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South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind

Corp Christi, Texas · EIN 74-1495894 · Disease & Disorders · tax-exempt since 1964

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 58.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 4,036 disease & disorders nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.45.1 months28
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.65% of practices65
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.44
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.1% from one source89
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.46.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.53.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

20162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$9.15M$7.95M$1.21M$29.88M45.1234C
Dec 2023Form 990$9.88M$7.43M$2.44M$28.32M45.7220C
Dec 2022Form 990$7.19M$6.14M$1.05M$25.55M49.9209C
Dec 2021Form 990$7.02M$5.50M$1.52M$25.31M55.3222C
Dec 2020Form 990$5.28M$4.75M$533K$23.95M60.6209D
Sep 2018Form 990$6.43M$5.04M$1.40M$19.92M47.5217C
Sep 2017Form 990$4.21M$3.94M$271K$18.32M55.8226D
Sep 2016Form 990$6.49M$4.03M$2.46M$18.14M54.0222C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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