Eversight is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. The Eversight network is responsible for recovering, evaluating and providing human eye tissue for transplantation; advancing research into the causes and cures of blinding eye conditions; promoting donation awareness through public and professional education; and providing humanitarian aid to people around the world in need of corneal transplantation. Founded in 1947, Eversight maintains its commitment to excellence as an accredited member of the eye bank association of america (ebaa) and by meeting the highest quality standards set by the u.s. Food and drug administration. The nonprofit operates 24/7/365 in connecticut, illinois, michigan, new jersey, ohio and south korea, and collaborates with surgeons, researchers, academic medical centers and eye banks across the united states and abroad. Eversight works with the

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 124 volunteers and 176 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.9M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.0M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$30.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$25.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$34.0M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.0M
FY2021$28.2M
FY2022$25.5M
FY2023$30.7M
FY2024$34.0M
Expenses
$30.6M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.5M
FY2021$23.6M
FY2022$24.0M
FY2023$27.5M
FY2024$30.6M
Net assets
$25.6M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.3M
FY2021$19.4M
FY2022$18.8M
FY2023$22.8M
FY2024$25.6M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $24.3M Management & general 19% · $5.7M Fundraising 2% · $642K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$302,974Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Clinical Services
$218,538Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance & Administrative Officer
$215,850Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$209,314Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Research & Innovations
$168,441Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Marketing & Communications
$165,861Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Compliance & Quality Assurance
$157,251Pt VII · Sec A
Data Scientist/Applications Manager
$150,320Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Hollingsworth$302,974$264,097$254,972$219,814$172,568
David Bosch———$54,828$261,757
Julie Collins$215,850$224,333$208,830$199,629$187,675
Michael O'Keefe$209,314$219,990$206,161$201,328$184,030
Michael Titus$218,538$178,075$181,082$157,542$150,924
Onkar Sawant$168,441$158,673$151,058$114,112$107,526
Bret Hopman$165,861$153,446$151,755$78,193—
Catherine McClory$157,251$146,074$148,141$129,777$127,223

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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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 15aYes

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Restores sight and prevents blindness through eye donation, transplantation, and research.

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3 programs · $24.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

RESORING SIGHT Eversight continues to take meaningful steps toward transforming the future of vision care by supporting sustainable eye banking infrastructure and providing priceless clinical education. In 2024, Eversight provided the gift of sight to more than 10,200 people across the United States and around the world.

$23.0Mprogram expense
02

SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL IMPACTEversight works to eliminate corneal blindness worldwide through eye bank development, clinical training and tissue provision. With more than 75 years of eye banking expertise, we deliver both short- and long-term solutions to transform the lives of more than 12 million people suffering from corneal…

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

FINDING A CURE In the pursuit of eliminating blinding eye diseases, Eversight established the Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide leading ophthalmology researchers with the resources they need to find cures and treatments for eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic…

$194Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200
Grants paid · 1 grant · $60K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$30.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.3M
Managementcol C$5.7M
Fundraisingcol D$642K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M
Total assetsLn 16$48.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.7M
Total revenueLn 12$34.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M
Other assetsLn 15$14.8M
Total assetsLn 16$48.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.9M
Net assetsLn 32$25.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5176
VolunteersI 6124
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M$8.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.7M$14.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.6M$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$45.8M$48.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.0M$22.9M
Net assetsLn 32$22.8M$25.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$60K$60K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$420K$1.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.6M$7.6M$1.6M$375K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$447K$364K$64K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.2M$1.7M$455K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$907K$667K$209K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$7K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$120K$52K$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$380K$165K$215K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$16K$28K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$251K$122K$122K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$738K$739K$41K
TravelLn 17$177K$75K$100K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$296K$55K$234K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$253K$123K$123K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$436K$213K$212K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.2M$11.8M$383K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$252K$142K$50K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.6M$24.3M$5.7M$642K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $34.0M$30.6M$3.4M$25.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $30.7M$27.5M$3.1M$22.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.5M$24.0M$1.5M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.2M$23.6M$4.6M$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21.0M$20.5M$524K$14.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $34,039,876 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,283,375$1,166,781
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,810,618$30,572,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,529,170$2,281,435
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,192$19,128
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,662,355$34,039,876
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$60,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,586,009$14,610,374
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,940,924$15,933,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,526,933$30,603,995
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,135,422$3,435,881
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $34,039,876 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,670
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,137,111
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,166,781
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,572,532$30,572,532
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $619,672$619,672
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,661,763$1,661,763
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,128$19,128
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,572,532 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,300,563$34,039,876
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,603,995 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $420,475 · Management $1,034,091$1,454,566
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,622,506 · Management $1,599,142 · Fundraising $374,685$9,596,333
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $364,419 · Management $64,080 · Fundraising $18,192$446,691
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,671,469 · Management $455,223 · Fundraising $79,158$2,205,850
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $667,049 · Management $208,644 · Fundraising $31,241$906,934
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,169 · Management $9,368$16,537
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $52,089 · Management $68,063$120,152
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,871 · Management $215,434$380,305
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $27,620$27,620
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,424 · Management $27,619 · Fundraising $1,318$45,361
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $122,107 · Management $121,968 · Fundraising $6,601$250,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $738,159 · Management $738,753 · Fundraising $40,933$1,517,845
IX-17 TravelPrograms $74,576 · Management $100,330 · Fundraising $2,338$177,244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,839 · Management $233,701 · Fundraising $7,761$296,301
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $122,928 · Management $123,028 · Fundraising $6,817$252,773
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $213,343 · Management $212,432 · Fundraising $10,329$436,104
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,775,024 · Management $382,595 · Fundraising $3,538$12,161,157
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $141,879 · Management $50,390 · Fundraising $59,277$251,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,289,326 · Management $5,672,481 · Fundraising $642,188$30,603,995
Part X · Balance sheet $48,487,446 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,000,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,479,320$4,017,484
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,246,975$4,544,869
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,851,794$3,714,765
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $148,372$210,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,610,135$6,143,870
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,720,929$14,042,529
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,129,856$14,813,781
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,849,022$48,487,446
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,109,308$1,808,284
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $400$400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,428,909$21,105,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,048,867$22,914,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,568,195$25,444,203
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $231,960$129,242
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,800,155$25,573,445
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,849,022$48,487,446
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,573,445 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,039,876
XI-2 Total expenses$30,603,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,435,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,800,155
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$639,148
XI-7 Investment expenses−$23,443
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,573,445

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