Help Me See Inc.

“The form 990 was reviewed by the chairman/treasurer and president and ceo and approved by the same. For this year, the ceo (jacob mohan thazhatu) will sign the form 990 and mengfang madge bian will sign as custodian of the books. The form 990 was discussed by the board and approved through appropriate resolution before being filed with the irs.”

“The board of helpmesee reviews the conflict of interest policy and signs the form annually.”

“The chairman/treasurer in consultation with the board and with independent external input and auditors determines the compensation of the president, ceo and key employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Helpmesee's global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness is built on the idea that sight matters for the life and survival of every human being. Untreated cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Globally, over 100 million people are unnecessarily blind or visually impaired due to cataracts and these numbers are increasing as the world population ages and grows. In developing countries, blindness and visual impairment can have an enormous negative impact on quality of life as well as reducing life expectancy and economic productivity. Not only does an individual suffer from cataract blindness, there are also severe social and economic burdens placed on their families, caretakers and the communities in which they live. According to a recently published rand health study, cataract blindness will increase to 32 million by 2020, not counting visually impaired, and cost the world's gdp about $1 trillion each year. They could get their sight restored thanks to a surgery that takes as little as 5 minutes for an adult and 15 minutes for a child. Most of them though will never receive this surgery and remain blind because of the severe shortage of trained proficient surgeons, the unaffordable cost of surgery and the high incidence in remote communities with no access to treatment. The helpmesee campaign aims to make this essential surgery with high quality possible for every blind child and adult in the world who needs it at the most affordable prices, regardless of where they live or how poor they may be. The helpmesee campaign operations and network have achieved quality and scale to deliver very low-cost, high-quality manual small incision cataract surgeries (msics) to millions of adults and children in the developing world. As of april 2015, working with 192 practicing partner msic surgeons in china, india, nepal, sierra leone, togo and viet nam. Helpmesee has completed over 192,000 sight restoring surgeries. Number of surgeries are expected to surpass 330,000 by the end of 2015. Building on this momentum of success, the helpmesee campaign will extend to 35 countries throughout africa, asia, and latin america, over the next five years. In 20 years, helpmesee expects to train 30,000 msics-dedicated specialists to deliver 60-70 million surgeries required to permanently eliminate the backlog of cataract blindness among the poorest.”

“Foreign exchange gain 13,961.”

“During 2014, helpmesee generated $19,532,840 in revenue and support, and spent $18,448,991 in total expenses, resulting in an increase in net assets of $1,083,849 as of december 31, 2014. In 2014, helpmesee embarked on a joint campaign with helpage india to eliminate cataract blindness in india. The campaign raised $1,219,770 during 2014. The al ueltschi foundation and the bill & melinda gates foundation continue to support helpmesee through unrestricted grants. Additionally, helpmesee received $1,843,698 from individual donors in 2014. Helpmesee's campaign (program) expenses ratio in 2014 is 70%. The management and general expenses ratio is 17% and fundraising expenses ratio is 13% respectively. The surgical program support expenses increased to $4,246,083 in 2014 as compared to $3,513,101 in 2013.”