Mission
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES IS ORGANIZED TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES, WHICH FOSTER INDEPENDENCE.
Public Charity
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES
CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.9M revenue, $3.9M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $871K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 475665042
CHICAGO, IL
Human Service Organizations
NTEE: P20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.9M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$871K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Chicago Lighthouse Industries
How Chicago Lighthouse Industries divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$67
The Chicago Lighthouse Industries manufacturing program provides rehabilitation, training and employment for people who are blind or visually impaired
$14
Federal government service contracts provide jobs for qualified people who are blind or visually impaired, with Chicago Lighthouse Industries maintaining responsibility for recruiting, training and hiring for these…
$9
Contract management services (cms) program operates in rock island, illinois
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PRODUCTIVITY, TRAINING, AND COMPLIANCE GRANT
$21,223
PRODUCTIVITY, TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE
$30,000
PRODUCTIVITY, TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE
$36,795
COMPENSATION AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT AND CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE ENHANCEMENT
$32,635
to fund start-up and continued Oper continued Opercontinued Oper
$750,000
Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
David Jenk Esq
DIRECTOR
Don Belgrad
VICE CHAIRMAN
Gary Rich
PRESIDENT & CEO
Janet P Szlyk
DIRECTOR
John Hartline Jr
CHIEF BUSINESS STRATEGY OFFICER
Kathleen L Stoeberl
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.9M | $3.9M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $4.0M | $4.4M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.3M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.8M | $1.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.9M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.