The Volunteer Health Program, Ltd. (vhp) is a nonprofit Health care Program, which focuses on primary medical and surgical eye care to under-served rural areas in central america and the dominican republic. IT is an integrated Program offering high quality and accessible eye care to our latin amnerican neighbors. An essential part of our effort is to work in a close partnership with those who live and work in the region we are serving. Vhp is committed to offering educational support to Health care providers in areas that we serve. Our mission group provides comprehensive on site diagnosis, surgical and medical treatment of eye disease. The distribution of corrective glasses for those in need is also an essential part of the Program. Physicians, nurses and trained eye screening volunteers are our most valued resources. The superior knowledge and skills of this broad-based team and their compassionate concern for each patient's welfare is the basis for the Volunteer Health Program. We r

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 82 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$416K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$438K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$416K
FY2025▲ +81%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$416K
Expenses
$438K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$438K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $417K Management & general 4% · $18K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides primary medical and surgical eye care, plus glasses, to underserved rural areas in Latin America.

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1 program · $417K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Medical care supplies utilized during mission to provide primary medical and surgical eye care to under-served rural areas in central america and the dominican republic.

$417Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2020–2020
LakonaNY · FY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$416K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$438K
Ln 25
Programscol B$417K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$416K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 682
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$118K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$403K$403K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$15$15
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$438K$417K$18K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $416K$438K−$22K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $230K$256K−$26K$118K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$295K−$15K$143K 990 PDF
FY2022 $203K$202K$1K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $114K$22K$92K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $402K$414K−$12K$64K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $415,580 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,237$412,795
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,508$2,785
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $229,745$415,580
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $224,975$403,447
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,267$34,297
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $256,242$437,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,497−$22,164
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $415,580 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,795
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$310,402
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,795
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,785$2,785
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,785$415,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $437,744 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $403,447$403,447
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,150$17,150
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15$15
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,197$13,197
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,210$1,210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $2,725$2,725
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $416,644 · Management $18,375 · Fundraising $2,725$437,744
Part X · Balance sheet $95,700 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,768$61,819
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,097$6,383
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,674$27,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,539$95,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $117,539$95,700
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,539$95,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,539$95,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,580
XI-2 Total expenses$437,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,539
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$325
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,700

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