Better Vision for Children: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 33-0737604)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 3% · $13K Fundraising 97% · $412K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Zuley

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Tests children's vision, prevents blindness, and mentors them to achieve their dreams.

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2 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

On-Site Eye Vision Testing of over 3861 children in Southern California schools. Subjects were given pass/fail for various eye conditions including Amblyopia, Myopia and referred for follow-up with their eye doctor.

$53Kprogram expense

02

Distributing over 13,050 Christmas Toys to 7,817 children from economically disadvantaged families in Southern California; giving children joy and hope during the Christmas season. Toys were distributed during a two day toy drive and toy distribution event organized by Better Vision for Children with 18 volunteers and in collaboration…

$13Kprogram expense

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$293K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K

Money outPt IX

$425K

Ln 25

Programscol B$13K

Fundraisingcol D$412K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Total revenueLn 12$293K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6K

SavingsLn 2$13K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$800K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$374K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$445K	$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$804K	$800K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$354K	$374K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.6M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.6M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$0	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$0	$0
Management feesLn 11a	$0	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K	$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$14K			$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$9K	$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$320K			$320K
Office expensesLn 13	$34K			$34K
Information technologyLn 14	$32K			$32K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0			$0
OccupancyLn 16	$8K			$8K
TravelLn 17	$3K			$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0			$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K			$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$46			$46
InsuranceLn 23	$495	$495
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$425K	$13K	$0	$412K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$293K	$425K	−$132K	$1.2M	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 $292,546 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$292,546

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$292,546

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$13,500

I-17 Other expenses$411,263

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$424,763

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$132,217

Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $424,763 across 27 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0$0

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,266$1,266

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,000$1,000

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,500$13,500

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $9,258$9,258

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $320,500$320,500

IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $33,792$33,792

IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $31,521$31,521

IX-15 RoyaltiesFundraising $0$0

IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $8,292$8,292

IX-17 TravelFundraising $2,813$2,813

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsFundraising $0$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $1,080$1,080

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesFundraising $46$46

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $495$495

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,200$1,200

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,219 · Management $0 · Fundraising $411,544$424,763

Part X · Balance sheet $1,193,149 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,983$6,008

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $343,082$13,107

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $353,926$374,095

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $803,509$799,939

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,602,500$1,193,149

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,602,500$1,193,149

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,602,500$1,193,149

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,602,500$1,193,149

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,193,149 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$292,546

XI-2 Total expenses$424,763

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$132,217

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,602,500

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,412

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,193,149

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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