Eye care, includes supporting eye resarch, training ophthalmology and humanitarian care

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4686467) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$492K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.7 mo
of spending, in cash
0.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
28% of total assets
Liabilities are 28% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$972K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$963K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$163K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$972K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$893K
FY2023$738K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$972K
Expenses
$963K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$522K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$721K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$963K
Net assets
$163K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$163K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $953K Management & general 1% · $10K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $492K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$491,513Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric J Niespodzany’s $492K as Doctor is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Eric J Niespodzany$491,513$401,687$279,375$124,150

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

Programs and updates

Provides eye care, supports research, and trains ophthalmologists for humanitarian aid.

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1 program · $953K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Providing eye services to help individuals.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4686467) · Dispute this line
$953Kprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $201K · 2022–2025
U of O Faculty Excellence FundOR · FY2022$84,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$972K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$916K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$154
Money outPt IX
$963K
Ln 25
Programscol B$953K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$163K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$916K
Investment incomeLn 3$154
Total revenueLn 12$972K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Other assetsLn 15$101K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$163K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$220K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$163K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$659K$659K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$990$990
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$184K$184K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$698$678$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$963K$953K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 23, 2026 $972K$963K$10K$163K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $918K$1.0M−$95K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 $738K$721K$16K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $893K$606K$287K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $572K$522K$51K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2021 $103K−$4K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $972,451 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $96,340$56,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $807,692$915,897
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $123$154
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,853$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $918,008$972,451
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $83,550$35,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $689,923$694,207
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,069$233,635
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,012,542$962,842
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$94,534$9,609
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $972,451 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $915,897$915,897
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $154$154
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $915,897 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $154$972,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $962,842 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $659,385$659,385
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,822$34,822
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $990$990
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,917$4,917
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,735$19,735
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,371$1,371
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $183,890$183,890
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,747$19,747
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,287$2,287
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $678 · Management $20$698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $953,257 · Management $9,585 · Fundraising $0$962,842
Part X · Balance sheet $225,123 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,325$58,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $85,859$66,112
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,050$100,897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $220,234$225,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194$11,799
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $53,636$50,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,830$62,268
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $166,404$162,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,404$162,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,234$225,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$972,451
XI-2 Total expenses$962,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,404
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$13,158
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,855

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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