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Lighthouse Works Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 27-4598398 Website

Empowerment through employment for blind or visually impaired individuals.

Lighthouse Works Inc at a glance

Total assets
$3,634,337
-2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,529,544
-21.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$40,908
-284.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10,856,196
-23.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Lighthouse Works Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Orlando

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $100K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lighthouse Central Florida Inc Orlando, FLFinancial Support$100,000
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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$3,634,337$10,529,544$10,856,196——$40,908
2024$3,735,942$13,435,018$14,128,380——$-22,194
2023$5,461,030$21,463,163$20,565,584$100,0001$-14,940
2022$5,092,101$16,094,407$15,582,044$100,0001$-17,814
2021$1,515,046$6,489,650$6,336,011——$570
2020$1,316,231$4,972,278$4,858,030——$1,182
2019$2,052,437$5,605,926$5,590,486——$1,251

About Lighthouse Works Inc

Based on IRS filings

Lighthouse Works Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $41K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lighthouse Works Inc is led by Kyle Johnson, CEO & President - since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kyle Johnson

    CEO & President -

    President & CEO → CEO & President -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaleb Stunkard

    CEO & President -

    COO → Executive Vice President & COO, 2022

    Executive Vice President & COO → CEO & President -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Devine

    Board Chair

    Executive Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Nguyen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Ballesteros

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Levine

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ike Ahmed

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Buck

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Urbach

    Treasurer -

    Treasurer → Treasurer -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Foley

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Carrier

    Fractional CFO

    Vice President of Finance → Fractional CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Brown

    Vice President of Operations

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Landon Smith (2024) — Army Cms Supervisor
  • Former: Paul Prewitt (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Mihalic (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Joellen Ross (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: John Miles (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lee Nasehi (2019) — Former President & CEO

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 Lighthouse Works Inc

How large is Lighthouse Works Inc?

Lighthouse Works Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.5M.

What is Lighthouse Works Inc?

Lighthouse Works Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Orlando, FL. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lighthouse Works Inc operate?

Lighthouse Works Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Lighthouse Works Inc's EIN?

Lighthouse Works Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4598398. 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 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)

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