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The Chicago Lighthouse

EIN 36-2169139Human Services Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Because there is STILL hope.

Founded in 1906, The Chicago Lighthouse is a comprehensive private rehabilitation and educational facility dedicated to assisting children, youth and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled by providing the highest quality educational, clinical, vocational and rehabilitation services. The Lighthouse operates 28 programs in 15 locations, in Chicago and across the state, serving 65,000 people each year. Many programs were firsts in the Midwest: the first Low Vision Clinic, the first Center for Blind and Multi-Disabled Children, the first Adaptive Technology Center for computer users. Through its comprehensive range of programs and services, the Chicago Lighthouse respects personal dignity and partners with individuals to enhance independent living and self-sufficiency.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.32Overall score
out of 100

89.91Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$37,387,689

Total expenses · USD$37,488,861

Program expenses

$31,753,065.27 recorded amount

84.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,462,065.58 recorded amount

3.9%

Administrative expenses

$4,198,752.43 recorded amount

11.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Janet Szlyk
Recorded compensation: $284,572.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Chicago Lighthouse
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1906, The Chicago Lighthouse is a comprehensive private rehabilitation and educational facility dedicated to assisting children, youth and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled by providing the highest quality educational, clinical, vocational and rehabilitation services. The Lighthouse operates 28 programs in 15 locations, in Chicago and across the state, serving 65,000 people each year. Many programs were firsts in the Midwest: the first Low Vision Clinic, the first Center for Blind and Multi-Disabled Children, the first Adaptive Technology Center for computer users. Through its comprehensive range of programs and services, the Chicago Lighthouse respects personal dignity and partners with individuals to enhance independent living and self-sufficiency.
`ein` EIN	36-2169139
`tot_exp` Total expenses	37488861.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.039
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.847
`fscore` Financial score	89.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Janet Szlyk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	284572.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0075
`motto` Tagline	Because there is STILL hope.
`name` Charity name	The Chicago Lighthouse
`tot_rev` Total revenue	37387689.0
`score` Overall score	92.32
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	31753065.267
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1462065.579
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4198752.432

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2169139
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.