See part III, line 1.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.4M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$855K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$18.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2021▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$31.6M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$32.2M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$20.3M
Net assets
$18.5M
FY2021▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.1M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$32.4M
FY2023$26.3M
FY2024$38.7M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1999.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $6.6M Management & general 17% · $1.5M Fundraising 7% · $598K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$248,192Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO
$167,396Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Technology
$151,833Pt VII · Sec A
General Council
$128,750Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Programs
$128,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$120,950Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$119,207Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Overbey’s $310K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Overbey$310,258$304,591$73,846——
Job Heintz -Former Officer——$262,510——
Job C Heintz———$248,192$243,439
Emily R Newick$212,729$213,803$236,495$167,396$165,201
Jeff Wallace$190,553$152,554———
Jeff Lively$186,574$189,813$177,645$128,750$126,797
Josie Noah$186,113$130,318———
Ruth Bolan$185,113$106,671———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Himalayan Cataract Project INC is an international affairs nonprofit based in Norwich, VT, formed in 1999.

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3 programs · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Ethiopia

In 2021, HCP directly supported its partners in ethiopia in providing over 19,000 outreach surgeries through HCP supported outreaches. HCP supported 146 training opportunities for ethiopian ophthalmic professionals in 2021, while also procuring specialized ophthalmic supplies for 24 different partner institutions.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Ghana

Continued support for implementing partners in ghana who performed nearly 12,000 surgeries through HCP supported outreach events, while providing training opportunities for 120 eye care professionals.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Nepal

Continued support for longtime partner, the tilganga institute of ophthalmology, to help in our collective efforts of strengthening eye care in nepal, india, myanmar and indonesia. Tilganga oversees its main training hospital in kathmandu and 18 satellite clinics throughout rural nepal.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$38K
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $2.1M · 2023–2024
Serge Global INCPA · FY2024$392,173
Helen Keller InternationalNY · FY2024$346,560
The Carter Center INCGA · FY2024$210,000
Seva FoundationCA · FY2024$46,188
Sight for SoulsWA · FY2024$28,985
Safe Surgery Initiative INCFY2024$20,000
The Carter Center INCGA · FY2023$159,886
Surgivision Consultants INCFY2023$23,373

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$345K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$598K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$317K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$442K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$345K
Other incomeLn 4–11$735
Gains on assetsLn 7$214K
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$8.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$828K
Other assetsLn 15$405K
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K
Net assetsLn 32$18.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M$8.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K$828K
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$801K$855K
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M$18.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$4.7M$4.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$483K$171K$271K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$890K$536K$325K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$31K$19K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$261K$134K$79K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$75K$55K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$18K$23K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$131K$43K$36K$52K
Information technologyLn 14$160K$5K$130K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$145K$55K$82K$8K
TravelLn 17$83K$46K$26K$11K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$225$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$503K$413K$58K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$10K$30K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$6.6M$1.5M$598K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $32.2M$20.3M$12.0M$38.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.3M$14.1M−$6.9M$26.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $31.6M$12.2M$19.4M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $12.7M$8.7M$4.0M$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.2M$6.9M$3.4M$14.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,691,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,972,665$12,097,412
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,104$248,401
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $245,555$345,018
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,330$735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,236,654$12,691,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,690,851$4,690,060
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,246,454$2,712,160
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $913,684$1,278,434
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,850,989$8,680,654
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,385,665$4,010,912
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,691,566 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$317,454
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,779,958
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$442,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,097,412
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $248,401$248,401
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $130,988$130,988
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $214,030$214,030
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $735$735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $345,753$12,691,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,680,654 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,690,060$4,690,060
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $170,514 · Management $270,991 · Fundraising $41,118$482,623
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $890,180 · Management $536,439 · Fundraising $324,699$1,751,318
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,135 · Management $18,792 · Fundraising $11,353$61,280
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $133,946 · Management $78,857 · Fundraising $47,895$260,698
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,930 · Management $55,327 · Fundraising $25,984$156,241
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,816$26,816
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $79,281$79,281
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,029$41,029
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,698 · Management $23,432 · Fundraising $10,753$51,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,106 · Management $36,049 · Fundraising $52,162$131,317
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,529 · Management $129,583 · Fundraising $26,104$160,216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,547 · Management $82,278 · Fundraising $8,082$144,907
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,554 · Management $25,870 · Fundraising $11,269$82,693
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,034$7,034
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $225 · Management $2,343$2,568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $412,957 · Management $58,298 · Fundraising $31,999$503,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,246 · Management $30,212 · Fundraising $6,978$47,436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,579,627 · Management $1,502,631 · Fundraising $598,396$8,680,654
Part X · Balance sheet $19,394,847 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,797,826$8,719,235
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,112,911$1,448,569
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $801,867$1,296,305
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,506$63,162
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $97,681$828,165
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,851,213$6,634,628
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $237,583$404,783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,932,587$19,394,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $461,990$855,259
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $800,507$855,259
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,721,720$14,106,150
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,410,360$4,433,438
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,132,080$18,539,588
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,932,587$19,394,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,539,588 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,691,566
XI-2 Total expenses$8,680,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,010,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,132,080
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$396,596
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,539,588

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