2024-05-08T14:26:12-05:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2023-01-01 391531546 COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL INC COMB 6082387777 PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 REENA CHANDRA MPH PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082387777 2024-05-07 1 REENA CHANDRA MPH 999009999 0 MIKE HABLEWITZ CPA P01259157 6082744020 2024-05-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z REENA CHANDRA MPH PO BOX 5332 MADISON WI 537050332 721412 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 4 30 0 0 619447 520107 0 0 214350 29269 -18660 -19861 815137 529515 529288 474677 0 0 115120 129670 0 0 89664 136256 131516 780664 735863 34473 -206348 700105 532426 32907 29773 667198 502653 X COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CBI) ELIMINATES PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR SIGHT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION. 0 0 186832 146595 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. IN 2023, CBI SUPPORTED THE TRAINING OF OVER 150 OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIANS. 141744 126557 0 CATARACTS - CBI SUPPORTS FREE CATARACT OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR IN INDIA, AFRICA, 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 2023, CBI HELPED FUND OVER 20,000 SURGERIES AND 700,000 SCREENINGS. 140000 140000 0 EYE CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT - CBI SUPPORTS THE BUILDING OF EYE CARE CENTERS AND THE DONATION OF EQUIPMENT TO BRING HIGH-QUALITY, SIGHT-RESTORING EYE CARE TO RURAL INDIA. DURING 2023, CBI PROVIDED DONATED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT TO DR. SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITAL. 95592 61525 0 PEDIATRIC EYE CARE - CBI SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN INDIA AND PARAGUAY TO SCREEN CHILDREN AND PROVIDE FREE PEDIATRIC EYE SURGERIES AND GLASSES. IN ADDITION, CBI FUNDS A SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAM IN MADISON, WISCONSIN FOR ALL FOUR- AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN 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 2023, CBI HELPED FUND OVER 300,000 PEDIATRIC SCREENINGS AND 89 SURGERIES. 95592 61525 0 564168 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 4 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 CT GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA TN UT VA WA WV WI X X REENA CHANDRA MPH 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 JD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHOTON BASU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YASMIN BRADFIELD MD 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 SUVOJIT BASU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANANT BALIGA DIRECTOR (THRU JANUARY) 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENA CHANDRA MPH PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 62720 0 0 62720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65111 454996 146287 520107 15399 15399 181307 167437 13870 13870 13870 4599 65111 24460 -19861 -19861 529515 0 0 9408 6525 6525 468152 468152 62720 28665 15385 18670 57675 26359 14148 17168 9275 4239 2275 2761 19147 19147 5286 5286 22428 661 11151 10616 3982 3982 13884 6010 5943 1931 35227 4092 2245 28890 7837 3581 1923 2333 13557 13557 2777 1269 681 827 MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIA 2316 1058 569 689 5075 3278 1797 735863 564168 82031 89664 69582 47050 22109 6263 20000 0 4473 4721 551875 441756 13147 12288 18919 20348 700105 532426 4933 8845 27974 20928 32907 29773 X 238401 91224 428797 411429 667198 502653 700105 532426 X -206348 40212 1591 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 569178 452757 528160 619447 520107 2689649 569178 452757 528160 619447 520107 2689649 500380 2189269 19522 14618 14607 14724 15399 78870 2768519 11866 0.79080 0.80730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 47799 6112 501 53410 55869 -7584 486 47799 49000 7376 507 55869 45226 4248 474 49000 38148 7078 45226 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 755760 40212 177450 -3695 213967 541793 -12278 -12278 529515 920305 177450 12278 189728 730577 5286 5286 735863 PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESIGNATED NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF COMBAT BLINDNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1,591. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -5,286. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -12,278. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 12,278. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 434552 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 33600 0 0 0 0 0 0 468152 0 468152 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, OPTHALMIC SCHOLARSHIP 131595 WIRE TRANSFER 140000 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BOOK VALUE SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 75000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE & CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 30000 WIRE TRANSFER 4622 INTRAOCULAR LENSES BOOK VALUE SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PEDIATRIC EYE CARE & CATARACTS MISSION TO GHANA 42000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, CATARACT SURGERIES AND SCREENING 33600 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, CATARACT SURGERIES 0 WIRE TRANSFER 11335 INTRAOCULAR LENSES BOOK VALUE 6 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. WORLD SIGHT DAY 69710 65111 4599 6562 1135 5620 11143 69710 65111 4599 6562 1135 5620 11143 24460 -19861 1 MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 545 W DAYTON ST MADISON WI 537031967 396003202 STATE OF WISCONSIN 6525 0 EYEGLASSES 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT RECIPIENTS REGULARLY PROVIDE REPORTS TO CBI ON GRANT FUNDS USED/REMAINING AND HOW MANY GLASSES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED. X 1 6287 QUOTED MARKET PRICE X MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 1 140000 COST OF DONATED PROP 0 0 1 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, M.P.H. 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 MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1,591.