Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990.
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
Educates about retinal diseases and supports research to find cures.
Questions for Vitreoretinal Surgery Foundation
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Since the founding of the vitreoretinal surgery foundation (VRSF) 2005, we have maintained a robust research program. The goal of the research program has been to support young investigators and encourage them to pursue a career focusing on diseases of the retina.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-2122813) · Dispute this lineThe VRS foundation sponsors the annual retinal update continuing education conference. This has been the primary educational activity of the VRSF and has occurred annually for the past 27 years. The target audience is practicing ophthalmologists and optometrists in the upper midwest.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-2122813) · Dispute this lineVRSF has sponsored the primary retinal detachment outcomes (pro) study. This research project was begun in 2016 under the direction of DR edwin ryan, its principal investigator. It has been funded by a grant from the allina foundation, minneapolis MN, to the VRSF.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-2122813) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $538K | $612K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $287K | $346K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $8K | $5K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $835K | $969K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $65K | $71K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $771K | $898K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $91K | $91K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $165 | $165 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $42K | $38K | $4K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $2K | $637 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $157K | $142K | $15K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 18, 2026 | $347K | $205K | $142K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 27, 2025 | $269K | $177K | $92K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 24, 2024 | $234K | $157K | $77K | $898K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2023 | $173K | $145K | $28K | $771K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 25, 2022 | $199K | $108K | $91K | $803K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 | $240K | $113K | $127K | $682K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $234,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $234,372 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,210 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $969,388 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,463 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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