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LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

EIN 94-1415317Human Services California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Independence for people who are blind or visually impaired

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the largest agency providing direct service, advocacy and information to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern California. LightHouse for the Blind's mission is to promote the equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training, employment placement, Enchanted Hills Camp and other relevant services. Since 1902, our classes, community engagements, and advocacy have enabled blind people to live independent and richly rewarding lives across the United States. We own and operate Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind, located in Napa, California, which reaches the blind world wide.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.17Overall score
out of 100

93.17Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,248,959

Total expenses · USD$12,324,154

Program expenses

$9,686,785.04 recorded amount

78.6%

Fundraising expenses

$566,911.08 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$2,058,133.72 recorded amount

16.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bryan Bashin
Recorded compensation: $226,410.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the largest agency providing direct service, advocacy and information to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern California. LightHouse for the Blind's mission is to promote the equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training, employment placement, Enchanted Hills Camp and other relevant services. Since 1902, our classes, community engagements, and advocacy have enabled blind people to live independent and richly rewarding lives across the United States. We own and operate Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind, located in Napa, California, which reaches the blind world wide.
`ein` EIN	94-1415317
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12324154.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	93.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Bryan Bashin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	226410.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0183
`motto` Tagline	Independence for people who are blind or visually impaired
`name` Charity name	LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21248959.0
`score` Overall score	95.17
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9686785.044
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	566911.084
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2058133.7179999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1415317
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.