THE EYE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
THE EYE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 63-0459034)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-08-05
IRS object ID
202532179349201353
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-05T16:19:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PWC US TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 NEW YORK AVENUE NW SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630459034EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EYE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MAXINE NICHOLSInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlEYEFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2053258100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11720 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35233ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHELBY T SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleASSISTANT CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2053258100PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL D HOFFMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345551PTIN
Phone2024141000PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-31PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$28,701GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$22,381ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
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Total Revenue$28,701TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Total Expenses$0TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$28,701ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$233,352NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$262,053NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,352BOYAmt
EOY$262,053EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,352BOYAmt
EOY$262,053EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,352BOYAmt
EOY$262,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MISSION OF THE EYE FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT EXIST FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE HUMAN EYE BY PROVIDING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE EYE FOUNDATION ENGAGED IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND PROVIDED GRANTS TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT EXIST FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE HUMAN EYE TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JASON O SADLER
CFO1.0$0$0$0
STEPHEN YODER JD
BOARD MEMBER1.0$0$0$0
GARRETT GROVER
CEO1.0$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LOLLEY MD
BOARD MEMBER1.0$0$0$0
JOAN RAGSDALE
PRESIDENT1.0$0$0$0
DAWN BULGARELLA
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
BRIAN SAMUELS
CHAIRMAN1.0$0$0$0
LOU BAVERSO
BOARD MEMBER0.25$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMAXINE NICHOLSPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11720 UNIVERSITY BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35233ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2053258100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UAB CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461468253EIN
Organization Type6OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
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Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
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Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (true)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationYes (true)SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456falseSupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized USfalseSupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART IV, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EYE FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT THE UAB CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ("EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY"). THE EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IS AN ENTITY OF THE UAB HEALTH SYSTEM AND IS COMPOSED OF TWO OPERATING ORGANIZATIONS, THE UAB CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL, A HOSPITAL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA OPTHAMOLOGY SERVICES FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING THE EYE HEALTH NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. THE EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TAX-EXEMPT GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, THE EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY DOES NOT HAVE AN IRS DETERMINATION LETTER CLASSIFYING IT AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OR (2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, THE EYE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) BECAUSE ITS PRINCIPAL PURPOSE IS THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND IT QUALIFIES AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. AS NOTED ABOVE, THE EYE HOSPTIAL AUTHORITY IS COMPOSED OF AN EYE HOSPITAL AND A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND DOES MEDICAL RESEARCH. BELOW PLEASE FIND THE LAW SUPPORTING THIS CONCLUSION. SECTION 509(A)(3) DESCRIBES "SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS" TO BE ORGANIZED, SUPERVISED, OR CONTROLLED BY ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AND FOR WHICH THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED, AND AT ALL TIMES THEREAFTER IS OPERATED, EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF ONE OR MORE SPECIFIED ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS (1) OR (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION. SECTION 509(A)(1) INCLUDES AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(OTHER THAN IN CLAUSES (VII) OR (VIII)). SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(III) DESCRIBES AN ORGANIZATION THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OR FUNCTIONS OF WHICH ARE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL OR HOSPITAL CARE OR MEDICAL EDUCATION OR MEDICAL RESEARCH, IF THE ORGANIZATION IS A HOSPITAL. SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(V) DESCRIBES A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (C)(1) WHICH INCLUDES A STATE, A POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990EZ PART I LINE 8FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDescription:SUPPLIES Amount:6320ExplanationTxt

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