Eversight

“The 990 is reviewed by the ceo and cfo prior to filing. Completed 990 is provided via e-mail to all board members for comments and questions prior to filing.”

“The policy is reviewed during new employee orientation and annually with the entire staff and board of directors. Any potential conflicts of interest are reviewed by senior staff upon discovery.”

“A performance review is conducted by the board hr committee with ceo; merit increase is recommended by the hr committee and approved by the board. The ceo is not part of compensation discussion and ceo does not participate in the selection of board members. The ceo salary is compared to salaries of other ceo's at peer organizations; other eye banks, opos, other nonprofit organizations of similar size. The source of salary information is primarily the 990's issued by peer organizations.”

“Performance review for officers and key employees is conducted by the employees' immediate manager; merit increases are recommended by the manager and approved by the ceo. Salaries of officers and key employees are compared to salaries of other similar positions at peer organizations; other eye banks, opos, other nonprofit organizations of similar size. A report is provided to the hr committee of the board of directors for their review. The source of salary information is primarily the 990's issued by peer organizations.”

“Governing documents are available upon request.”

“Diseases that can lead to blindness unless they are treated through corneal transplantation, and the millions of others who can be helped through scientific research.”

“Web content sharing our message of sight restoration. The professional education program builds and maintains relationships with healthcare professionals and others directly involved in eye tissue donation and transplantation efforts. Effective collaboration with these professionals enables suitable recovery of tissue for transplantation and research, timely retrieval of donor medical information, successful distribution of tissue for transplantation, and advocacy of research and donation.”

“Collect data or carry out preliminary laboratory work that facilitates application for more extensive support by larger private or governmental agencies. Awards are generally 15,000 each, and total award funding is approximately 150,000 and 200,000 per year. When research awards are granted, award recipients are required to submit a written progress report to midwest eye-banks within 14 months. The eye-bank, in turn, apprises its stakeholders of research projects and accomplishments. Researchers are expected to notify the eye-bank of any additional funding they obtain in the future, resulting from the work made possible through the eye-bank grant. They are also asked to acknowledge midwest eye-banks support in any publications or presentations covering the funded project(s), and to provide copies of papers published as a result of eye-bank funding.”