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Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Wichita, KS EIN: 83-1105720 Website

To improve the quality of life and provide inspiration and opportunity for people who are blind and visually impaired.

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$14,143,505
+1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,605,336
-77.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$340,202
-82.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Wichita

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $142 (2020) to $1.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind Inc Wichita, KSProgram Support$1,106,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$14,143,505$1,605,336$340,202——
2024$13,975,443$7,142,347$1,949,719$1,106,0001
2023$8,778,736$3,700,967$1,535,536$1,000,0001
2022$6,608,670$7,211,764$900,482——
2021$807,972$966,855$387,580——
2020$565,500$799,967$287,728$142Total only
2019—$192,277$117,846——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wichita, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.1M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation is led by Michael Monteferrante, CEO, Director & Officer on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Monteferrante

    CEO, Director & Officer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Macdowell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Kimbler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Williams

    Director

    Chairman & Director → Chair & Director, 2024

    Chair & Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Houston

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Crossman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moji Rosson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Eaton

    CFO & Officer

    CFO, Director & Officer → CFO, 2023

    CFO → CFO & Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Schlein

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Luis Rodriguez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Clarence Sell III (2021–2022) — Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Bsc Ops
  • Former: Nikki Freeman (2019–2020) — Vice President, Chro, Director & Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation

How large is Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation?

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation reported $14.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation?

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wichita, KS. It holds $14.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation operate?

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation's EIN?

Envision Dallas Lighthouse Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1105720. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)

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