Charity profile · Historical source record

Lighthouse of Broward County

EIN 59-1650909Human Services Florida Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Teaching independence and inspiring hope for 40 years

Founded in 1973, the Lighthouse of Broward (LHOB) serves visually impaired children, youth, working age adults and elders and is the primary resource for services and information for the blind in Broward County. As the only source in Broward County for comprehensive rehabilitation training and adaptive computer training for adults with visual impairment, LHOB also is the only local facility offering specialized skill building for blind babies and children. Every day, the staff at the Lighthouse strives to further its mission to provide specialized rehabilitation, life skills training, and employment opportunities that enhance the independence, productivity, and dignity of children and adults who are blind or visually impaired.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.22Overall score
out of 100

96.47Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,856,379

Total expenses · USD$1,874,571

Program expenses

$1,606,507.35 recorded amount

85.7%

Fundraising expenses

$148,091.11 recorded amount

7.9%

Administrative expenses

$118,097.97 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ellyn Drotzer
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lighthouse of Broward County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, the Lighthouse of Broward (LHOB) serves visually impaired children, youth, working age adults and elders and is the primary resource for services and information for the blind in Broward County. As the only source in Broward County for comprehensive rehabilitation training and adaptive computer training for adults with visual impairment, LHOB also is the only local facility offering specialized skill building for blind babies and children. Every day, the staff at the Lighthouse strives to further its mission to provide specialized rehabilitation, life skills training, and employment opportunities that enhance the independence, productivity, and dignity of children and adults who are blind or visually impaired.
`ein` EIN	59-1650909
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1874571.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.079
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.857
`fscore` Financial score	96.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellyn Drotzer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Teaching independence and inspiring hope for 40 years
`name` Charity name	Lighthouse of Broward County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1856379.0
`score` Overall score	96.22
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1606507.347
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	148091.109
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	118097.973

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-1650909
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.