Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 47-1488689 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL
Profile
The better vision foundation will provide continuing education and continuing medical education regarding current trends and upcoming research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. The goal of the better vision foundation is to educate the public about current trends and upcoming research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. The better vision foundation will conduct and provide support for research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. As well as, provide support for charitable and missionary work related to eye care in disadvantaged communities globally and raise funds from the public and from all other sources available, receive and maintain such funds and expend principal and income there from.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
5th percentile
Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
20th percentile
Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
8th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$16,461
Down $12,013 (-42%) from 2020
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2020
Net Assets
Down$16,461
Down $12,013 (-42%) from 2020
Revenue
Down$4,275
Down $20,725 (-83%) from 2020
Expenses
Up$16,288
Up $15,813 (+3329%) from 2020
Net Income
Down-$12,013
Down $36,538 (-149%) from 2020
Most recent year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The better vision foundation will provide continuing education and continuing medical education regarding current trends and upcoming research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. The goal of the better vision foundation is to educate the public about current trends and upcoming research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. The better vision foundation will conduct and provide support for research in the fields of medical and surgical eye and retina problems and conditions. As well as, provide support for charitable and missionary work related to eye care in disadvantaged communities globally and raise funds from the public and from all other sources available, receive and maintain such funds and expend principal and income there from.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE BETTER VISION FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF EYE CARE BENEFITING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PATIENTS, PLUS THOSE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL EYE HEALTH. OUR ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO ACCREDITED TO PROVIDE CME FOR PHYSICIANS PLUS CE FOR OPTOMETRISTS. | $0 | $16,288 |
| THE BETTER VISION FOUNDATION WILL CONDUCT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EYE AND RETINA PROBLEMS AND CONDITIONS. RESEARCH WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE AREAS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF RETINA, GLAUCOMA, UVEITIS AND EYE INFLAMMATIONS, CORNEA AND CATARACT PROBLEMS TO HELP FIND TREATMENTS FOR MOST COMMON CAUSES OF BLINDNESS IN BOTH FIRST AND DEVELOPING WORLD COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT PEARLMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| WENDWESSEN AMDE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| AHMED ABDELSALAM | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: bank fees. Amount: 288. Description: conferences, conventions, and meetings. Amount: 16,000. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 16,288.”
“Description: due from crc. Beg. Of year amount: 549. End of year amount: 549.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 288. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 16,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 16,288. |
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