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Childrens Eye Foundation FY2020 filing

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Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Diseases & Disorders EIN 23-7116400Revenue $449K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchildrenseyefoundation.org5034 Thoroughbred Ln Ste A, 37027-4231 · Brentwood, TNTax-exempt since Jun 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To end preventable vision loss in children and to support the mission of aapos.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
24¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
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 $147K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
24%
of spending
Concern: 24% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $634K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$449K
Spent
$415K
To programs
24%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$449K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$656K
FY2023$825K
FY2024$305K
Expenses
$415K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$946K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$681K
FY2024$404K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

24 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 24% · $99K Management & general 35% · $146K Fundraising 41% · $170K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Christie L Morse MD
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane C Edmond MD
Pres. Thru 6/2020 / Past Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katherine a Lee MD, PHD
Vice Pres Thru 6/2020 / President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oscar a Cruz MD
VP Elect Thru 6/2020 / Vice Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert S Gold MD
Vice President Elect Start 7/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
R Michael Siatkowksi MD
Past President Thru 6/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric a Lichtenstein MD
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott a Larson MD
Secr for Prog Thru 6/2020/Councilor
$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

Ending preventable childhood vision loss and supporting pediatric ophthalmology.

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1 program · $99K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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CEF/FAAPOS works to eliminate preventable vision loss in children and support the mission of aapos through various global philanthropic and educational initiatives. Such examples include grants to support global education and training, funding promising research initiatives, and providing various educational resources to practitioners.

$99Kprogram 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
Knights Templar Eye Foundation INCFY2024$600K
The Milford Wampold Support FoundationFY2024$15K
Acm Lifting LivesFY2024$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$634K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $86K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$72,000
International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus CouncTN · FY2021$13,696

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$415K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$170K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$505K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$112K$112K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$170K$170K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$934$934
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$289
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K$99K$146K$170K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $305K$404K−$99K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $825K$681K$143K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $656K$470K$186K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$946K$473K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $449K$415K$33K$2.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $448,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,542,212$440,336
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,774$8,175
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,208$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,545,778$448,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $186,160$170,387
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $210,252$244,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $397,412$415,264
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,148,366$33,247
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,511 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$440,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$440,336
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,175$8,175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,175$448,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $415,264 across 12 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $111,500$111,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,241$10,241
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,877$10,877
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $170,387$170,387
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,250$8,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,668$40,668
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,507 · Management $5,097$7,604
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,540$7,540
IX-17 TravelPrograms $934$934
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,133$21,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,015$22,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,826 · Management $289$4,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,623 · Management $146,254 · Fundraising $170,387$415,264
Part X · Balance sheet $2,065,018 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,110$504,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,053$11,047
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,446,781$1,549,199
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,910,944$2,065,018
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,618$78,282
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,618$78,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,842,770$1,678,444
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,556$308,292
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,853,326$1,986,736
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,910,944$2,065,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,986,736 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,511
XI-2 Total expenses$415,264
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,247
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,853,326
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$100,163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,986,736

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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