The mission of Preserve Vision Florida is to promote healthy vision through vision health awareness and education for all ages, vision screenings for children and adults, assistance to obtain medical eye care, and advocacy for vision and medical eye care health services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 14 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $197K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$473K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$637K
FY2022$758K
FY2023$778K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$664K
FY2022$758K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$172K
FY2025▲ +111%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$96K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$172K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · 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 Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $146K Fundraising 2% · $23K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$59,360Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joanne Lighter$59,360$72,260$90,175$90,000$80,310

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes healthy vision through education, screenings, and access to eye care.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Preserve Vision Floridas mission is to promote a lifetime of healthy vision care through vision screenings, eye health education, and referral services. These services include personal consultations regarding eye health concerns as well as assistance in navigating our network of community partners.

$1.2Mprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$473K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$300
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K
Other assetsLn 15$196K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$473K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$162K
Total assetsLn 16$488K$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$406K$473K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$47K$28K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$764K$718K$39K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$156$26
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$59K$5K$870
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$0$28K$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$23K$2K$161
OccupancyLn 16$53K$48K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$70K$65K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$23K$843$22K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$31K$31K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$182K$13K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$5K$4K$933
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$146K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$91K$172K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$23K$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $778K$817K−$38K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $758K$758K$766$97K 990 PDF
FY2021 $637K$664K−$28K$96K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,476,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,110,038$1,466,928
I-9 Program service revenue$300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,508$6,991
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $229$2,086
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,123,775$1,476,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $730,820$909,855
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $369,698$475,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,100,518$1,385,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,257$90,573
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,476,305 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $543 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$111,176
VIII-1e Government grants$1,219,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,367
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,466,928
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$300
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,991$6,991
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,843 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,534$1,476,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,385,732 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,147 · Management $27,502 · Fundraising $3,929$78,578
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $718,015 · Management $38,871 · Fundraising $7,341$764,227
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,794 · Management $156 · Fundraising $26$1,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,079 · Management $5,125 · Fundraising $870$65,074
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $28,067 · Fundraising $0$28,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,337 · Management $1,621 · Fundraising $161$25,119
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,310 · Management $2,016 · Fundraising $2,672$52,998
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,226 · Management $3,064 · Fundraising $1,423$69,713
IX-20 InterestPrograms $843 · Management $22,461 · Fundraising $0$23,304
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,280 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,280
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,006 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,006
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $182,396 · Management $12,709 · Fundraising $5,151$200,256
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,211 · Management $3,990 · Fundraising $933$10,134
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,217,644 · Management $145,582 · Fundraising $22,506$1,385,732
Part X · Balance sheet $645,850 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,658$97,351
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $164,446$175,532
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,873$5,105
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,397$9,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$161,572
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $249,850$196,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,224$645,850
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,922$83,050
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,280
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $132,786$87,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $406,377$473,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$52,585$31,398
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $134,432$141,022
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,847$172,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,224$645,850
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,476,305
XI-2 Total expenses$1,385,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,847
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,420

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