Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 15,681,017 | 14,586,320 | 15,110,730 | 1,132,274 | 3,470,965 | 49,981,306 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 15,681,017 | 14,586,320 | 15,110,730 | 1,132,274 | 3,470,965 | 49,981,306 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 446,076 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 49,535,230 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,681,017 | 14,586,320 | 15,110,730 | 1,132,274 | 3,470,965 | 49,981,306 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 991,435 | 982,100 | 945,037 | 1,229,314 | 1,178,583 | 5,326,469 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 262,868 | 103,944 | 77,223 | 297,183 | 160,902 | 902,120 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 77,287,121 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | OTHER PROGRAMS: Research Support: The Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute conducts studies designed to translate scientific advances in technology into practical solutions that can help people who are visually impaired to function more effectively in every day life. The Pisart Award in Vision Science recognizes an early-career clinician or scientist whose contributions may improve the understanding of vision loss, treatment of eye disease, or rehabilitation of people with vision loss. Lifestyle Enhancement: The Store offers the latest products that make day-to-day life easier for people with vision impairment, including glare-free lighting, household items, magnifying mirrors, watches, clocks, computer software, and CCTVs. The Print Access Center converts conventional printed materials into accessible formats by scanning it, or by translating it into audio or Braille. A reading service provides one-on-one reading to visually impaired adults to support their employment or academic endeavors. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 23, 2013 LGI PROGRAMS, LLC BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL (LHI). SIMULTANEOUSLY, LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF LGI PROGRAMS, LLC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE SOLE MEMBER ELECTS THE BOARD MEMBERS OF LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXTERNAL AUDITORS. THE FORM IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 12, 13, and 14 LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWS THE GOVERNING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC, (LGI) THE PARENT COMPANY OF THE SYSTEM OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONALS BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS OF LGI WHICH ADOPTS ALL CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR LGI & AFFILIATES. THE POLICY SO STATES AND THE POLICIES HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO AND ADHERED TO BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF ALL LGI AFFILIATES SINCE THE POLICIES ADOPTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | The Organizations conflict of interest policy applies to all Officers, Directors and Employees of the organization. A Disclosure Questionnaire concerning Financial Interests and any other Potential Conflicts of Interest and related issues is completed by each Director, Officer, and Employee on an annual basis. Notwithstanding submission of the applicable Questionnaire, each Director, Officer or Employee has a continuing duty to disclose any Potential Conflicts of Interest promptly upon coming into possession of any information concerning a Potential Conflict of Interest or any changes in the information requested in the Questionnaire. Any potential conflict of interest shall be disclosed to the Audit Committee of the Board, or, when the matter is then under consideration by the Board or the Executive Committee, to the Board or Executive Committee, respectively. Neither the Audit or Executive Committee, nor the Board shall generally approve any transaction giving rise to a potential conflict of interest. However, in exceptional circumstances, the Audit Committee, the Executive Committee or the Board may determine that based on a consideration of price, quality, expertise and other relevant factors, there is no transaction that is available or feasible as an alternative to the proposed Transaction and such Transaction is fair and reasonable and in the Organizations best interest. Under such circumstances, the Audit Committee, the Executive Committee, or Board may approve such Transaction (subject, in the case of the Audit Committee, to the approval of the Executive Committee or the Board). Such consideration and action shall be contemporaneously recorded and shall be reflected in the appropriate meeting minutes. A Director, Officer, or Employee with a Potential Conflict of Interest shall not be counted in determining the quorum for, seek to influence, participate in, or be present during any deliberations or vote of the Audit Committee, Executive Committee or the Board regarding the Transaction or potential Transaction giving rise to the Potential Conflict of Interest. Neither the Audit Committee, Executive Committee nor the Board shall approve any Transaction giving rise to a Potential Conflict of Interest by less than a majority vote of committee (or board) members present at the meeting. The disclosure of a Potential Conflict of Interest and the resolution of such Potential Conflict of Interest shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Audit Committee, or the Executive Committee or Board at which the matter was presented or discussed. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | The Compensation Committee, comprised of Lighthouse Guild International, Inc. and affiliate board members, retained an independent compensation consultant firm to review the reasonableness and comparability to other organizations of the compensation in 2014 & 2015 of the CEO and other senior executives of the organization. The review included an assessment of compliance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations, which was reviewed by outside counsel. The report of the consultants was presented at a meeting of the Compensation Committee, at which the consultants and outside counsel were present. The Committee reviewed the report at length together with other relevant information about specific job performance, and determined the appropriate compensation. Minutes of the Committees meeting have been maintained. The Committees recommendations were presented for ratification at the following board meeting at which the recommendations were unanimously approved. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON LIGHTHOUSE GUILD'S WEBSITE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A | A PORTION OF COMPENSATION PAID BY LGI SERVICES, LLC (EIN #46-4232802), A DISREGARDED ENTITY OF THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND D/B/A JEWISH GUILD HEALTHCARE, HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL AND OTHER AFFILIATES. LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DIRECT COMPENSATION LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL BUT DID RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM LGI SERVICES, LLC (EIN #46-4232802). |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | PENSION ADJUSTMENT ($5,868,089) LOSS ON ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS ($375,043) GAIN/LOSS ON VALUE OF TRUSTS $951,450 ---------------- TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ($5,291,682) |
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