Himalayan Cataract Project INC FY2022 filing

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Norwich, VT501(c)(3)Since 1999InternationalEIN 03-0362926Revenue $31.6M in FY2022

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
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
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.7 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
$1.8M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$31.6M
+149% vs prior year
Spent
$12.2M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$32.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$31.6M
FY2022▲ +149%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$31.6M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$32.2M
Expenses
$12.2M
FY2022▲ +40%
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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
$32.4M
FY2022▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.1M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$32.4M
FY2023$26.3M
FY2024$38.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $8.6M Management & general 19% · $2.3M Fundraising 10% · $1.2M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Strategic Adv. (until 04/2022)
$262,510Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO / Chief Operating Officer
$236,495Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$177,645Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$166,621Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Programs
$160,083Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Technology
$159,112Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$124,149Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program & Training Director
$112,872Pt 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 · $6.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Ethiopia

In 2022, HCP directly supported its partners in ethiopia in providing 23,359 outreach surgeries through 51 HCP supported outreaches. HCP supported 208 training opportunities for ethiopian ophthalmic professionals in 2022, while also procuring specialized ophthalmic supplies for 19 different partner institutions.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Ghana

Continued support for 14 implementing partners in ghana who performed 16,810 surgeries through HCP supported outreach events, while providing 194 training opportunities for eye care professionals.

$2.9Mprogram 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 21 satellite clinics throughout rural nepal.

$731Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Money outPt IX
$12.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$32.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.0M
Total assetsLn 16$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$174K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.7M
Total revenueLn 12$31.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$21.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$110K
Total assetsLn 16$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$32.4M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.7M$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$828K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$18.5M$32.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$6.3M$6.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$917K$281K$445K$191K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$279K$279K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.2M$522K$416K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$96K$51K$27K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$353K$172K$118K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$223K$101K$82K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$127K$127K
Investment management feesLn 11f$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$213K$52K$131K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$147K$42K$54K$50K
Information technologyLn 14$482K$3K$151K$327K
OccupancyLn 16$172K$66K$96K$10K
TravelLn 17$349K$221K$121K$6K
InterestLn 20$285$285
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$34K$2K$611
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$86K$112K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$3K$22K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.2M$8.6M$2.3M$1.2M

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 Viewing $31.6M$12.2M$19.4M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $31,601,549 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,097,412$26,532,439
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $248,401$138,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $345,018$4,893,223
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $735$36,940
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,691,566$31,601,549
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,690,060$6,300,010
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,712,160$4,017,445
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,278,434$1,836,129
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,680,654$12,153,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,010,912$19,447,965
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 $31,601,549 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$174,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,358,039
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,655,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,532,439
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,947$138,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $193,428$193,428
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,699,795$4,699,795
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $36,940$36,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,930,163$31,601,549
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,153,584 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $6,300,010$6,300,010
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $281,126 · Management $445,375 · Fundraising $190,523$917,024
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $278,960$278,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,211,244 · Management $521,725 · Fundraising $416,235$2,149,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $50,980 · Management $26,688 · Fundraising $18,427$96,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $172,426 · Management $118,388 · Fundraising $62,629$353,443
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $100,701 · Management $81,649 · Fundraising $40,369$222,719
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,725$4,725
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $127,156$127,156
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,503$41,503
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,997 · Management $131,048 · Fundraising $30,015$213,060
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,337 · Management $54,193 · Fundraising $50,289$146,819
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,444 · Management $151,035 · Fundraising $327,199$481,678
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,268 · Management $95,819 · Fundraising $9,623$171,710
IX-17 TravelPrograms $221,362 · Management $121,353 · Fundraising $5,849$348,564
IX-20 InterestManagement $285$285
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,921 · Management $1,543 · Fundraising $611$36,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,697 · Management $111,795 · Fundraising $36,713$234,205
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,211 · Management $22,032 · Fundraising $5,106$30,349
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,624,724 · Management $2,335,272 · Fundraising $1,193,588$12,153,584
Part X · Balance sheet $34,164,209 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,719,235$21,013,254
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,448,569$3,184,833
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,296,305$2,405,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,162$165,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $828,165$1,747,700
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,634,628$5,538,036
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $404,783$109,533
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,394,847$34,164,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $855,259$1,085,226
X-19 Deferred revenue$699,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $855,259$1,784,678
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,106,150$28,380,169
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,433,438$3,999,362
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,539,588$32,379,531
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,394,847$34,164,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,379,531 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,601,549
XI-2 Total expenses$12,153,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,447,965
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,539,588
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,608,022
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,379,531

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