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Donation Options

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Monetary Gifts

The Lighthouse of Houston is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that has been a vital part of the Greater Houston Community since 1939. The support of generous donors allows The Lighthouse of Houston to impact the lives of people who are blind or low vision by providing programs, services and employment that create and foster communities of belonging.  Our accessible resources enable personal and family well-being, learning, and development.  We need your support to create a life without limits! Making a donation to The Lighthouse would significantly impact those we serve.  

Vehicle Donations

The Lighthouse of Houston has partnered with Careasy.org to make vehicle donations simple.

If you would like to donate a vehicle please click here.

Memorial or Honorary Gifts

Honorary and memorial gifts are a distinctive way to observe a special occasion or celebrate the memory of a loved one.  Your donation enables us to carry out and advance our mission.

The Lighthouse Bricks

Buying a Lighthouse Brick is a wonderful way to honor – or remember – friends, family and loved ones. Each brick becomes a part of the Brick Plaza, located in front of The Lighthouse of Houston. Bricks are a small investment of $100, each for a lasting memory on the Lighthouse of Houston plaza.

Assistive Technology Donations

Our Second Sight Store accepts and sells gently used adaptive technology including CCTV’s, lamps and other electronic devices. Call 713-284-8466 for more information.

Stock Donations

The Lighthouse of Houston partners with DonateStock.com to receive shares of stock as charitable contributions. Donating appreciated stock through DonateStock.com has these advantages:

  • Avoid Capital Gains Tax of 18.8% – 40%
  • Deduct the fair market value of the stock (regardless of your cost basis)
  • Have greater impact by letting the nonprofit keep the proceeds that would have gone to the IRS
  • It’s Fast, Safe and Free, and there is no cost to the donor
  • Donate stock to The Lighthouse of Houston in just minutes

Make A Donation

The Lighthouse of Houston is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that has been a vital part of the Greater Houston Community since 1939. The support of generous donors allows The Lighthouse of Houston to impact the lives of people who are blind or low vision by providing programs, services and employment that create and foster communities of belonging.  Our accessible resources enable personal and family well-being, learning, and development.  We need your support to create a life without limits! Making a donation to The Lighthouse would significantly impact those we serve.  

A SPECIAL THANKS TO

Our Donors

Our donors enable the Lighthouse of Houston to positively impact our mission on a daily basis.  Thank you to all of our donors for your generosity and support.  See full list of Donors from 2023 HERE.

Partner With Us

Our focus is to establish partnerships that expand our reach, resources, and capabilities.  Creating a life without limits will take a collaborative community effort and we are looking for organizations that are willing to help us advance our mission.  

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Jennifer Parrish

I work for the Lighthouse of Houston as a certified medical transcriptionist and was honored to be recognized by the National Industries as the Blind Employee of the year in 2008. I was honored to be recognized.

Jennifer Parrish
Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist and LOH Employee

Patricia Gutierrez

I like my job at the lighthouse because of the people I work with and it allows me to be more independent.

Patricia Gutierrez
Lighthouse of Houston Enterprise Division Employee

Chris Reinecker

What an incredible organization. We change lives every day by providing our clients the skills and opportunity for independence and success. For over 80 years, the Lighthouse has provided specialized services for the visually impaired. With the guidance and support of its volunteers, employees, leadership, board, and community partners, we are positioned to continue as a resource for Houston and Texas for years to come.

Chris Reinecker
LOH Board of Directors Member

Doug and Joy Yeager

Joy and I contribute to the Lighthouse of Houston because of all that it does for the community. There is no other organization in this area that does more for the blind and visually impaired than the Lighthouse. It is a real Houston treasure and one that we are honored to support.

Doug and Joy Yeager
Lighthouse of Houston Donors

Maureen Croft

I am the adoptive mother of twins born prematurely with disabilities. When Anthony was two years old, I enrolled him in swim lessons at the Lighthouse of Houston. Recreation therapists worked with Anthony, who was not yet walking, to teach him all the pieces that must come together for one to swim. Not only did Anthony learn to swim, but he also took his first steps three months after starting swim lessons. He was 27 months old. To this day, I attribute Anthony’s ability to walk to the recreation therapy he received in the pool at the Lighthouse of Houston.

Maureen Croft
Parent

Jennifer Parrish

I have worked for the Lighthouse of Houston for 20 fabulous years! I went through the Lighthouse’s medical transcription vocational program and was hired immediately. I love what I do and wanted to make it a career, so I pursued and became a Certified Medical Transcriptionist. This was not an easy task due to the limitations and lack of modifications for people who are blind/visually impaired but they allowed me to use a reader and I passed and am one of only 1,500 Certified Medical Transcriptionists in the U.S. I was also named Employee of the year in 2008 by the National Industries for the Blind because of my employment at the Lighthouse, and I was truly humbled. I continue to work on increasing my knowledge and education and recently became a Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist which increased my critical thinking skills. I receive so much support and mentorship from my supervisor and other Lighthouse staff, and I am grateful for all the Lighthouse of Houston has given me over the past 20 years.

Jennifer Parrish
Lighthouse of Houston Certified Medical Transcriptionist

Dr. Kia B. Eldred McGee, OD, FAAO

I had another great day seeing a gentleman who has Parkinson’s Disease and is having difficulty with visual processing and a convergence insufficiency. By adding prism to his glasses for reading, it should improve his ability to read for sustained periods. I also prescribed him exercises to assist with getting his eyes working together. He and his wife were grateful for the extra time spent to help him with his vision. He is a vet, and I have the pleasure of seeing Veterans while working at the VA but it is wonderful to support him at the Lighthouse of Houston.

Dr. Kia B. Eldred McGee, OD, FAAO
Lighthouse of Houston Optometrist
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