Nonprofit · EIN 46-4215298
LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $28,043,419 | $32,066,407 | -$4,022,988 | $489,004,671 | $350,694,281 | $138,310,390 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $45,434,605 | $35,287,877 | $10,146,728 | $493,617,364 | $374,971,204 | $118,646,160 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,681,242
- of which government grants
- $566,250
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $20,549,098
- Net rental income
- -$50,996
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,855,859
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$143,676
- Other revenue
- -$186,921
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,151,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,118,009
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,262,757
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,743,405
- Professional fundraising fees
- $128,914
- Legal fees
- $36,576
- Accounting fees
- $130,404
- Occupancy
- $4,180,180
- Travel
- $14,473
- Depreciation
- $2,791,737
- Program services (functional)
- $15,155,858
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,178,443
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,732,106
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $493,617,364
- Total assets, end of year
- $489,004,671
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $350,694,281
- Net assets, end of year
- $138,310,390
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,329,425
- Publicly traded securities
- $244,007,153
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $135,514,930
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,795,460
- Gross unrelated business income
- $224,618
- Gross receipts
- $203,377,705
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 176
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALVIN W ROBERTS MD | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40.8 | $1,046,688 | $229,760 | $28,980 |
| PAUL D MISITI | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 33.6 | $450,083 | $79,426 | $25,194 |
| MAURA SWEENEY | CHIEF PROGRAM & SERVICE OFFICER Key employee | 13.6 | $157,982 | $306,668 | $47,358 |
| BRIAN DEVER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $371,364 | $0 | $63,036 |
| LAUREN DOODY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 23 | $167,110 | $121,009 | $35,250 |
| BRYAN M WOLYNSKI | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 10 | $63,404 | $190,209 | $41,068 |
| NICOLE R HART | GC & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 12.4 | $129,393 | $86,262 | $70,762 |
| JAINE M SCHMIDT | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 14 | $87,390 | $131,086 | $40,983 |
| MD M RAHMAN | DIRECTOR OF IT NETWORK INFRA & OPS Highest-paid employee | 10.5 | $55,265 | $128,957 | $67,554 |
| MELISSA ROSENBAUM | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (THRU 08/30/2024) Highest-paid employee | 13.6 | $63,256 | $122,791 | $11,020 |
| ERIC MAIDENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES M DUBIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE E GOLDSCHMIDT | VICE CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIOS DAMIANIDES | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE RAIFF | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RONALD G WEINER | DEPUTY CHAIR (THRU 12/09/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW H MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN D THIVIERGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY HONIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER STARR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| EDWARD KORNREICH | DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/1/2024) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| RACHEL SHELLEY Z BRIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| SARAH KRAMER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/15/2024) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| THOMAS G KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS S T GIMBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VALERIE CHIANURI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/15/2024) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALVIN W ROBERTS MD | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 41 | $862,310 | $189,286 | $27,856 |
| PAUL D MISITI | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 34 | $397,018 | $70,062 | $24,806 |
| MAURA SWEENEY | CHIEF PROGRAM & SERV. OFFICER Officer | 14 | $134,575 | $249,923 | $44,805 |
| BRIAN DEVER | CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER Officer | 40 | $299,663 | $0 | $59,814 |
| BRYAN M WOLYNSKI | Chief Technology Officer Officer | 14 | $86,327 | $160,324 | $38,605 |
| WILLIAM H SEIPLE | Chief Research Officer Officer | 0 | $0 | $259,571 | $20,352 |
| NICOLE R HART | GC & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 26.8 | $140,413 | $69,159 | $65,072 |
| MELISSA ROSENBAUM | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 13.6 | $74,730 | $145,066 | $40,234 |
| MD M RAHMAN | Dir IT Network Infra &Ops Highest-paid employee | 10.5 | $53,256 | $124,261 | $62,709 |
| CHARLES M CAMPOS | Dir of Budget and Reimbur Highest-paid employee | 14.84 | $62,646 | $85,105 | $64,351 |
| JAINE M SCHMIDT | CHIEF COMM. & MARK. OFFICER Officer | 14 | $67,871 | $101,803 | $35,313 |
| LAUREN DOODY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 23.2 | $107,393 | $77,768 | $19,302 |
| ANNEMARIE O'HEARN | VP, Education & Training Highest-paid employee | 35 | $149,765 | $0 | $24,293 |
| DONNA M LIPPMAN | Dir. of Planned Giving Highest-paid employee | 35 | $140,270 | $0 | $30,306 |
| CHERYL A PEMBERTON-GRAVES | CHIEF VOLUNTEER OFFICER Officer | 31.32 | $89,566 | $24,837 | $49,390 |
| KAREN L BARTH | Dir. of Benefits and Comp Highest-paid employee | 11.9 | $48,681 | $94,499 | $13,629 |
| SARAH A SPICEHANDLER | Executive Asst. to CEO Officer | 36 | $85,276 | $9,475 | $38,805 |
| ANDREW H MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN D THIVIERGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY HONIG-JOINED 1123 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER STARR MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MAIDENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES M DUBIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE E GOLDSCHMIDT | VICE CHAIR & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIOS DAMIANIDES | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE RAIFF | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SHELLEY Z BRIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD G WEINER | DEPUTY CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS G KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS S T GIMBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 250 W 64TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6402
- In care of
- % LAUREN DOODY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 15 WEST 65TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10023
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS PANEK, 250 WEST 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10023
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- ALAN R MORSE, 15WEST 65TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10023
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS PANEK, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (212) 769-6200
- Website
- WWW.LIGHTHOUSEGUILD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO ATTAIN THEIR GOALS.
Program accomplishments
- 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 REHABILITATION CORPORATION, AND JGB MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, INC. EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES A PORTION OF IT'S ENDOWMENT EARNINGS TO HELP FUND THE OPERATIONS OF IT'S AFFILIATES. IN 2024, THE AFFILIATES SERVED MORE THAN 6,500 CLIENTS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LOW VISION AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 4,300 CLIENTS AT 54,000 SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, 1,200 PEOPLE RECEIVED REHABILITATION SERVICES, 1,100 PARTICIPATED IN TELE-SUPPORT GROUPS AND 475 ENROLLED IN TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS.Expenses $15,155,858 · grants $15,151,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4215298
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $489,004,671
- Income (IRS master file)
- $203,377,705
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $28,043,419 | $32,066,407 | $489,004,671 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $45,434,605 | $35,287,877 | $493,617,364 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $28,312,392 | $32,583,460 | $496,532,860 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: ALAN R MORSE | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC
- What is the EIN of LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC is 46-4215298.
- Is LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THOMAS PANEK.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,046,688 (CALVIN W ROBERTS MD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $28,043,419, expenses of $32,066,407 and total assets of $489,004,671 at year end.
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