Lighthouse Youth & Family Services
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
To empower young people and families to succeed through a continuum of care that promotes healing and growth.
Year, State Incorporated:
1969, OH
Also Known As:
Lighthouse Foster Care and Adoption, Lighthouse New Beginnings, Lighthouse Youth Center at Paint Creek, Lighthouse Youth Development Center, Lighthouse Youth Housing Opportunities, Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc., Mecum House, Sheakley Center for Youth
Lighthouse serves more than 4,500 youth (ages 0-24) and their families each year across multiple services that center on the needs of at-risk and system-involved youth. Programs include:
- Foster Care and Adoption Services, providing treatment and family foster care.
- New Beginnings for girls and Youth Development Center for boys, providing Group Homes and Open Residential Treatment for 11-17-year-olds.
- Mecum House, an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless 10-17-year-olds.
- Sheakley Center for Youth, an emergency shelter for 18-24-year-old homeless youth.
- Youth Housing Opportunities, which offers scattered site and site-based housing for 16-24-year-olds.
- Community Juvenile Justice Services for youth involved in the juvenile justice system in Hamilton County, Montgomery County, and Ross County.
- Youth Center at Paint Creek, a facility for boys ages 15-18 who are referred by Ohio Department of Youth Services, direct court placements, and child welfare.
- Clinical Services, including therapy, case management, outpatient behavioral health, and school-based services.
For the year ended June 30, 2025, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services's program expenses were:
| Program services | $33,153,115 |
| Total Program Expenses | $33,153,115 |
Chief Executive
George Guy, President/CEO
Chair of the Board
Doug Bierer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Douglas Bierer Consulting LLC
Board Size
21
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Other
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Lighthouse Youth & Family Services's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.
Source of Funds
| Government grants - per diem | $19,461,957 |
| Medicaid revenue | $12,202,348 |
| Government grants | $8,819,159 |
| Non-operating income | $4,404,081 |
| Contributions | $2,795,987 |
| Net investment return | $2,380,735 |
| Other income | $1,153,906 |
| Special events | $476,516 |
| Interest income | $178,172 |
| Total Income | $51,872,861 |
Programs: 84% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 15%
| Total Income | $51,872,861 |
| Total expenses: | $39,622,970 |
| Program expenses | $33,153,115 |
| Fundraising expenses | $684,613 |
| Administrative expenses | $5,785,242 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $12,249,891 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $45,504,593 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $57,754,484 |
| Total Liabilities | $5,067,424 |
| Total Assets | $62,821,908 |
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