Nonprofit · EIN 72-1378980
THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,229,705 | $1,749,096 | $1,480,609 | $57,004,040 | $246,063 | $56,757,977 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,787,733 | $1,755,936 | $31,797 | $52,135,934 | $69,841 | $52,066,093 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $396,922 | $2,359,991 | -$1,963,069 | $48,776,312 | $944,961 | $47,831,351 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $216,926
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,012,779
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,707,388
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,546,716
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $129,286
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $137,816
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $903
- Accounting fees
- $27,000
- Program services (functional)
- $1,615,624
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,472
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $52,135,934
- Total assets, end of year
- $57,004,040
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $246,063
- Net assets, end of year
- $56,757,977
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,747,472
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $56,126,902
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $631,075
- Gross receipts
- $3,229,705
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $408,608 |
| JARROD JOHNSON JAN 25-NOV 25 | BOARD MEMBER Former | 1 | $0 | $137,537 |
| LORA BLALOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $72,788 |
| LIZ EDWARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $34,776 |
| MIKE CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $10,000 |
| STEVE YODER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,400 |
| LEE CLANTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARTWELL DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELIX DRENNEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA FLAHERTY-GOLDSMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE GARZON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON GORRIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINE LITTLE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KOKO MACKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH MANDELL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY MCKINNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL PASSAFIUME | FINANCE CHAIR - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY ROBISON | GRANTS CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER SOUTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $611,124 |
| BRIAN SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $581,594 |
| RETT GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $485,591 |
| BARBARA EVERS | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,686 | $0 |
| LORA BLALOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $97,934 |
| STEVE YODER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,942 |
| LEROY ABRAHAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CLANTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARTWELL DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELIX DRENNEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA FLAHERTY-GOLDSMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE GARZON | PRESIDENT/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON GORRIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE LITTLE | GRANTS CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOKO MACKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH MANDELL | VICE PRESIDENT/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY MCKINNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL PASSAFIUME | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY ROBISON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER SOUTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL A CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $605,705 | $24,219 |
| BRIAN C SAMUELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $468,100 | $110,995 |
| GARRETT J GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $478,565 | $15,983 |
| STEPHEN A YODER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $251,010 | $24,648 |
| LORA T BLALOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $110,337 | $0 |
| BARBARA B EVERS | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $99,867 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL L MCKINNEY | CHAIR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE HAROLD GARZON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON GORRIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| J ANDREW ROBISON | TREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA F MANDELL | GRANTS COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL D KOKO MACKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE T LITTLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FELIX M DRENNEN III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARTWELL DAVIS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN N COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE T CLANTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY ABRAHAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA FLAHERTY-GOLDSMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP E PASSAFIUME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C FIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| W SPENCER SOUTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 700 18TH ST S STE 123, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233-3800
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BARBARA EVERS
- Signed the 990
- BARBARA EVERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (205) 488-0771
- Website
- WWW.EYESIGHTFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
Mission
TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR IMPROVING EYESIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO CARE.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2024, THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON GRANTS, PARTICULARLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES' RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CARE ENDEAVORS. EYESIGHT FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT ALSO ADDS VALUE TO THE WORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED (NON-UAB) NONPROFITS SERVING BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE BY PROVIDING VISION SCREENINGS, EYE GLASSES, SENSORY EQUIPMENT FOR THERAPY FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN, TRANSPORTATION TO VISION APPOINTMENTS AND SO FORTH.Expenses $1,615,624 · grants $1,546,716
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1378980
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E122)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $57,004,040
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,229,705
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,229,705 | $1,749,096 | $57,004,040 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,787,733 | $1,755,936 | $52,135,934 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $396,922 | $2,359,991 | $48,776,312 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,613,281 | $2,515,086 | $47,808,269 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 72-1378980).
Questions about THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA
- What is the EIN of THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA is 72-1378980.
- Is THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BARBARA EVERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,229,705, expenses of $1,749,096 and total assets of $57,004,040 at year end.
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