Crystal Foundation

“Expenses office expenses 3,346 medical team travel 53,127 medical expenses & suppli 27,128 clinic expenses 7,235 medical team expenses 13,086 non-investment depreciation 2,700 total 106,622”

“Other increases 17,721 adjustments were made that affected income and expenses from prior years.”

“Medical equipment 52,529 52,529 less accumulated depreciation 37,679 40,379 total 14,850 12,150”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 36,129 76,364 unsecured notes and loans payable 63,387 0”

“-continued from program service accomplishments through rugged terrain along dusty roads high in the sierra madre mountains in northern mexico, mothers walk for miles on a journey of hope. They make the trek to guerrero, a town located in the foothills of the mountains, to find the doctor who offers help for their children born with severe, disabling facial deformities. The doctors they seek are board-certified, houston plastic surgeons r. Scott yarish and dr. Erica bartlett, who are very well-known for their humanitarian efforts. Dr. Yarish and dr. Bartlett are the lead doctors of the crystal foundation. A large part of their efforts is focused on the clinic that dr. Yarish started in guerrero, mexico in 1989. The clinic provides state-of-the-art reconstructive surgery for children suffering from congenital deformities such as cleft lips, cleft palates, congenital hand anomalies, as well as burn injuries. With modern surgical techniques, yarish and team repair and restore the lives of these children--the miracle their parents seek and could never find, let alone afford. These days, the dedicated team even provides transportation for most patients who live in the rural regions of the area surrounding his clinic. During the past 17 years, dr. Yarish and his medical team have made around 35 mission trips to rural mexico to perform life-changing surgery for children. They typically perform over 50 surgeries each trip and work up to 20 hours a day. In 2023, they performed 40 life-changing surgeries, including 35 children and 5 adults. Cleft lip and palate anomalies have robbed their young patients of the chance to smile, whistle, or have their words understood. These congenital anomalies are particularly common in the mountainous, and rural areas of mexico. The surgery allows children to breathe, speak, hear, and swallow correctly. They're saved from malnutrition and lifelong disabilities. Just as profound, the outward results of the surgery translate into self-esteem and protect children from isolation, exclusion, and embarrassment caused by their physical appearance. Both surgeons say they feel like "lifesavers- and are often overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotions and tears of joy following a successful operation. When they started their mission trips, children were often brought to the clinic and left with instructions to wait while their parents went to work. "we would sometimes finish operating late at night only to find a child who had been sitting in the waiting room for hours," explains yarish. "but we always put our exhaustion aside. If we could take care of one more child, we just did it."”