Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1155 Market Street 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $24,973,001 | $32,295,465 | $139,056,373 |
| FY2024 | $54,780,866 | $45,754,396 | $148,829,888 |
| FY2023 | $22,119,317 | $23,820,599 | $154,439,657 |
| FY2022 | $18,355,594 | $18,521,380 | $159,696,373 |
| FY2021 | $23,057,296 | $15,504,619 | $184,384,198 |
| FY2020 | $11,858,626 | $14,082,264 | $157,148,677 |
| FY2019 | $18,170,031 | $14,285,029 | $156,577,942 |
| FY2018 | $17,682,175 | $13,716,357 | $159,174,371 |
| FY2017 | $21,248,959 | $12,324,154 | $150,321,084 |
| FY2016 | $8,505,672 | $37,397,651 | $130,269,033 |
| FY2015 | $128,466,714 | $8,553,495 | $151,231,390 |
| FY2014 | $7,118,175 | $5,653,952 | $41,600,093 |
| FY2013 | $6,687,820 | $5,356,701 | $38,418,058 |
| FY2012 | $5,723,307 | $4,521,446 | $33,332,203 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (EIN 94-1415317), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $5,867,120 | 23% |
| Program service revenue | $1,779,485 | 7% |
| Other revenue | $17,326,396 | 69% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $26,600,354 | 82% |
| Management & general | $3,960,852 | 12% |
| Fundraising | $1,734,259 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Other revenue made up 69% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 82% of functional expenses, management & general 12%, and fundraising 5%.
- 82% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 27.6% of 315 Human Services organizations in CA.
- Net assets covered about 51.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 85th percentile among 4979 Human Services organizations in CA.
- Total revenue was higher than 96.8% of 5147 Human Services organizations in CA.
- Total revenue rose from $5,723,307 in FY2012 to $24,973,001 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2016, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $128,466,714 in FY2015.
- Net assets grew from $33,332,203 to $139,056,373 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 47% of revenue in FY2012 and 24% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNITY, AND EQUITY CREATED BY AND WITH BLIND AND LOW VISION PEOPLE.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1959 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | P860 — Human Services (in CA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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