To prevent blindness and preserve sight.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $588K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $331K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$888K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$888K
FY2021▼ -56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$888K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$742K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $743K Management & general 8% · $74K Fundraising 8% · $71K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$151,455Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Gresham’s $196K as President and CEO is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timothy Gresham$196,096$184,026$180,571$154,734$151,455$140,600

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

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

Prevent blindness and preserve sight for those in need.

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1 program · $743K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conexus achieves its mission of eliminating poor vision as a barrier to success by identifying children with poor vision through comprehensive vision screenings and connecting those to be found with poor vision to appropriate eye care.

$743Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Other incomeLn 4–11$423K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Money outPt IX
$888K
Ln 25
Programscol B$743K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$420K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$328
Other incomeLn 4–11$423K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$420K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$562K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$589K$562K
Total assetsLn 16$959K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$742K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$155K$11K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$308K$252K$35K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$88K$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$31K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$492$281
OccupancyLn 16$30K$27K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$20K$19K$610$348
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$164$91
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$42K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$880$502
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$103K$7K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$485$432$33$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$888K$743K$74K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$3.1M$1.7M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$2.7M$375K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.5M$138K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.4M$994K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$888K$291K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.0M−$18K$742K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,178,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,555,142$655,977
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $449,030$99,159
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106$328
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,971$422,875
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,001,307$1,178,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $684,915$637,486
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,334,557$250,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,019,472$887,665
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,165$290,674
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,178,339 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$655,977
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$81,953
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$655,977
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $99,159$99,159
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $328$328
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $220,153$220,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $202,722$202,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $301,881 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $220,481$1,178,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $887,665 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,224 · Management $11,221 · Fundraising $20,572$187,017
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $252,349 · Management $35,243 · Fundraising $20,443$308,035
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87,508 · Management $9,090 · Fundraising $8,649$105,247
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,609 · Management $3,494 · Fundraising $3,084$37,187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,369 · Management $492 · Fundraising $281$14,142
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,945 · Management $2,119 · Fundraising $1,211$30,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,649 · Management $610 · Fundraising $348$19,607
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,082 · Management $164 · Fundraising $91$2,337
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,923 · Management $3,297 · Fundraising $1,884$47,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,179 · Management $880 · Fundraising $502$12,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,615 · Management $7,118 · Fundraising $13,935$123,668
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $432 · Management $33 · Fundraising $20$485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $742,884 · Management $73,761 · Fundraising $71,020$887,665
Part X · Balance sheet $1,136,416 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $319,117$420,364
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,107$116,981
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $588,685$562,063
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,008$37,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $958,882$1,136,416
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,068$63,001
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $98,800$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $216,857$103,717
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $742,025$901,699
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$131,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $742,025$1,032,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $958,882$1,136,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,032,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,178,339
XI-2 Total expenses$887,665
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$290,674
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$742,025
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,032,699

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