2017-08-23T13:15:11-05:00 2016-12-31 BDO USA LLP 100 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100175001 990 2016-01-01 237297651 PROJECT ORBIS INTERNATIONAL INC % THOMAS HILL PROJ 6466745500 520 8TH AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 THOMAS J HILL CFO 6466745517 2017-08-23 true Paul Hammerschmidt P01384178 2128858000 38.140.180.210 26308920172355000000 2017-08-23 P D01122C7D7AE77111100C81253157AB3E9B57B1E D01122C7D7AE77111100C81253157AB3E9B57B1E 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ORBIS Bob Ranck 520 8TH AVENUE 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 221671402 false X WWW.ORBIS.ORG X 1973 NY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS AND RESTORING SIGHT WORLD-WIDE. 15 15 85 93 0 0 162444210 214794650 0 0 280169 163111 2141358 2371964 164865737 217329725 7450989 10248240 0 0 12916708 14394920 0 0 8696304 144330348 187299590 164698045 211942750 167692 5386975 55409503 60257366 2343660 2071631 53065843 58185735 X PROJECT ORBIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY EYE CARE. THE ORGANIZATION ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE NO ONE IS NEEDLESSLY BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. false false 197101234 10248240 0 ORBIS AIMS TO HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON ELIMINATING TRACHOMA, ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT YET PREVENTABLE FORMS OF BLINDNESS AND THE LEADING INFECTIOUS CAUSE OF BLINDNESS. THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN 2016 THE 500 MILLIONTH DOSE OF ZITHROMAX WAS DELIVERED IN ETHIOPIA, A COUNTRY IN WHICH 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BLIND AND THERE IS ONLY ONE OPHTHALMOLOGIST PER MILLION PEOPLE. ORBIS ADDRESSES THIS ENORMOUS CHALLENGE BY IMPLEMENTING THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS SAFE STRATEGY (EYELID SURGERY, ANTIBIOTICS, FACE CLEANLINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT). WITH THE HELP OF OUR LOCAL PARTNERS, ORBISS WORK HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ETHIOPIAS OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FROM 76 TO 120; THE NUMBER OF CATARACT SURGEONS FROM 3 TO 48; AND THE NUMBER OF OPTOMETRISTS FROM ZERO TO 123. A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF OUR MISSION IS TRAINING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD SO THAT THEY CAN CARRY ON THE WORK TO END AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN 2016, WE TRAINED 1,834 DOCTORS AND 38,487 NURSES, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. TRAININGS WERE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN OUR LONG-TERM IN-COUNTRY WORK, DURING FIXED PERIOD HOSPITAL-BASED PROGRAMS, ABOARD THE FLYING EYE HOSPITAL, AND THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE AND AWARD WINNING TELEHEALTH PLATFORM, CYBERSIGHT. ORBIS IS A WORLDWIDE LEADER IN WORKING AND ADVOCATING FOR AN END TO CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS, AND FOR INCREASING STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMIC TREATMENT. LAST YEAR, OUR VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETED 2,719,830 SCREENINGS/EXAMINATIONS ON CHILDREN AS WELL AS 19,258 SURGERIES AND LASER PROCEDURES. ORBISS IMPACT CAN BE FELT GREATLY IN PLACES LIKE BINH DINH, VIETNAM, WHERE OUR PROJECT ASSISTED IN PROVIDING 50 PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES, 14,000 CHILDREN RECEIVED MEDICAL OR OPTICAL TREATMENTS, AND OVER 64,000 CHILDREN WERE SCREENED FOR EYE PROBLEMS. ORBIS HAS TAKEN PIONEERING STEPS TOWARDS ADDRESSING RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND OUR REACH (REFRACTIVE ERROR AMONG CHILDREN) PROGRAM IN INDIA REACHED THE IMPRESSIVE MILESTONE OF SCREENING OVER 1 MILLION CHILDREN FOR UNCORRECTED VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. 197101234 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 22 0 true 85 true false true BG CH ET HK IN VM false false false true true false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI WY X X THOMAS HILL 6466745500 520 8TH AVENUE 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 X 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 MICHAEL BOYD DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES FORBES DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dr James Friedman DIRECTOR (FROM 10/16) 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 GREGORY HALL DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 TED HARTLEY 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 J PAULL DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DATO'KULASEGARAN SABARATNAM DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT F WALTERS THRU 716 DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 SHARON Dogonniuck DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BRUCE N WHITMAN DIRECTOR 5.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bob Ranck FROM 316 PRESIDENT & CEO 40.0 0.0 X 319676 0 53986 PAUL DOUGLAS FORREST Chief Development Officer 40.0 0.0 X 399962 0 33021 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, 2016, 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. 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NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AS WELL AS NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADMINISTRATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ARE 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 HR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS ARE DISCUSSED 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 HR. 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.........$(115,209.) REDUCTION IN VALUE OF INVENTORY DUE TO OBSOLESCENCE........................$(320,916.) TOTAL.....................................$(436,125.)