Operation Smile Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

May 10, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$57,393,703

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: Operation Smile is dedicated to raising awareness of the life-threatening issue of clefts, as well as providing lasting solutions that allow children to be healed regardless of financial standing. Operation Smile advocates for safe surgery as a global health priority through partnerships with leading medical institutions and other nonprofit organizations around the world. To research the cause of clefting, Operation Smile engages in partnerships, so we can work toward reducing the incidence of clefts. For example, Operation Smile piloted the International Family Study to examine genetic characteristics of clefts. To educate the public and global communities about the issues surrounding clefts, Operation Smile conducts ongoing communications to create a greater awareness for the global need, as well as delivers messages that provide information and guidance for families on how to prevent clefts and what steps to take when a child is born with a cleft. Operation Smile has mobilized hundreds of thousands of medical, community and student volunteers worldwide to help us educate the public about the cleft cause. More than 900 student clubs and associations in over 50 countries channel their compassion and energies to help educate others while building core values of leadership and volunteerism, learning firsthand how they can create an impact in the world and help heal humanity. Training and Building Sustainability: Operation Smile continually advances its mission to build a self-sufficient global health network for the treatment of clefts. We do this by training healthcare providers around the world to give them the highly-specialized skills needed to provide treatment for the backlog of children already suffering from clefts, and for those babies who are born every day with this tragic facial deformity. In addition, the organization donates crucial medical equipment and supplies; develops public/private partnerships; and creates global, in-country Foundations that strengthen local development, raise funds and awareness as well as coordinate surgical programs. Operation Smile has also established 21 Comprehensive Care Centers and Training & Teaching Centers designed to provide year-round care and train medical volunteers to help increase in-country capacity. Through partnerships with the American Heart Association, as well as with leading medical and teaching institutions and foundations, healthcare professionals from developing countries receive evidence based education, hands on training and mentoring. Operation Smile also sponsored conferences, seminars, workshops, rotation programs, visiting professorships, exchanges, and short and long term fellowships. To ensure that surgeries are performed under the safest conditions, Operation Smile certifies and trains international medical personnel in the American Heart Association's (AHA) Life Support program and promotes regular use of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist as well as the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Wake Up Safe initiative. Since becoming an International Training Organization (ITO) of the AHA, Operation Smile has awarded 15,851 AHA Life Support certifications in total. When surveyed, 85% of the life support participants reported that they had saved a life with the skills they learned through this training. Student Programs: To Operation Smile, students offer the energy and passion necessary to spark the ripple effect for change. Over 900 student clubs and associations in 54 countries - from grade schools to universities - use their compassion and selflessness to help change children's lives. Operation Smile's Student Programs offer youth a unique opportunity to understand the importance of giving back to their communities and the world, and help them develop the skills necessary to do so. For example, hundreds of high school students from around the world volunteer on Operatio

Filer

EIN

54-1460147