Servants for Sight EIN 27-0837500

Servants for Sight FY2021 filing

EIN  27-0837500 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Greenville, SC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides eye exams, glasses, and surgery to disadvantaged people needing sight care.
Leadership
Adam Easterling MD · Director
Money in and out
$303K revenue, $207K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Provides eye exams, glasses, and surgery to disadvantaged people needing sight care. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $303K in revenue, $207K in expenses, and $470K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$303K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$470K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$303K
FY2021▲ +77%
Expenses
$207K
FY2021
Total assets
$470K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$303K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$207K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$470K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$470K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $164K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Providing vision screenings, eye exams, eyeglasses, and cataract surgeries to poverty stricken people in the upstate of South Carolina. Care provided for 2020 was as follows: 562 eye exams; 618 eyeglasses/readers; 673 people screened; and 93 cataract surgeries

$164Kprogram expense
02

Providing eye exams, vision screenings, eyeglasses and cataract surgeries in third world poverty stricken locations. No international trips were taken in 2021

Pt IX · col B
03

Providing eyeglass dispense training to mission groups along with supplying eyeglasses/readers. No mission groups were trained in 2021

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CServants for Sight
EINHdr · item D27-0837500
Principal addressHdr · item CGreenville, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.servantsforsight.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Evette’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Amy Evette$68,000$65,961

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$300K · 99%
Program service revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$300K
Program service revenue1%$3K
Investment income$487
Total revenueLn 12$303K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program services79%$164K
Management & general13%$27K
Fundraising8%$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$207K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$393K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$470K
Months of cash on handcomputed22.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $400K · Operating expenses/yr $207K
23.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $164K · Total expenses $207K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $207K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $17K · Total expenses $207K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $17K · Solicited contributions $300K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $300K · Total revenue $303K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $303K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $303K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $487 · Total revenue $303K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $207K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $303K · Prior year $172K
+77%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $470K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $303K · Expenses $207K
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $470K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $470K · Total assets $470K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $8K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $470K
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Adam Easterling MD · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $207K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $207K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 77%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$353K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$514K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$364K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$303K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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