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Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Public charity · Grantmaker Ardmore, OK EIN: 73-0618672 Website

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers, Inc. serves the community behavioral health needs of nine counties of Southern Oklahoma. Lighthouse offers integrated care through their outpatient and Health Home programs to adults and children. Lighthouse provides outpatient treatment for mental health and substance abuse issues through therapy, case management, Drug Court treatment, Systems of Care, medication clinic, and crisis services. Lighthouse operates a 16 bed crisis unit and 6 chair Urgent Recovery Center. Lighthouse focuses on the whole person through Health Home and Wellness oriented services. The Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers, Inc. serves the community mental health needs of nine counties of Southern Oklahoma.

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers at a glance

In short: Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers reported $67 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$67 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-95.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$24,005,173
+2.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$47,383,632
+16.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$379,085
+129.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$45,896,489
+1.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ardmore

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67 (2025) to $6K (2023). In 2025 it reported $67 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
20th District Drug Court Inc Ardmore, OKOperatiing expenses to assist chemically dependent citizens to avoid prison. Partnering with this community organization to ensure full wellness of our clients.$6,260
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$24,005,173$47,383,632$45,896,489$67Total only$379,085
2024$23,357,012$40,599,629$45,330,752$1,361Total only$165,379
2023$23,029,158$39,018,911$31,197,485$6,2601$174,950
2022$18,644,171$34,985,589$30,493,464——$5,907
2021$12,368,374$20,481,854$18,483,310——$14,409
2020$6,033,996$11,429,203$11,835,573——$13,455

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

About Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Based on IRS filings

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Ardmore, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.0M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $67 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $379K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers is led by Jessica Pfau, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 14 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jessica Pfau

    Chief Executive Officer

    Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2020) → $284K (2025)

  • Leslie Christian

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Ward

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Henthorn

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sjulin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Rushing

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Howard

    Chief Financial Officer

    Comptroller → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2020) → $234K (2025)

  • Kristen Bomboy

    Nurse Practitioner

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $152K (2020) → $166K (2025)

  • Lawren Merideth

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $267K (2020) → $308K (2025)

  • Deana Tharp

    Chief Clinical Compliance

    Chief Clinical Compliance → Chief Clinical Compliance Officer, 2023

    Chief Clinical Compliance Officer → Chief Clinical Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $151K (2025)

  • Gina Rodgers

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2022) → $254K (2025)

  • Tracie Del Toro

    Chief Clinical Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2022) → $206K (2025)

  • Alex Jackson

    Chief Information Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $84K (2023) → $129K (2025)

  • Claire Ngwa

    Nurse Practitioner

    Nurse Practioner → Nurse Practitioner, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $264K (2023) → $136K (2025)

  • Tess Brown

    Chief Hr Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2023) → $202K (2025)

  • Adam Calaway

    Chief Business Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2024) → $186K (2025)

  • Kelly Stephens

    Nurse Practitioner

    Nurse Practioner → Nurse Practitioner, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2024) → $185K (2025)

  • Paula Pfau - Chief Clinical

    Officer of Crisis Services

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2024) → $194K (2025)

  • Nancy Wilder Pierce

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $187K (2025)

  • Cricket Warren

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Willis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Deborah Brantly Hunt (2022–2024) — Nurse Practitioner
  • Former: Mary Eck (2024) — Director
  • Former: John Brewer (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Karla Davison (2023) — Regional Director
  • Former: Kristin Smith (2023) — Regional Director
  • Former: Alicia Merideth (2022) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Cynthia Baugh (2022) — Nurse Practioner
  • Former: Johnny Green (2022) — Director of Crisis Services
  • Former: Joy McDaniel (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Alycea Merideth (2021) — Psychiatrist - Medical
  • Former: Angela Landis (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tasha Preston (2021) — Nurse Practitioner
  • Former: Aaron Tabor (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dustin O'Hayes (2020) — Physician
  • Former: James Blagg (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kay Williams (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Labeth Nall (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Lawren Merideth — Psychiatrist: $308KLawren MeridethPsychiatrist$308KJessica Pfau — Chief Executive Officer: $284KJessica PfauChief Executive Officer$284KGina Rodgers — Chief Operating Officer: $254KGina RodgersChief Operating Officer$254KEric Howard — Chief Financial Officer: $234KEric HowardChief Financial Officer$234KTracie Del Toro — Chief Clinical Officer: $206KTracie Del ToroChief Clinical Officer$206KTess Brown — Chief HR Officer: $202KTess BrownChief HR Officer$202KPaula Pfau - Chief Clinical — Officer of Crisis Services: $194KPaula Pfau - Chief…Officer of Crisis Services$194KNancy Wilder Pierce — Nurse Practitioner: $187KNancy Wilder PierceNurse Practitioner$187KAdam Calaway — Chief Business Officer: $186KAdam CalawayChief Business Officer$186KKelly Stephens — Nurse Practitioner: $185KKelly StephensNurse Practitioner$185KKristen Bomboy — Nurse Practitioner: $166KKristen BomboyNurse Practitioner$166KDeana Tharp — Chief Clinical Compliance: $151KDeana TharpChief Clinical Compliance$151KClaire Ngwa — Nurse Practitioner: $136KClaire NgwaNurse Practitioner$136KAlex Jackson — Chief Information Officer: $129KAlex JacksonChief Information Officer$129K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $308K, to Lawren Merideth (Psychiatrist). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

How much does Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers give each year?

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers reported $67 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.

How large is Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers?

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers reported $24.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $47.4M.

What is Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers?

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Ardmore, OK. It holds $24.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers operate?

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers has awarded grants in Oklahoma.

What is Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers's EIN?

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0618672. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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