2024-11-15T12:26:01-06:00 2023-12-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ST PAUL MN 55113 990EZ 2023-01-01 201500262 THE MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION MINN 9523462192 10709 WAYZATA BLVD MINNETONKA MN 55305 OMAR E AWAD MD FACS PRESIDENT 9523462192 2024-11-15 1 1 RYAN VETTRUS CPA P01243596 6514834521 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.MNEYEFOUNDATION.COM X X 112114 X 112114 112114 3875 41024 3000 106796 154695 -42581 169865 -9205 118079 X 174754 152145 0 27 174754 152172 4889 34093 169865 118079 X VISION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, EYE CARE FOR THE NEEDY THE MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR OPTOMETRIC AND OPHTHALMOLOGY POST-GRADUATES ASSISTING INDIGENT COMMUNITIES. 0 134115 IN 2023, MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION (MEF) CARRIED OUT ITS MISSION OF ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH CHARITABLE OUTREACH AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF VISION CARE. MEF DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF EYE CARE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AND THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTOMETRISTS. MEF DEMONSTRATES THIS MISSION THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE VISION PROJECT, PERSPECTIVES IN EYECARE AND STRIDES 4 SIGHT. THROUGH THE VISION PROJECT (TVP) WHICH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY VISION CARE EVALUATIONS AND SURGERIES AT NO COST FOR UNINSURED, LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN NEED, MEF COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 32 VISION PROJECT SURGERIES AND FOUR (4) CROSSLINKING PROCEDURES THROUGHOUT 2023. TVP IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SURGEONS, NURSES, ANESTHETISTS, AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO DONATE THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES. IN 2023 THE VISION PROJECT'S 36 PROCEDURES IN TOTAL INCLUDED 32 PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED GLAUCOMA/CATARACT/CORNEA PROCEDURES AND 4 CROSS-LINKING SURGERIES.THROUGH THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, MEF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE TRAVEL GRANTS TO ITS TWO (2) FELLOWS SERVING IN THE SPRING 2023: MD FELLOWS DR. THOMAS MEIRICK AND DR. MARSHALL HUANG TRAVELLED AND ASSISTED DR. MARK S. HANSEN ON THE HONDURAS MISSION TRIP WHEREBY THEY VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE FOR VISION SURGERIES AND EDUCATED AND TRAINED LOCAL DOCTORS. THEY PERFORMED NUMEROUS PROCEDURES INCLUDING GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICES, COMPLEX CATARACT SURGERIES, CATARACT WITH MICRO-INVASIVE GLAUCOMA SURGERIESIN MAY 2023, MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, PERSPECTIVES IN EYE CARE, IN-PERSON AT THE RADISSON BLU. TWENTY (20) SPONSORS WERE SECURED FOR THIS FULL-DAY EVENT PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OPTOMETRISTS AND VISION CARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND FOR NEARBY WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS. A TOTAL OF $62,500 WAS BROUGHT IN VIA EXHIBITOR FEES. THERE WERE 272 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MAY 2023 EVENT. THIS 2023 SESSION WAS THE FIRST TIME REGISTRANTS WERE CHARGED A $120 FEE TO ATTEND THE EVENT. 3875 7990 IN SEPTEMBER 2023, MEF HOSTED ITS FUNDRAISER, STRIDES 4 SIGHT 5K RUN/WALK, KIDS FUN RUN AND SILENT AUCTION, AT A FUN CENTRAL LOCATION AT NORMANDALE LAKE BANDSHELL. THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT SECURED 69 RACERS AND OVER 12 FUN RUN PARTICIPANTS BRING TOTAL TO 81 PARTICIPANTS ($1,920), 16 ITEMS IN THE SILENT AUCTION BRINGING IN $9,066.50 AND SPONSORS TOTALLING $23,249 AND INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,996MEF WAS THE RECIPIENT OF AN ASCRS GRANT TOTALING $4,000 DURING 2023 (2 DISBURSEMENTS ALLOCATED) FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS IN PROVIDING CATARACT SURGERIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE. 0 5807 147912 OMAR E AWAD MD PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 ANNA MUELLER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 JANET A MARTINEAU SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 MARK S HANSEN MD TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 JOHN BERESTKA MD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 KAITLYN HOLLENBACH OD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RICHARD LINDSTROM MD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 BECKY MALKERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN THE ORGANIZATION 10709 WAYZATA BLVD MINNETONKA MN 55305 9523462192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 169961 16349 30832 153552 112114 482808 169961 16349 30832 153552 112114 482808 45354 437454 482808 4700 0.90610 0.91790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT. GRANTEE NAME: MARSHALL J HUANG, MD. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,931. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT. GRANTEE NAME: THOMAS J. MEIRICK, MD. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,944. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 3,875. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MN ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE. AMOUNT: 25. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 492. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 3,266. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 1,246. DESCRIPTION: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 104. DESCRIPTION: THE VISION PROJECT. AMOUNT: 4,115. DESCRIPTION: STRIDES 4 SIGHT. AMOUNT: 5,807. DESCRIPTION: OD PERSPECTIVES. AMOUNT: 91,741. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 106,796. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -9,205. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 27. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: OTHER LIABILTIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,889. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 34,093. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.