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SEVA Foundation

Public charity
DBA: % SEVA FOUNDATION
Other · BERKELEY, CA · EIN 38-2231279

About

SEVA foundation partners worldwide to create self-sustaining programs that preserve and restore sight. Our vision is a world free of avoidable blindness.

In care of SEVA Foundation

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
29
Volunteers
13

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$10.4M
Expenses
$12.6M
Assets
$34.9M
Liabilities
$1.2M

Financial history

$40.6M$20.3M$0
17181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $10.4M · Peak FY2017: $40.6M · Avg: $15.5M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$4.6M
Foreign employees29
Foreign offices2
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$9.9M
SEVA FOUNDATION
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Address

1786 5TH ST
Berkeley, CA, 94710-171

Governance

Voting board members10
Independent members10
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %73.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$1.2M
Net to org$1.2M
Retained by contractors$47K
ChannelsMail · Email · Grant solicitation
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