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Training projects through the Flying Eye Hospital, local partner institutions, and our telemedicine platform, Cybersight: With donor support and the help of our expert volunteer faculty, Orbis provided high-quality training to all types of eye care professionals in 2018, from doctors to nurses to community health workers. These trainings were delivered in partnership with local hospitals, agencies, and governments, and were tailored to each regions needs as part of a long-term eye health strategy. In 2018, a total of 63,063 in-person trainings were completed by doctors, nurses, and other eye health workers through our in-country programs and on board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a fully-accredited teaching hospital housed on an MD-10 aircraft. Additionally, 5,872 eye health professionals in 165 countries were trained through Cybersight (cybersight.org), our online telemedicine platform. 2. Pediatric eye screening and care in India: India is home to the largest population of blind children (270,000) in any one country. Because sight could be restored in over 50 percent of these cases with early intervention and timely comprehensive treatment, Orbis conducted eight REACH (Refractive Error Among Children) projects in India in 2018, along with three Comprehensive Childhood Blindness projects, plus quality improvement and advocacy initiatives. Our work to reduce blindness and visual impairment among children in India included training local workers on screening and eye health, providing equipment, developing outreach plans for screenings, and developing quality educational materials on eye health. Results in 2018 included 1,887,469 screenings/examinations on children; 70,873 eyeglass prescriptions for children; and 25,420 trainings completed by doctors, nurses, and other eye health workers who will go on to serve their local communities for years to come. 3. Integrated eye care in an emergency setting: The Rohingya are a stateless minority population widely regarded as one of the most persecuted ethnic groups in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rohingya have taken refuge in the Coxs Bazar district of Bangladesh, a country where Orbis has maintained an ongoing presence for 20 years. In 2018, Orbis responded to this major global humanitarian crisis by working to integrate eye care services in the Rohingya camps and in the surrounding host community. Specific activities included conducting outreach at the camps Child Friendly Spaces and on mobile eye care centers; providing training for doctors and health professionals; providing equipment and building the capacity of local hospitals; and establishing community-based primary eye care facilities. As a result of this work, over 57,000 people received eye screenings; 4,261 people received free spectacles; 10,493 people received free medicine; and 1,178 people received sight-saving surgeries. 227024112 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true X 24 0 true 97 true true true true BG CH ET HK IN SF VM ZA false false false true true false false false false false false X 16 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X DANUSIA DZIERZBINSKI 6466745500 520 8TH AVENUE 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 X Bob Ranck President & CEO 40.0 0.0 X X 394298 0 46731 Kevin G McAllister Chairman 10.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 James R Parker Vice-Chairman 10.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Diana L Wheeler Secretary 7.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Peter Allen Treasurer 7.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Sharon Dogonniuck Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Pravin Dugel Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 James Forbes Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dr David S Friedman Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David L Gitlin Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory Hall Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ted Hartley thru 518 Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Howitt Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ambassador Patricia Moller Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Adrian L Paull Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dato' Kulasegaran Sabaratnam Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Charles Vyvyan Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bruce N Whitman thru 1018 Director 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kristie DeKoker Chief Development Officer 40.0 0.0 X 238279 0 24098 Paul Forrest THRU 0318 Chief Development Officer 40.0 0.0 X 79038 0 6878 Thomas Hill CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN. 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PROJECT ORBIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (THE "REPORTING ORGANIZATION") DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE JURISDICTIONS IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION HAS FILED IRS FORM 990 INFORMATION RETURNS AS REQUIRED AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE RETURNS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SO REQUIRED. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THEN PRESENTED TO the Audit and Finance Committees AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ENDORSEMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: The Board of Directors, Officers, and Key Employees as well as Board Committee members who are not Directors must complete the conflict of interest form annually. Newly appointed directors and officers as well as new key employees are also required to complete the conflict of interest form. The compliance department monitors and enforces compliance the conflict of interest policy. The General Counsel (in the case of employees) or the Audit Committee (in the case of Board Members and officers) will evaluate conflict disclosures and make other necessary inquiries to determine the extent and nature of any actual or potential conflict of interest and, if appropriate, investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. Board/Committee Members and Officers Only: In the case of Board/Committee Members and officers, after disclosure of all material facts in respect of such conflict of interest, and after answering any questions, the relevant Board/Committee Member or officer shall withdraw from deliberations and shall refrain from attempting to influence the General Counsel, Audit Committee or the Board, as the case may be, in connection with the conflict of interest under review. For Board Members, Orbis may enter into a Covered Transaction only if at a duly held meeting of the Board a majority of those Board Members (if a quorum is present at such time) who have no interest in the Covered Transaction approve the Covered Transaction after considering the above. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO is REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DOCUMENTATION OF DISCUSSIONS IN RELATION TO COMPENSATION IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND IS ALSO DOCUMENTED WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. THIS PROCESS INVOLVES GATHERING AND ANALYZING COMPARABLE DATA, DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION THAT IS CONDUCTED BY Human Resources Department. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. DOCUMENTATION OF DISCUSSIONS IN RELATION TO COMPENSATION IS RECORDED IN THE Finance Committee MINUTES AND IS ALSO DOCUMENTED WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. THIS PROCESS INVOLVES GATHERING AND ANALYZING COMPARABLE DATA, DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION THAT IS CONDUCTED BY Human Resources Department. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS..........$(336,907) REDUCTION IN VALUE OF INVENTORY DUE TO OBSOLESCENCE.........................$(345,125) ----------------------------------------------------- TOTAL......................................$(682,032)