Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
57 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
11 people listed on the 990.
Katherine Patterson-Paronto’s $46K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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
| Name | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Patterson-Paronto | $45,506 | $54,979 |
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.
See Saving Kidsight executive salaries →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
Prevents vision problems and promotes healthy eyesight in children.
Questions for Saving Kidsight
Your first name shows with your question. Saving Kidsight answers here, for everyone.
Saving kidsight (the organization), provides a mobile vision screening program that goes into daycares, preschools, schools, and community events. Children are screened for serious vision disorders, amblyopia and strabismus, which can lead to significant visual impairment if left untreated, as well as other more common vision disorders.
Funders
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 | $202K | $65K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $21K | $100K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $223K | $165K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $26K | $32K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $197K | $134K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $178K | $88K | $64K | $26K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $30K | $19K | $8K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $13K | $8K | $3K | $1K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $27K | $13K | $5K | $8K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $36 | $36 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $26K | $16K | $10K | $792 |
| TravelLn 17 | $17K | $16K | $871 | $348 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $17K | $11K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $17K | $14K | $921 | $1K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $2K | $208 | $140 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $327K | $187K | $98K | $42K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2025 | $499K | $253K | $245K | $359K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $259K | $279K | −$20K | $113K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2024 | $263K | $327K | −$64K | $134K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2023 | $350K | $340K | $10K | $197K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 22, 2021 | $308K | $293K | $15K | $187K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $263,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,190 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,760 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $165,496 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,567 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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