FY 2024 Impact Report
Fueled by the amazing generosity of our friends, partners, and community, the Lighthouse is strong and uniquely positioned to create employment and opportunities for independence for individuals who are blind and DeafBlind! Fiscal year 2024 brought challenges, but we met them head-on. Our strength is in our people and the connections driving our mission: sustainable opportunities and transformative services for the blind and DeafBlind. Thank you for being part of our community!
Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report – PDF | Large Print
Fiscal Year 2024 Financials — PDF
Pictured on cover: Orientation and Mobility Specialist Jennifer Geffre provides sighted guide to a Lighthouse employee at a Link Light Rail Station in Seattle
In this Report:
We faced a year of both challenges and progress. The Lighthouse had a strong first half of the fiscal year.
The essential programs and services that the Lighthouse offers are made possible by the generosity of our donors and community and corporate partners.
Low Vision Services are life-enhancing resources for Lighthouse employees and community members with low vision.
Read about the stories of our Employees of the Year for FY 2024, IT Systems Director Antonio Rozier and Setup Specialist Gregory Wilson.
We are dedicated to empowering blind and DeafBlind individuals to achieve their fullest potential through specialized programs and services.
A look at the expenses from our Employee and Community Services in FY 2024, and the hours of direct services we provided to our employees.
We offer diverse career opportunities, prioritize advancement, and ensure representation at every level of the organization.
We work with local and national foundations, corporations, and service organizations to ensure our programs are available to those who depend on them.
A look at the revenues from Fiscal Year 2024 at The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
A catalog of resources for information and education on our programs, ways to give, and blindness in general.
Providing jobs for people who are blind in traditionally difficult blind employment locations.
Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision, leading to hearing loss and progressive vision impairment. It is one of the most common causes of combined deafness and blindness. The condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, meaning both parents must carry the defective gene for a child [...]
Introduction and Housekeeping Tim: Elena, if you could make sure the live transcription is on, that would be great. I’d like to welcome everyone to our webinar today. We’re so glad you joined us for this month’s webinar, called Real-Time AI Assistance with Smart Glasses and Live Video. Today’s webinar is going to [...]
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Join us in welcoming Jennifer Karr-Lee to our Foundation Board of Directors! About Jennifer Karr-Lee Jennifer Karr-Lee has 20 years of experience in frontline and corporate leadership and program strategy, leading diverse teams focused on employee and customer experience and engagement. With an educational background in psychology, Jen is passionate about strengthening and innovating [...]
Join us in welcoming Rachel Grossman-Kahn to our Foundation Board of Directors! About Rachel Grossman-Kahn Rachel Grossman-Kahn is a passionate Seattle disability advocate. She works at Best Buy as an Accessibility UX Designer, ensuring that their website and app are accessible for all users, especially those with disabilities. Prior to working in tech, she [...]
Join us in welcoming Faye Green to our Foundation Board of Directors! About Faye Green Faye has over 7 years’ experience working with non-profit organizations to develop fundraising and volunteer programs, including her tenure at The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. from 2018-2022, where she worked as a Development Associate. She brings a wealth [...]
Introduction Dr. Anna Shagas: I’m Dr. Anna Shagas. I’m the Low Vision Optometrist at the Lighthouse Low Vision Clinic. Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today. Since you are our in-house expert, we have a number of questions we would like to ask you so that we can better educate the public about [...]
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Welcome and Accessibility Cheryl: Awesome. All right. Welcome, and thank you for joining us and participating in the career webinar from The Lighthouse for the Blind. My name is Cheryl Cummings. My pronouns are she/her, and I am the Workforce Development Manager here at The Lighthouse. I am a Black American woman who [...]
“I’m a self-starter; I don’t like to rely on other people unless it’s absolutely needed,” said Dana Van Dussen, Senior Director of Human Resources and Lighthouse’s 2020 Indirect Labor Employee of the Year. She has led a successful 15-year career at the Lighthouse working in human resources.
