2023-04-05T13:51:40-05:00 2022-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2022-01-01 391531546 COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL INC COMB 6082387777 PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 REENA CHANDRA PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082387777 2023-04-04 1 REENA CHANDRA 999009999 0 MIKE HABLEWITZ CPA P01259157 6082744020 2023-04-03 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z REENA CHANDRA PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 959395 0 X WWW.COMBATBLINDNESS.ORG X 1984 WI DEDICATED TO RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING BY PREVENTING AND CURING BLINDNESS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY, THE YOUNG AND THE OLD, IN THE MOST-NEEDY PARTS OF THE WORLD, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 10 10 3 30 0 0 528159 619447 0 0 94829 214350 -14632 -18660 608356 815137 351695 529288 0 0 144880 115120 0 0 103573 121885 136256 618460 780664 -10104 34473 1006373 700105 37526 32907 968847 667198 X COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CBI) ELIMINATES PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR SIGHT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION. 0 0 244235 214111 0 CATARACTS - CBI SUPPORTS FREE CATARACT OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR IN INDIA, KENYA, PAKISTAN, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CBI ALSO PROVIDES EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL CONSUMABLES, AND INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOLS) FOR FREE EYE OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR IN AREAS OF INDIA.FOR THE CATARACT PROGRAM, COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CBI) COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (BHUBANESWAR LV PRASAD EYE HOSPITAL - BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA; SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL - MEGHRAJ, GUJARAT; TEJAS EYE HOSPITAL - SURAT, GUJARAT; SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL - RAMPUR, UTTAR PRADESH; USHA KIRAN EYE HOSPITAL - MYSORE; JAYAPRIYA MEDICAL FOUNDATION - HUBLI, KARNATAKA; NAV BHARAT JAGRITI KENDRA - HAZARIBAG, JHARKHAND), PAKISTAN (THE LAYTON RAHMUTULLA BENEVOLANT TRUST), AND AFRICA (LIONS SIGHTFIRST EYE HOSPITAL - NAIROBI, KENYA) TO PROVIDE FREE CATARACT OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR. CBI COLLABORATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF OPTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES TO PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL OF EYE CARE FOR THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION, CBI COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (DR. SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL - DELHI, SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL - INDIA; TEJAS EYE HOSPITAL- INDIA) TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL CONSUMABLES, AND INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOLS) FOR FREE EYE OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR.DURING 2022, CBI SUPPORTED OVER 500,000 ADULT VISION SCREENINGS AND 16,000 CATARACT SURGERIES. 225413 196942 0 EYE CARE PERSONNEL TRAINING - CBI SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO INCREASE EYE CARE CAPACITY.FOR EYE CARE PERSONNEL TRAINING, CBI COLLABORATES WITH A HOSPITAL IN INDIA (DR. SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL - DELHI) TO PROVIDE STIPENDS AND SALARY FOR OPHTHALMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. DURING 2022, CBI SUPPORTED THE TRAINING OF OVER 450 PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL THROUGH THE COP PROGRAM AND OVER 50 VISION SCREENERS THROUGH THE AADYA INITIATIVE. 127031 118236 0 PEDIATRIC EYE CARE - CBI SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN INDIA, PARAGUAY, AND GAMBIA TO SCREEN CHILDREN AND PROVIDE FREE PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES AND GLASSES FREE OF COST. IN ADDITION, CBI FUNDS A SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAM IN MADISON, WISCONSIN FOR ALL 4K AND 5K STUDENTS.FOR THE PEDIATRIC PROGRAM, CBI COLLABORATES WITH HOSPITALS IN INDIA (SHREE JALARAM EYE HOSPITAL - MEGHRAJ, AND TEJAS EYE HOSPITAL - SURAT IN GUJARAT, INDIA; USHA KIRAN EYE HOSPITAL - MYSORE, INDIA) AND PARAGUAY (FUNDACION VISION) TO ORGANIZE AND FUND PROGRAMS TO SCREEN CHILDREN FOR GLASSES, OPD, AND OPHTHALMIC SURGERY FOR THE POOR ALL FREE OF COST. IN ADDITION, CBI COLLABORATES WITH THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, TO ORGANIZE AND FUND SCHOOL SCREENING FOR ALL 4K AND 5K STUDENTS. DURING 2022, CBI SUPPORTED OVER 36,000 PEDIATRIC EYE SCREENINGS, 67 EYE SURGERIES, AND 1,500 GLASSES. 596679 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CO CT GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN NV NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA TN UT VA WA WV WI X X REENA CHANDRA 6082387777 PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 SURESH CHANDRA MD FOUNDER/CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GORDON DERZON MHA CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER HOLM MD VICE CHAIRMAN/CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW THOMPSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN LYNCH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANANT BALIGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUVOJIT BASU DIRECTOR 4.00 X 3100 0 0 YASMIN BRADFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ALTAWEEL MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENA CHANDRA PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 61878 0 0 64978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76774 542673 180675 619447 14724 14724 325224 125598 199626 199626 199626 0 76774 18660 -18660 -18660 815137 0 0 195690 529288 529288 64978 25006 16233 23739 41933 16137 10476 15320 8209 3159 2051 2999 18421 18421 6168 6168 25025 8509 16516 3824 3824 35213 9618 9924 15671 18884 1708 1109 16067 12802 4972 3196 4634 1732 1732 4095 1491 1189 1415 2716 1045 679 992 MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIA 3256 1253 813 1190 4120 1270 1644 1206 780664 596679 80412 103573 18236 69582 42173 22109 75000 20000 4055 4473 829859 551875 16827 13147 20223 18919 1006373 700105 3789 4933 33737 27974 37526 32907 X 720109 238401 248738 428797 968847 667198 1006373 700105 X 34473 -334218 -1904 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 514445 569178 452757 528160 619447 2683987 514445 569178 452757 528160 619447 2683987 452563 2231424 16583 19522 14618 14607 14724 80054 2764041 12742 0.80730 0.83900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 55869 -7584 486 47799 49000 7376 507 55869 45226 4248 474 49000 38148 7078 45226 40211 -2063 38148 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 651376 -334218 159869 -8072 -182421 833797 -18660 -18660 815137 953025 159869 18660 178529 774496 6168 6168 780664 PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED TWO ENDOWMENTS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION -1,904. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -6,168. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -18,660. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 18,660. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 423610 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 30000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 64814 0 0 0 0 0 0 518424 0 518424 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, OPTHALMIC SCHOLARSHIP 185000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 96000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE & CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 30000 WIRE TRANSFER 4395 INTRAOCULAR LENSES BOOK VALUE SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE 40000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 30000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA PEDIATRIC EYE CARE 64814 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT/CATARACT SURGERIES 8100 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 51925 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA CATARACT SURGERIES 0 WIRE TRANSFER 8190 INTRAOCULAR LENSES BOOK VALUE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DISBURSES FUNDS FOR GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF REPORTS ON THE NUMBER OF CATARACT SURGERIES AND THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES OR THE PROGRESS OF THE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: WORLD SIGHT DAY 76774 76774 1092 1150 16418 76774 76774 1092 1150 16418 18660 -18660 X 3 169737 QUOTED MARKET PRICE X 3 825 COST OF DONATED PROP X INVITATIONS/ENVELOPES 6 10113 COST OF DONATED PROP 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 SURESH CHANDRA, M.D. AND REENA CHANDRA HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETURN AND THE VOTE TO APPROVE ARE GENERALLY CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCUSS ANY CONFLICTS AT THAT TIME. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN THE DANE COUNTY UNITED WAY'S NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE QTI GROUP WHICH INCLUDED COMPARABLE COMPENSATIONS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. 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. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MCF -1,904.