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Surgical Eye Expeditions International INC

Public charity
DBA: % KAREN GREATHOUSE
Other · SANTA BARBARA, CA · EIN 31-1682275

About

Surgical Eye Expeditions INTERNATIONAL, INC. is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization that provides medical, surgical, and educational services by volunteer ophthalmic surgeons with the primary goal of restoring sight to blind individuals worldwide.

In care of Karen Greathouse

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
27
Volunteers
1,450

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$14.9M
Expenses
$15.6M
Assets
$12.9M
Liabilities
$451K

Financial history

$68.0M$34.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $14.9M · Peak FY2016: $68.0M · Avg: $25.8M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$113.8M
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN——
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC——
SOUTH ASIA——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——
NORTH AMERICA——
South America——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$152K
SURGICAL EYE EXPEDITIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
Your actions

Address

6500 Hollister AVE STE 120
Santa Barbara, CA, 93117-555

Governance

Voting board members14
Independent members14
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %97.2%
Permanent endowment %0.5%
Endowment held by related orgYes

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersNo
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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