EIN 39-1531546

Combat Blindness International

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Combat Blindness International prevents and cures blindness through sustainable solutions, providing free eye surgeries and pediatric eye care worldwide.
Total revenues
$815,137
2022
Total expenses
$780,664
2022
Total assets
$700,105
2022
Num. employees
3
2022

Program areas at Combat Blindness International

Cataracts - cbi supports free cataract operations for the poor in india, kenya, pakistan, and the united states of america. Cbi also provides equipment, medical consumables, and intraocular lenses (iols) for free eye operations for the poor in areas of india.for the cataract program, Combat Blindness International, Inc. (cbi) collaborates with hospitals in india (bhubaneswar lv prasad eye hospital - bhubaneswar, odisha; shree jalaram eye hospital - meghraj, gujarat; tejas eye hospital - surat, gujarat; shroff's charity eye hospital - rampur, uttar pradesh; usha kiran eye hospital - mysore; jayapriya medical foundation - hubli, karnataka; nav bharat jagriti kendra - hazaribag, jharkhand), pakistan (the layton rahmutulla benevolant trust), and africa (lions sightfirst eye hospital - nairobi, kenya) to provide free cataract operations for the poor. Cbi collaborates in the united states of america with the university of Wisconsin hospitals and clinics and the university of Wisconsin department of opthalmology and visual sciences to provide primary and secondary level of eye care for the underinsured and uninsured residents of dane county, Wisconsin. In addition, cbi collaborates with hospitals in india (dr. shroff's charity eye hospital - delhi, shree jalaram eye hospital - india; tejas eye hospital- india) to provide equipment, medical consumables, and intraocular lenses (iols) for free eye operations for the poor.during 2022, cbi supported over 500,000 adult vision screenings and 16,000 cataract surgeries.
Pediatric eye care - cbi supports programs in india, paraguay, and gambia to screen children and provide free pediatric eye surgeries and glasses free of cost. In addition, cbi funds a school screening program in madison, Wisconsin for all 4k and 5k students.for the pediatric program, cbi collaborates with hospitals in india (shree jalaram eye hospital - meghraj, and tejas eye hospital - surat in gujarat, india; usha kiran eye hospital - mysore, india) and paraguay (fundacion vision) to organize and fund programs to screen children for glasses, opd, and ophthalmic surgery for the poor all free of cost. In addition, cbi collaborates with the madison metropolitan school district in madison, Wisconsin, to organize and fund school screening for all 4k and 5k students. During 2022, cbi supported over 36,000 pediatric eye screenings, 67 eye surgeries, and 1,500 glasses.
Eye care personnel training - cbi supports the training of doctors, nurses, and medical personnel to increase eye care capacity.for eye care personnel training, cbi collaborates with a hospital in india (dr. shroff's charity eye hospital - delhi) to provide stipends and salary for ophthalmic and administrative personnel. During 2022, cbi supported the training of over 450 paramedical personnel through the cop program and over 50 vision screeners through the aadya initiative.

Who funds Combat Blindness International

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Allergan FoundationInternational Pediatric Eye Care Program - India Focus$80,000
Community Foundation of New JerseyUnrestricted Grant To Support Organization's Exempt Purpose$25,000
The Roots and Wings FoundationWisconsin (Unrestricted)$20,000
...and 10 more grants received

Personnel at Combat Blindness International

NameTitleCompensation
Peter HolmVice Chairman and Chief Medical Officer$0
Suresh Chandra, MDBoard Member$0
Reena Chandra RajpalPast President and Executive Director / President and Interim Executive Director / President / Director$51,678
Gordon Derzon, MhaChairman$0
Sean LynchBoard Member$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Combat Blindness International

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$619,447
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$14,724
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$199,626
Net income from fundraising events$-18,660
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$815,137

Form 990s for Combat Blindness International

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-04-05990View PDF
2021-122022-03-30990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-06-19990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Community Foundation of New Jersey
August 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $16,000 from Hurckman Family Foundation
June 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 12, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationConducts researchFundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 5332
Madison, WI 53705
Metro area
Madison, WI
County
Dane County, WI
Website URL
combatblindness.org/ 
Phone
(608) 238-7777
IRS details
EIN
39-1531546
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G11: Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines Single Organization Support
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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