Organizations Filed Purposes:
The purpose of the East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind shall be the rehabilitation, education, training and employment of people who are blind, visually impaired, and/or otherwise disabled and the furtherance of their interest and welfare through programs designed to provide rehabilitation, training, and employment opportunities, being wholly charitable and benevolent.
Empowering blind Americans through rehabilitation, education, training, and employment
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT - FURTHERS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SUB-PROGRAMS: HORIZON INDUSTRIES, LIGHTHOUSE GRAPHICS. HORIZON INDUSTRIES PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT FOR ADULTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. LIGHTHOUSE GRAPHICS PROVIDES VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR ADULTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. LIGHTHOUSE GRAPHICS PRODUCES AND SELLS CUSTOM PRINTED AND EMBROIDERED CLOTHING. In the fiscal year 2020, 71 people were employed at Horizon Manufacturing, with sales of $20.68 million.
REHABILITATION SERVICES - FURTHERS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SUB-PROGRAMS: EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, CLIENT SERVICES, LOW VISION AIDS STORE. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE SUBSIDIZES ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS. CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDES REHABILITATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS TO ASSIST THEM IN BECOMING MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT. LOW VISION AIDS STORE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THE STORE SERVES THE BLIND COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY LOW-VISION AIDS. In 2020, 232 clients were served, 239 eye exams were provided, 297 pairs of glasses were given out,$37,275 worth of scholarships were granted and 113 grants for adaptive equipment worth $75,765 were issued.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Huffman | President & CEO | 40 | $326,790 |
| Michael Hubbard | VP Finance/CFO | 40 | $178,176 |
| Lee Tillson | VP Business Dev | 40 | $170,097 |
| Heath Honzell | VP Operations | 40 | $137,546 |
| Alicia Lansford | VP Human Resrce | 40 | $114,239 |
| Patricia L Spenla | Dir Human Resource | 40 | $101,540 |
| Lynnette Fewell | Past Chairman | 0 | $0 |
| Dr Hans Schuricht | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Tara Odell | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Barbara Wright | Director | 22 | $0 |
| Joe Thigpen | Director | 22 | $0 |
| Brian Seib | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Tom Dougherty | Director | 22 | $0 |
| Jeni Ramsey | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dr Charles Dodson | Director | 22 | $0 |
| David Couch | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Clay Dickeson | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Rea Boudreaux | Secretary | 16 | $0 |
| Kent Harris | Chairman | 4 | $0 |
| Ron Shaffer | Vice Chairman | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Mccabe | Treasurer | 16 | $0 |
| Zelton Harvey Jr | Director | 4 | $0 |
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