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Essilor Vision Foundation

Dallas, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 33-1174387Revenue $3.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSevfusa.org13515 N Stemmons Fwy · Dallas, TX

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Essilor Vision Foundation's (EVF) mission is to provide good vision, while being dedicated to eliminating the barriers of awareness, access, and affordability. To date, EVF has provided over 1.5 million pairs of glasses to people in need.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $371K a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
7
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.5M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.4M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.7M

From the FY2021 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: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $3.0M Management & general 3% · $96K Fundraising 7% · $241K

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

26 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marc Ferrara
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Fisher
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Fleo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Gadd
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 free glasses and vision care to those who can't afford it.

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4 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Changing Life through Lenses (CLTL) empowers others to serve in their own communities by providing resources, best practices and other means of support to activate vision clinics for children in need across the United States.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Kids Vision for Life (KVFL), EVF's cornerstone program, provides vision exams and glasses to children in need at no cost to the children or their families. Children climb on board a mobile vision clinic to receive a vision exam from an eye doctor and have the chance to pick out their own frames.

$944Kprogram expense
03

Changing life through lenses (CLTL) empowers others to serve in their own communities by providing resources, best practices and other means of support to activate vision clinics for children in need across the united states.

$518Kprogram expense
04

Awareness and Education

Raising awareness and educating parents is critical to solving the vision crisis for children in the United States. Most parents do not think about vision as a need for their child; it is an invisible problem that often goes unresolved.

$385Kprogram 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
Paul E Andrews JR FoundationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $207K · 2020–2021
Optometry Cares - the Aoa FoundationMO · FY2021$75,000
Optometry Cares - the Aoa FoundationMO · FY2020$75,000
Sight Savers of America INCAL · FY2020$57,377

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$241K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.4M$124K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.0M$618K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 7 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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