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East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 75-1518083

Oct 01, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015 • Filed on Feb 29, 2016

Organization Profilewww.horizonind.com

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500 N Bois Darc AveTyler, TX 75702

(903) 595-3444

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

22nd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

44th percentile

0.26x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

78th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$334,468

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.3% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

58th percentile

3.4%

Faster asset growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

67th percentile

10%

Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $25M-$50M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets22nd percentile

Assets

Up

$38,833,504

Up $1,272,491 (+3.4%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$36,807,104

Up $1,114,019 (+3.1%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$2,026,400

Up $158,472 (+8.5%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue44th percentileNet Margin78th percentile

Revenue

Up

$7,715,625

Up $733,145 (+10%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$6,180,628

Up $1,679,240 (+37%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$1,534,997

Down $946,095 (-38%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth58th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80M$60M$40M$20M$0Assets 2010: $27,779,230Liabilities 2010: $2,377,111Net Assets 2010: $25,402,1192010Assets 2011: $31,781,300Liabilities 2011: $2,842,731Net Assets 2011: $28,938,5692011Assets 2012: $34,333,566Liabilities 2012: $2,706,904Net Assets 2012: $31,626,6622012Assets 2013: $35,668,843Liabilities 2013: $2,615,062Net Assets 2013: $33,053,7812013Assets 2014: $37,561,013Liabilities 2014: $1,867,928Net Assets 2014: $35,693,0852014Assets 2015: $38,833,504Liabilities 2015: $2,026,400Net Assets 2015: $36,807,1042015Assets 2016: $39,517,920Liabilities 2016: $1,870,046Net Assets 2016: $37,647,8742016Assets 2017: $40,550,172Liabilities 2017: $1,915,430Net Assets 2017: $38,634,7422017Assets 2018: $41,964,677Liabilities 2018: $1,550,126Net Assets 2018: $40,414,5512018Assets 2019: $44,315,676Liabilities 2019: $1,823,148Net Assets 2019: $42,492,5282019Assets 2020: $46,991,942Liabilities 2020: $2,058,513Net Assets 2020: $44,933,4292020Assets 2021: $51,060,531Liabilities 2021: $1,379,066Net Assets 2021: $49,681,4652021Assets 2022: $45,131,329Liabilities 2022: $1,039,268Net Assets 2022: $44,092,0612022Assets 2023: $48,677,814Liabilities 2023: $2,155,392Net Assets 2023: $46,522,4222023Assets 2025: $61,343,271Liabilities 2025: $4,074,509Net Assets 2025: $57,268,7622025

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$38,833,504
Liabilities$2,026,400
Net Assets$36,807,104
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth67th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Expenses 2010: $5,899,1242010Expenses 2011: $3,795,6282011Expenses 2012: $4,107,3022012Revenue 2013: $5,708,158Expenses 2013: $4,324,373Net Income 2013: $1,383,7852013Revenue 2014: $6,982,480Expenses 2014: $4,501,388Net Income 2014: $2,481,0922014Revenue 2015: $7,715,625Expenses 2015: $6,180,628Net Income 2015: $1,534,9972015Revenue 2016: $6,979,641Expenses 2016: $6,613,505Net Income 2016: $366,1362016Revenue 2017: $7,098,731Expenses 2017: $6,585,526Net Income 2017: $513,2052017Revenue 2018: $8,243,720Expenses 2018: $6,406,675Net Income 2018: $1,837,0452018Revenue 2019: $8,535,765Expenses 2019: $6,909,251Net Income 2019: $1,626,5142019Revenue 2020: $8,735,980Expenses 2020: $6,639,858Net Income 2020: $2,096,1222020Revenue 2021: $6,991,607Expenses 2021: $6,559,028Net Income 2021: $432,5792021Revenue 2022: $9,265,830Expenses 2022: $6,823,809Net Income 2022: $2,442,0212022Revenue 2023: $8,035,856Expenses 2023: $7,380,670Net Income 2023: $655,1862023Revenue 2025: $10,010,712Expenses 2025: $7,454,577Net Income 2025: $2,556,1352025

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$7,715,625
Expenses$6,180,628
Net Income$1,534,997
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015
Signed
Feb 29, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$24,447,187
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of the East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind shall be the rehabilitation, education, training and employment of people who are blind, visually impaired, and/or otherwise disabled and the furtherance of their interest and welfare through programs designed to provide rehabilitation, training, and employment opportunities, being wholly charitable and benevolent.

Empowering blind Americans through rehabilitation, education, training, and employment

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$19,377,222$19,708,560▲ $331,338
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$8,713,733$9,087,607▲ $373,874
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$4,166,872$4,924,981▲ $758,109
Inventories for Sale or Use$2,866,576$3,336,325▲ $469,749
Accounts Receivable$1,728,639$1,475,184▼ $253,455
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$87,600$87,840▲ $240
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Total Assets$37,561,013$38,833,504▲ $1,272,491
Other Assets Total$620,371$213,007▼ $407,364
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,684,274$1,886,318▲ $202,044
Other Liabilities$183,654$140,082▼ $43,572
Total Liabilities$1,867,928$2,026,400▲ $158,472
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$35,693,085$36,807,104▲ $1,114,019
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$35,693,085$36,807,104▲ $1,114,019
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$37,561,013$38,833,504▲ $1,272,491

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$1,806,915$1,774,523$3,581,438
Buildings$1,147,274$638,536$1,785,810
Leasehold Improvements$910,332$393,474$1,303,806
Other Land Buildings$302,245$862,516$1,164,761
Land$758,215-$758,215
Other Securities$98,718--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
David HuffmanPresident & CEOFT$204,515$129,953$334,468
Michael HubbardVP Finance/CFOFT$92,340$73,614$165,954
Lee TilsonVP OperationsFT$87,540$64,015$151,555

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Zelton Harvey JrChairman
Jeannie JonesPast Chairman
Lynnette FewellVice Chairman
Barbara WrightDirector
Blake BillingsDirector
Brian McCabeDirector
Christina FulsomDirector
David CouchDirector
Dr Charles DodsonDirector
Dr Clayton WhitneyDirector
Jim ChewningDirector
JoAnn MartinDirector
Joe ThigpenDirector
Ron ShafferSecretary
Kent HarrisTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$17,659
Program Service Revenue
$39,289
Investment Income
$477,030
Other Revenue
$7,181,647
All Other Contributions
$9,593
Change in Net Assets
$1,534,997

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$7,715,625
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$11,248,700
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$18,964,325
Total Revenue per Form 990
$7,715,625
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,392,899
Other Expenses$1,463,492
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$324,237
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,446,843$649,086-$2,095,929
Other Employee Benefits$811,620$603,267-$1,414,887
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$635,861-$635,861
Depreciation Depletion$398,137$92,366-$490,503
Grants to Domestic Individuals$324,237--$324,237
Fees for Services Other$91,966$229,239-$321,205
Payroll Taxes$104,530$81,903-$186,433
Insurance$62,231$39,346-$101,577
All Other Expenses$31,597$64,900-$96,497
Travel$39,269$23,478-$62,747
Pension Plan Contributions$69,921$-10,132-$59,789
Advertising$18,863$33,588-$52,451
Other Expenses$5,605$33,344-$38,949
Office Expenses$17,741--$17,741
Interest-$5,432-$5,432
Total Functional Expenses$3,642,902$2,537,726$0$6,180,628

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$17,850,306
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$11,669,678
Expenses per Audited Statements$6,180,628
Total Expenses per Form 990$6,180,628
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$22,970
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Retirement Payable$140,082
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
Yes
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

“Ron Shaffer and David Huffman have a business relationship.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents

“The organization updated the By-laws on June 24, 2015 to make the following significant changes:The doing business as name of Horizon Industries was removed from the document.The purpose of the organization was narrowed to remove "otherwise disabled" from the description of individuals served through the organization's programs.The Board of Directors requirement was changed from having a minimum of 15 and maximum of 21 directors to a minimum of 11 and maximum of 15.Specific procedures were defined for the nominating and selection of new members for the Board of Directors.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The Form 990 will be presented to the board of directors and the finance committee.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“The board of directors submits disclosure forms requiring them to disclose any potential conflict of interest. The forms are reviewed by the executive committee.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“All compensation is determined by the executive committee in accordance with written policies.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“All compensation is determined by the executive committee in accordance with written policies.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Documents are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
EIN
75-1518083
Phone
9035953444
Address
500 N BOIS DARC AVE, TYLER, TX 75702

Signing Officer

Name
David Huffman
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2016-02-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
David Huffman
Formed
1976
Legal Domicile
TX
Voting Board Members
15
Independent Board Members
15
Employees
103
Volunteers
2

Preparer

Firm
Gollob Morgan Peddy PC
Address
1001 ESE Loop 323 Ste 300, Tyler, TX 75701-9609
Preparer
Kevin R Cashion
Phone
9035340088
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“The organization has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, (FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes). The Organization records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. We continually evaluate expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings.”

Part XI, Line 2D: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990

“COGS $11646708 Special Event Expenses $22970”

Part XII, Line 2D: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

“COGS $11646708 Special Event Expense $22970”

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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$38,833,504
Liabilities
$2,026,400
Net assets
$36,807,104
Revenue
$7,715,625
Expenses
$6,180,628
Net income
$1,534,997
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$61.3$4.07$57.3$10.0$7.45$2.56
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$48.7$2.16$46.5$8.04$7.38$0.66
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$45.1$1.04$44.1$9.27$6.82$2.44
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$51.1$1.38$49.7$6.99$6.56$0.43
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$47.0$2.06$44.9$8.74$6.64$2.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$44.3$1.82$42.5$8.54$6.91$1.63
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$42.0$1.55$40.4$8.24$6.41$1.84
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$40.6$1.92$38.6$7.10$6.59$0.51
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$39.5$1.87$37.6$6.98$6.61$0.37
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.8$2.03$36.8$7.72$6.18$1.53
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.6$1.87$35.7$6.98$4.50$2.48
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$35.7$2.62$33.1$5.71$4.32$1.38
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$34.3$2.71$31.6$4.11
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$31.8$2.84$28.9$3.80
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$27.8$2.38$25.4$5.90
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