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South Texas Lighthouse For The Blind

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines / Eye Diseases, Blindness and Vision Impairments (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.19M (2022)

Expenses
$6.14M (2022)

Total Assets
$33.4M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$7.83M (2022)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,189,523
Expenses
$6,140,694
Net Income
$1,048,829
Net Assets
$25,545,911
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $111,600
1.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $190,225
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$83,441
Net Fundraising -$31,143
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $6,882,974
95.7%
Other Revenue $119,308
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $839,180
13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,161,271
18.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,376,800
Total Liabilities $7,830,889
Net Assets $25,545,911
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Chief Executive Officer) $298,015 $0 $36,738
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $166,103 $0 $17,603
Denise Perez (Vp Of Finance) $129,788 $0 $16,062
Garret Gregg (Vp Of Manufacturing) $129,094 $0 $45,777
Dana Sisk (Imm. Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tuan Phung (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Carlson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Fred Garcia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Matl (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,016,660
Expenses
$5,497,164
Net Income
$1,519,496
Net Assets
$25,312,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $82,332
1.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $195,582
2.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$30,765
Net Fundraising -$46,830
Sales of Assets -$3,826
Net Inventory Sales $6,482,345
92.4%
Other Revenue $337,822
4.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $640,577
11.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,472,172
26.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,371,570
Total Liabilities $8,058,928
Net Assets $25,312,642
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Chief Executive Officer) $281,637 $0 $45,592
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $164,912 $0 $7,844
Denise Perez (Vp Of Finance) $126,853 $0 $13,738
Mary Afuso (Imm. Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tuan Phung (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Fred Garcia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Carlson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,279,988
Expenses
$4,746,978
Net Income
$533,010
Net Assets
$23,953,743
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,451,211
27.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $152,741
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$14,750
Net Fundraising -$77,314
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $3,617,362
68.5%
Other Revenue $150,738
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $562,663
11.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,483,583
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,893,208
Total Liabilities $7,939,465
Net Assets $23,953,743
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Chief Executive Officer) $280,794 $0 $62,368
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $153,808 $0 $6,820
Denise Perez (Vp Of Finance) $128,062 $0 $15,512
Mary Afuso (Imm. Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tuan Phung (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Fred Garcia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Carlson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,650,761
Expenses
$4,851,576
Net Income
$1,799,185
Net Assets
$22,751,890
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $865,050
13.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $180,384
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$6,537
Net Fundraising -$109,106
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,657,597
85.1%
Other Revenue $63,373
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $489,151
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $441,377
9.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,705,421
Total Liabilities $7,953,531
Net Assets $22,751,890
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Chief Executive Officer) $272,634 $0 $18,742
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $109,146 $0 $886
Denise Perez (Vp Of Finance) $107,371 $0 $6,162
Joseph Cortez (Imm. Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Fred Garcia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Owen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Salinas (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tuan Phung (Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,952,854
Expenses
$942,466
Net Income
$1,010,388
Net Assets
$20,871,271
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $60,384
3.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $96,507
4.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,327
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$58,241
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $1,750,505
89.6%
Other Revenue $100,372
5.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,416
24.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $98,649
10.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,606,977
Total Liabilities $7,735,706
Net Assets $20,871,271

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,433,290
Expenses
$5,036,479
Net Income
$1,396,811
Net Assets
$19,918,183
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $236,245
3.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $66,343
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$20,811
Net Fundraising -$166,579
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $6,256,049
97.2%
Other Revenue $62,043
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $569,053
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,160,436
23.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,336,930
Total Liabilities $9,418,747
Net Assets $19,918,183
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Chief Executive Officer) $232,551 $0 $0
Thomas Boyer (Chief Operations Officer) $135,655 $0 $0
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $107,480 $0 $0
Denise Perez (Vp Of Finance) $93,367 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Imm. Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Fred Garcia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Owen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Steven Salinas (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tuan Phung (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,205,882
Expenses
$3,935,335
Net Income
$270,547
Net Assets
$18,315,118
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $139,262
3.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $35,634
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $21,191
0.5%
Net Fundraising $37,436
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $3,953,569
94.0%
Other Revenue $18,790
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,469,560
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,592,034
Total Liabilities $15,276,916
Net Assets $18,315,118
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Ceo) $242,591 $0 $8,360
Thomas Boyer (Coo) $145,207 $0 $0
David Wells (Vp Of Sales) $106,512 $0 $0
Denise Perez (Vp Finance) $96,356 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ray Rodriguez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Floyd (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steven Eric Salinas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,487,354
Expenses
$4,029,733
Net Income
$2,457,621
Net Assets
$18,140,940
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $280,128
4.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $104,795
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $55,436
0.9%
Sales of Assets -$14,815
Net Inventory Sales $6,016,074
92.7%
Other Revenue $45,736
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,733,451
43.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,464,414
Total Liabilities $9,323,474
Net Assets $18,140,940
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Ceo) $233,908 $0 $0
Tom Boyer (Coo) $119,396 $0 $0
Denise Perez (Cfo) $78,782 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ray Rodriguez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Floyd (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steven Eric Salinas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,440,099
Expenses
$3,089,109
Net Income
$350,990
Net Assets
$15,771,891
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $111,506
3.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $39,643
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $59,853
1.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $3,180,925
92.5%
Other Revenue $48,172
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,245,504
40.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,715,572
Total Liabilities $5,943,681
Net Assets $15,771,891
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Ceo) $216,044 $0 $0
Joy Ribble (Coo) $149,764 $0 $0
Len Sralla (Cfo) $122,810 $0 $0
Barbara Price (Director) $0 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Owen (Immediate Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Rodriguez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hunt (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steven Salinas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Nolen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunshine Moore (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,953,183
Expenses
$3,372,899
Net Income
-$419,716
Net Assets
$15,435,264
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $175,061
5.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32,663
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$67,916
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $2,761,452
93.5%
Other Revenue $51,923
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,261,820
37.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,347,113
Total Liabilities $3,911,849
Net Assets $15,435,264
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nicky Ooi (Ceo) $207,726 $0 $0
Joy Ribble (Coo) $146,533 $0 $0
Len Sralla (Cfo) $116,887 $0 $0
Barbara Price (Director) $0 $0 $0
Benna Timperlake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Owen (Immediate Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Gonzalez (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Cortez (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Afuso (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Rodriguez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hunt (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Steven Salinas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dana Sisk (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,343,267
Expenses
$3,552,897
Net Income
$1,790,370
Net Assets
$15,820,639
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,890
0.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $109,518
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$10,517
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,192,969
97.2%
Other Revenue $25,407
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,224,744
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,656,293
Total Liabilities $3,835,654
Net Assets $15,820,639

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,925,196
Expenses
$3,364,476
Net Income
$2,560,720
Net Assets
$14,019,744
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $66,152
1.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $141,564
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $31,649
0.5%
Sales of Assets -$1,756
Net Inventory Sales $5,534,371
93.4%
Other Revenue $153,216
2.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $787,315
23.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $454,699
13.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,052,000
Total Liabilities $4,032,256
Net Assets $14,019,744

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,592,024
Expenses
$2,898,769
Net Income
-$306,745
Net Assets
$11,459,024
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $126,827
4.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $116,285
4.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,146
Net Inventory Sales $2,342,399
90.4%
Other Revenue $7,659
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $857,710
29.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $457,649
15.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,919,219
Total Liabilities $3,460,195
Net Assets $11,459,024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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