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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2024 Expires: February 2026

Lighthouse Youth & Family Services

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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401 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, OH, 45206

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. 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 Youth Center at Paint Creek Lighthouse Youth Development Center Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc. Lighthouse New Beginnings Lighthouse Youth Housing Opportunities Lighthouse Foster Care and Adoption Sheakley Center for Youth Mecum House

Lighthouse serves more than 3,000 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, 2023, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services's program expenses were:

Program services $25,894,221
Total Program Expenses $25,894,221

Chief Executive
Paul Haffner, President & CEO

Chair of the Board
Ms. Debbie White-Richardson, Board Chairperson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
25

Paid Staff Size
332

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 2.68%

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, 2023.

Source of Funds
Government grants - per diem $13,704,898
Medicaid revenue $6,956,029
Government grants $5,842,065
Contributions $2,108,261
Net investment return $1,345,430
Other income $532,224
Special events $482,526
Interest income $116,009
Gain on sale of assets $500
Total Income $31,087,942

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $31,087,942
Total expenses: $30,770,876
  Program expenses $25,894,221
  Fundraising expenses $592,235
  Administrative expenses $4,284,420
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $317,066
Beginning Net Assets $40,635,605
Other Changes In Net Assets $-38,497
Ending Net Assets $40,914,174
Total Liabilities $13,341,442
Total Assets $54,255,616

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