Zero Blind Babies: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 33-1353139)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2025.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $60K Management & general 1% · $429

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Arthur Brant MD

Co-Founder, CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarthak Shah

Co-Founder, COO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Geoff Tabin MD

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott R Lambert MD

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Prithvi Mruthyunjaya MD

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charlie Aaronson

Director, Strategy Lead

$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

Preventing lifelong blindness in babies through sustainable, locally-driven programs.

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1 program · $60K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Zero blind babies operates telemedicine-based retinal screening programs to prevent blindness from retinopathy of prematurity (rop) in low- and middle-income COUNTRIES.WHAT we do:- train non-physician screeners to conduct time-intensive, high-skill retinal screenings- utilize retinal cameras to capture high-quality images for concurrent…

$60Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$653K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$650K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Money outPt IX

$60K

Ln 25

Programscol B$60K

Managementcol C$429

Owns and owesPt X

$593K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K

Total assetsLn 16$593K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$650K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Total revenueLn 12$653K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6K

SavingsLn 2$90K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$497K

Total assetsLn 16$593K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$593K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 630

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$497K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$593K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$593K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Information technologyLn 14	$429		$429
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$60K	$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$60K	$60K	$429	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$653K	$60K	$593K	$593K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $653,299 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$650,025

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$3,274

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$653,299

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$60,467

I-18 Total expenses$60,467

I-19 Revenue less expenses$592,832

Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $653,299 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$650,025

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$650,025

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,274$3,274

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,274$653,299

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,467 across 2 lines filed

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $429$429

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,038$60,038

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $60,038 · Management $429 · Fundraising $0$60,467

Part X · Balance sheet $592,832 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$5,558

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$90,303

X-11 Publicly traded securities$496,971

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$592,832

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$592,832

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$592,832

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $592,832 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$653,299

XI-2 Total expenses$60,467

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$592,832

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$592,832

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Zero Blind Babies

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Zero Blind Babies

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV