,974$5,948
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,201 · Management $16,200$32,401
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,898$12,898
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,232 · Management $13,231$26,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,990 · Management $1,627 · Fundraising $812$46,429
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,971 · Management $955 · Fundraising $1,035$44,961
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $90,554 · Management $1,370 · Fundraising $1,405$93,329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,527 · Management $2,549 · Fundraising $2,123$120,199
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78,511 · Management $146 · Fundraising $363$79,020
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,566 · Management $717 · Fundraising $1,488$34,771
IX-20 InterestPrograms $21,549 · Management $379 · Fundraising $337$22,265
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $189,074 · Management $7,211 · Fundraising $6,009$202,294
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,968 · Management $1,106 · Fundraising $410$29,484
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,272 · Management $19,330 · Fundraising $71,783$219,385
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,522 · Management $81 · Fundraising $41$1,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,562,496 · Management $119,024 · Fundraising $226,183$4,907,703
Part X · Balance sheet $8,573,588 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,456$184,762
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,261$184,076
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $163,289$182,606
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,624$8,856
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $103,383$188,535
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,678,661$3,751,252
X-11 Publicly traded securities$1,815,066
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $43,542$37,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,324,794$2,221,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,207,669$8,573,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $268,544$433,341
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,648$15,786
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,739$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,436,444$2,566,066
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,771,225$6,007,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,771,225$6,007,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,207,669$8,573,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,007,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,989,791
XI-2 Total expenses$4,907,703
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,771,225
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$154,209
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,007,522

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.