Research and education of diseases of the eye and prevention of blindness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $56K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$54K
Spent
$300K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$381K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$54K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$52K
FY2025$64K
Expenses
$300K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$12K
Net assets
$381K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$602K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1987.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $253K Management & general 16% · $47K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Researching eye diseases and educating the public to prevent blindness.

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1 program · $253K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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All grants and allocations are used for research and education of diseases of the eye and the prevention of blindness.

$253Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$56K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $571K · 2019–2022
UmkcFY2022$318,773
University of Missouri-Kansas CityFY2019$252,184

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$54K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$381K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$54K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$381K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$645K$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$630K$381K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$252K$252K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$309$309
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$253K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $64K$12K$52K$602K 990 PDF
FY2024 $52K$8K$44K$525K 990 PDF
FY2023 $297K$328K−$31K$445K 990 PDF
FY2022 $56K$15K$41K$453K 990 PDF
FY2021 $57K$17K$40K$443K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $54K$300K−$246K$381K 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 $54,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $367,042$45,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,367$9,245
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,409$54,416
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $187,500$252,184
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,206$48,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,706$300,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,703−$245,770
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $54,416 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,171
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,171
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,808$6,808
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,437$2,437
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $9,245$54,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,186 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $252,184$252,184
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $309$309
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,030$12,030
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,221$1,221
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $27,000$27,000
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,442$6,442
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,184 · Management $47,002 · Fundraising $0$300,186
Part X · Balance sheet $468,617 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $330,577$176,887
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$2,708
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100$25
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 $2,184$2,184
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,000$9,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,011$127,290
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $151,714$150,523
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 $644,586$468,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,248$87,277
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 $14,248$87,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,355$25,155
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $604,983$356,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $630,338$381,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $644,586$468,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $381,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$54,416
XI-2 Total expenses$300,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$245,770
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$630,338
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,228
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$381,340

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