Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc
To support Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston.
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $58,664,771
- +27.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,275,623
- +719.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,358,834
- +187.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $215,899
- +26.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 171% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $627K (2019) to $1.8M (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston Houston, TX | General operations | $1,700,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,664,771 | $15,275,623 | $215,899 | — | — | $5,358,834 |
| 2024 | $46,038,191 | $1,863,394 | $170,472 | — | — | $1,863,394 |
| 2023 | $40,936,470 | $208,760 | $169,707 | — | — | $208,760 |
| 2022 | $38,787,977 | $2,377,555 | $1,922,654 | $1,700,000 | 1 | $2,377,555 |
| 2021 | $45,366,188 | $2,659,206 | $2,054,556 | $1,814,877 | 2 | $2,659,206 |
| 2020 | $38,076,340 | $721,886 | $1,124,296 | $960,000 | 1 | $665,614 |
| 2019 | $37,031,961 | $1,060,693 | $781,618 | $627,307 | 1 | $948,625 |
About Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $58.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $5.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc is led by Jenna Dhayer, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jenna Dhayer
President
President From Jan. → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Colburn
Chair
Vice Chair & Secretary → Chair-Elect & Secretary, 2024
Chair-Elect & Secretary → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vivecca Hartman
Finance Chair & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cody Biller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cope Bailey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chelean Zander
Vice President Programs
Vice President → Vice President Programs, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Smith
Chair-Elect & Secretary
Director → Chair-Elect & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Vaughn Jr.
Vice President Operations
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: David Donat (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Doug Yeager (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Williams (2021–2024) — Vice President Operations
- Former: Bruce Gourd (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Reinecker (2023–2024) — Finance Chair & Treasurer
- Former: Christine Stevenson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Bryan Neely (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lynn Rizzo (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Maureen Croft (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Shelagh Moran (2019–2021) — Former President
- Former: Betty Ann McNair (2020–2021) — CFO to April
- Former: Butch Alsandor (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gibson Duterroil (2019–2020) — Former President
- Former: Brandon Dansby (2020) — Director
- Former: Connie Almeida (2019) — Director
- Former: David Key (2019) — Director
- Former: Merle Petty (2019) — Director
- Former: Ronda Risley (2019) — Director of Finance
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 Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc
How large is Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc?
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc reported $58.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.3M.
What is Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc?
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. It holds $58.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc operate?
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc's EIN?
Houston Lighthouse Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1618607. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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