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HELP ME SEE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
HELP ME SEE INC (EIN 27-3207754)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-06-01
IRS object ID
202301529349301015
Schema version
2022v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-06-01T10:47:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN231144520PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 2900AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN273207754EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business Name ControlHELPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122217633PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1434 WEST 33RD STREET 7TH-9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSARO JAHANIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122217633PhoneNum
Signature2023-06-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSAROPersonFirstNm
Person LastJAHANIPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHARRISON PEREIRAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00746867PTIN
Phone2159798800PhoneNum
Preparation2023-06-01PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSARO JAHANIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1434 WEST 33RD STREET 7TH-9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,034,347GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HELPMESEE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$4PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Expenses$12,019,177PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,795,175CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,373,425PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$760,828CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$19,214,476TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,364,695TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,137,827TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,902,168TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$12,639,428ExpenseAmt
Grant$263,600GrantAmt
Revenue$184,180RevenueAmt
DescSIMULATOR OPERATIONS:HELPMESEE HAS DEPLOYED EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR (S) TO SELECTED EYE SURGERY TRAINING INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. THE INTENDED USE OF THE HELPMESEE EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR(S) IS FOR TRAINING OPHTHALMIC SURGEONS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS AS WELL AS OTHER EYE-HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONALS, INTERNATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. HELP ME SEE INC., U.S.A. OWNS THE TRAINING SIMULATOR, ACCESSORIES, AND THE TRAINING SYSTEM. THE EYE SURGERY TRAINING SIMULATOR CORE UNIT IS MANUFACTURED AND CERTIFIED, UNDER CONTRACT WITH HELP ME SEE INC. THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS AND PERIPHERALS ARE SOURCED INDEPENDENTLY, ASSEMBLED, AND CONFIGURED BY HELP ME SEE INC.IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE FOR TRAINING SURGEONS IN MSICS, TRAINING SURGEONS IN THE PHACOEMULSIFICATION WORK WAS INITIATED IN 2021 AND CONTINUED IN 2022. THE FOLLOWING STEPS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED 1) RIGHT PARACENTESIS 2) VISCO INJECTION 3) CLEAR CORNEAL INCISION 4) LEFT PARACENTESIS 5) CAPSULORRHEXIS THROUGH RIGHT PARACENTESIS 6) HYDRODISSECTION AND HYDRODELINEATION 7) NUCLEUS ROTATION 8) DIVIDE & CONQUER: CREATING THE TRENCHES 9) DIVIDE & CONQUER: DIVIDING THE NUCLEUS INTO 4 QUADRANTS 10) DIVIDE & CONQUER: EMULSIFYING THE NUCLEAR QUADRANTS 11) CORTEX ASPIRATION BIMANUAL 12) IOL IMPLANTATION: INJECTING THE FOLDABLE IOL INTO THE BAG 13) IOL IMPLANTATION: DIALING THE FOLDABLE IOL 14) HYDRATION OF WOUNDSTRAINING COURSE FOR SUTURING WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022. HELPMESEE TRAINING IS INSTRUCTOR LED. IT INCLUDES PRE-STUDY EBOOK, IN CLASS LEARNING, ELEARNING, TRAINING ON THE SIMULATOR AND DEBRIEF SESSIONS. CUSTOMIZED TRAINING IS PROVIDED BASED ON THE SIMULATOR OBJECTIVE DATA AND THE EVALUATION OF THE ON-SITE INSTRUCTOR. HELPMESEE DELIVERS COMPETENCY BASED SURGICAL TRAINING IN A HIGHLY STANDARDIZED MODEL WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AND TO HELPMESEE'S KNOWLEDGE IS THE CLOSEST IN ITS ADOPTION OF THE AVIATION MODEL. HELPMESEE MEDICAL OFFICERS TEAM BASED IN ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE U.S.A. PROVIDE THE STEWARDSHIP AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF ELIMINATION OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. THEY PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF TRAINEES GLOBALLY AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIVE SURGERY QUALIFICATION OF TRAINEES GRADUATING THE SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING. HELPMESEE PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES LIKE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS (AAO), EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGEONS (ESCRS), EMIRATES SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS (ESO), ALL INDIA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE (AIOC), COMPREHENSIVE CATARACT CONFERENCE (CCC) AND OTHERS. THE SURGEONS HAVE ALL PRESENTED TALKS AND POSTERS AT THESE CONFERENCES AND SEVERAL OTHERS. HELPMESEE'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. VAN CHARLES LANSINGH WAS HONORED FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE: 2022 IAPB VISION EXCELLENCE AWARD. 2022 FARVO - SILVER FELLOW OF ARVO CLASS OF 2022 2022 RECOGNIZED AS AMONG THE TOP 2% OF PUBLISHED SCIENTISTS WITHIN MY DISCIPLINE IN A STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY HTTPS://ELSEVIER.DIGITALCOMMONSDATA.COM/DATASETS/BTCHXKTZYW/4.DR. AKSHAY NAIR, HELPMESEE'S DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ASIA AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA HAS ALSO RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RECOGNITIONS: THE EYE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDED AT THE 20TH CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF OCULAR ONCOLOGY (ISOO), LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS, 2022. RECOGNIZED AMONG THE TOP 2% OF MOST-CITED RESEARCHERS ACROSS ALL SPECIALTIES GLOBALLY IN A STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY (HTTPS://ELSEVIER.DIGITALCOMMONSDATA.COM/DATASETS/BTCHXKTZYW/4) INDUCTED INTO THE EDITORIAL BOARD ORBIT / OCULOPLASTICS AAO-ONE (AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY) FOR A 5-YEAR PERIOD.HELPMESEE CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO A STRONG CULTURE OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES. RECOGNIZING THAT DELIVERY OF CATARACT SURGICAL CARE ACROSS THE GLOBE IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION, HELPMESEE HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY BY ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND GOVERNMENTS FOR TRAINING, PUBLIC HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY AS WELL AS RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH FRONT RUNNERS IN SURGICAL TRAINING AS WELL AS RESEARCH.THROUGH THESE AGREEMENTS, HELPMESEE HOPES TO BUILD TRAINING CAPABILITY IN PHASES: PHASE - I: MSICS SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING CURRICULUM (MSTC)PHASE - II: TRANSITION TO LIVE SURGERIES (T.L.S.)A GRADUATING TRAINEE MAY PERFORM 5-20 OR MORE SUPERVISED MSIC SURGERIES AT THEIR PARENT INSTITUTE TO BECOME PROFICIENT BASED ON THE DEMONSTRATED SKILL LEVEL AND QUALIFICATIONS MANDATED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES. A KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2022, IS THE LAUNCH OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM IN MADAGASCAR TO TRAIN GENERAL PHYSICIANS AS CATARACT SPECIALISTS. THIS FLAGSHIP PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MALAGASY MINISTRY OF HEALTH, POLYCLINIC D'LLAFY AND HELPMESEE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonCHAO WANGPersonNm
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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JAMES TYLER UELTSCHI
CHAIRMAN, TREASURER20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARO JAHANI
CEO & PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$994,392$0$29,007
JEFF MULLEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VENUDHAR BHATT
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$133,756$0$0
JON POLLACK
CHIEF OF TRAINING OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$292,810$0$43,823
TAMMY BUCK
CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$267,257$0$0
DANIEL J THORPE
CHIEF OF MKT AND DEVELOPMENT40.00Yes (X)$164,035$0$12,823
MATTHEW WALDEN
CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINA40.00$192,233$0$0Yes (X)
HINABEN PATEL
BUS.INTELLIGENCE/QUALITY ASSURANCE40.00$142,324$0$29,007Yes (X)
MINAL U SHAHBALDOTA
OPHTHALMOLOGY SIMULATOR EXPERT40.00$230,740$0$334Yes (X)
AILEEN CHANG
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$326,884$0$42,209Yes (X)
CHAO WANG
ACCOUNTING MANAGER40.00$157,632$0$41,321Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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VAN LANSINGH
31 SE 5TH ST APARTMENT 4215MIAMIFL33131CONSULTING SERVICE$326,164
ANDRE JEAN MARIE
CONSULTING SERVICE$244,0068 RUE DE FABRESMARSEILLESFR13001
MARIN TODOROV
CONSULTING SERVICE$201,343969 VICTORIA PARK AVENUESCARBOROUGHCAM4B 2J4ONTARIO
ARIEL LANDAU
CONSULTING SERVICE$187,616295 FRANKLIN AVENUETHRONHILLCAL4J 7L7ONTARIO
AF DATA TECHNOLOGY LLC
837 NEIL AVE 2ND FLBRONXNY10462CONSULTING SERVICE$124,606
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$285,795GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$14,539,289AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,825,084TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$63TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$63ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS INCOME$25,020$25,020
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$209,200OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$184,180RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$25,083ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,405TotalAmt
Program Services$562,405ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,937,902TotalAmt
Program Services$1,441,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$254,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$242,309FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,777,514TotalAmt
Program Services$2,066,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$364,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$346,986FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,076TotalAmt
Program Services$1,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$277ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$265FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$523,891TotalAmt
Program Services$387,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,754FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,557TotalAmt
Program Services$156,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,288ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,957FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$419,687TotalAmt
Program Services$116,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,604TotalAmt
Program Services$53,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,394FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,130,715TotalAmt
Program Services$1,886,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$153,631FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,707TotalAmt
Program Services$68,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,661FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,163TotalAmt
Program Services$519,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,984FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,439TotalAmt
Program Services$295,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,345FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$505,488TotalAmt
Program Services$470,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,001FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217TotalAmt
Program Services$217ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,412,606TotalAmt
Program Services$2,400,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,912FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,696TotalAmt
Program Services$27,680ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,540FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT E$2,961,551$2,961,551
PAYROLL SERVICES$38,317$28,928$3,314$6,075

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,640TotalAmt
Program Services$93,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,632FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,795,175TotalAmt
Program Services$13,538,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,200,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,056,446FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,496,461BOYAmt
EOY$2,386,648EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,695,993BOYAmt
EOY$5,916,069EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,327BOYAmt
EOY$61,419EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$707,412BOYAmt
EOY$972,532EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,191BOYAmt
EOY$520,584EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,820BOYAmt
EOY$90,235EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,345,169LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,877,941LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,983,862BOYAmt
EOY$9,467,228EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,092BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,318BOYAmt
EOY$949,980EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,214,476BOYAmt
EOY$20,364,695EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,827BOYAmt
EOY$2,206,198EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$695,970EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,827BOYAmt
EOY$2,902,168EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,923,825BOYAmt
EOY$10,102,086EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,152,824BOYAmt
EOY$7,360,441EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,076,649BOYAmt
EOY$17,462,527EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,214,476BOYAmt
EOY$20,364,695EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$760,828ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,143NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$149,849OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,453,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,896,919CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,608,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,142,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,825,084CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,926,611TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,453,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,896,919CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,608,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,142,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,825,084CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,926,611TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$53,800,141SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,126,470PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$39,941CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$182,587CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,682CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$256,277TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,616CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,503,053CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$209,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,729,597TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$79,912,485TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.28940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.29350PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTHE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) IT HAS A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IN EXCESS OF THE 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION; (2) IT ATTRACTS PUBLIC SUPPORT; (3) IT HAS A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT SOURCES; (4) IT HAS A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY, AND (5) IT MAKES ITS FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND HAS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ITS PROGRAMS.10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF 28.94% FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/22 BASED ON AGGREGATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED 12/31/18 THROUGH 12/31/22. THIS AMOUNT IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIRED BY REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-(9)(E)(3)(I). ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PROGRAM OF REGULARLY SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ITS CONSTITUENCY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE SOLICITATION OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SPECIAL APPEALS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROGRAMS AND GENERAL SOLICITATIONS IN ITS PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL.SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INCLUDING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF 3 MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS.AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO PUBLIC AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEVERAL WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO HELP IN ITS MISSION TO ELIMINATE CATARACT BLINDNESS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO LAUNCH ONLINE FUNDRAISERS.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLIST RENTAL INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ -12. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,013. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 740. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 55. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,020. TRAINING DELIVERY - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 11,603. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 118,949. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 184,180. LITIGATION SETTLEMENT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,384,049.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$332,858OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$273,839DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,019BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,113,797OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,934,167DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,179,630BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,898,514OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$669,935DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,228,579BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,467,228TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$695,970Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$695,970TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,032,711TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$3,143NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,507OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,636RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,034,347RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,034,347TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,815,706TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$319,336OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$319,336ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,496,370ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$298,805OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$298,805ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,795,175TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR THE OPEN TAX YEARS 2019-2021 OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON THE ORGANIZATION'S 2022 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RELATED ENTITY INCOME 1,507.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES OF RELATED ENTITIES 319,336.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS TO RELATED ENTITY ELIMINATED IN CONSOLIDATION 298,805.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,121PROGRAM CAMPAIGN & GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN REGIONMSTC TRAINEE TRAINING, COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT$1,249,087
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,14PROGRAM CAMPAIGNTRAINING PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT$457,828
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM02PROGRAM CAMPAIGNMSICS SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT$1,806,922
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES04PROGRAM CAMPAIGNTRAINING PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT$471,619
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,04PROGRAM CAMPAIGNTRAINING PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT$336,670
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees35SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,322,126SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,322,126TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,CATARACT SURGICAL TRAINING IN CHINA.$298,805WIRE TRANSFER$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESTRAINING CATARACT SURGEONS$99,920WIRE TRANSFER$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:HELPMESEE HAS DEFINED PROCESSES FOR MANAGING ITS CRITICAL OPERATIONS IN ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. A CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY IS ENDORSED AS IT MOVES FORWARD WITH ITS VISION TO BECOME A WORLD LEADER IN INNOVATIVE AND SCALABLE SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING SOLUTIONS AND WORKING TOWARDS ITS MISSION OF RESTORING VISION TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS DUE TO CATARACT. MANAGEMENT: MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING OPERATIONS, ACCOUNTING, FUNDRAISING WHERE POSSIBLE ARE SUPPORTED BY USE OF COULD-BASED SYSTEMS E.G., QUICKBOOKS, SHARE-POINT, MINDMANAGER, SMARTSHEET, SPLUNK, WRIKE, DOCUSIGN AND MORE. THESE SYSTEMS SUPPORT ENSURING EFFICIENCY IN PROCESS FLOW MANAGEMENT, MONITORING PROGRESS OF WORK, RISK MANAGEMENT, FACILITATE TEAM COLLABORATIONS, AND ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF WORK IN COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. DELIVERABLES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE TRACKED TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC FUNDING RECEIVED BY HELPMESEE IS UTILIZED APPROPRIATELY AS PER THE DONOR STIPULATIONS. INFORMATION SECURITY: HELPMESEE HAS IMPLEMENTED A) CONTROLLED ACCESS OF SYSTEMS DATA B) ONGOING MONITORING/UPGRADES FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE C) CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN INTERNAL PROCESS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND D) MANDATORY ANNUAL STAFF TRAINING, AS A PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT. ALL REASONABLE MEASURES THAT A SMALL BUSINESS CAN DEPLOY HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR INFORMATION SECURITY ACROSS GLOBAL HELPMESEE LOCATIONS. PERMISSIONS - DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY: ALL HELPMESEE TRAINEES, SELF-FUNDED, OR WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY ELECT TO VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT THE HELPMESEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MONITORING. IN THE CASE OF TRAINEES REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE CONSENTS FOR DATA SHARING FOR LEGITIMATE BUSINESS PURPOSES AS WELL AS PERMISSION TO DO CHECK ON INFORMATION PROVIDED REQUESTED WITH THE APPLICATION, IN ADVANCE OF APPROVAL AND TRAINING ENROLLMENT. SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING: INDIVIDUAL DATA TRACKING - SURGICAL PERFORMANCE DATA OF INDIVIDUAL TRAINEE IS RECORDED IN THE SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING SYSTEM (SBLS) SOFTWARE. DATA IS BACKED UP ON CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS. THE SBLS OBJECTIVELY SCORES EVERY ASSIGNMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL ERRORS CAN BE MONITORED AND CORRECTED. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TRENDS CAN ALSO BE OBSERVED. GLOBAL DATA TRACKING - ADVANCED TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATMS) IS DEPLOYED BY HELPMESEE TO MANAGE GLOBAL TRAINING OPERATIONS. THE ATMS CONTAINS DATA ON INSTRUCTORS, LOCATIONS, TRAINING TIMELINES, GRADES OF STUDENTS AND MUCH MORE. INFORMATION SECURITY ON THE EXTERNAL SYSTEMS USED ARE MANAGED BY THE LICENSE PROVIDERS. CATARACT SURGERY PROFICIENCY MENTORING AND MONITORING: MOST HELPMESEE TRAINEES RETURN TO THEIR HOME RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS TO FURTHER REACH PROFICIENCY IN LIVE SURGERY UNDER SUPERVISION BY AN EXPERIENCED MENTOR SURGEON. HELPMESEE MAY FINANCIALLY SUPPORT SELECTED QUALIFYING PARTNER TRAINING HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE LIVE SURGERY PROFICIENCY MENTORING TO QUALIFIED SIMULATION-BASED TRAINEES, IN MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (MSICS). ADEQUATE RECORDS OF THESE TRAININGS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, IF ANY, ARE APPROPRIATELY RECORDED. HELPMESEE FOLLOWS THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, ICD-11 STANDARDS, UPDATED AS OF APRIL 2019, '9D90 VISION IMPAIRMENT INCLUDING BLINDNESS' TO INCLUDE SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. PATIENT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR HELPMESEE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CATARACT SURGERY IS DEFINED AS 'VISUAL ACUITY WORSE THAN 6/60 (METRIC) OR 20/200 (F.P.S.)' IN ONE OR BOTH EYES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SARO JAHANI
CEO & PRESIDENT$596,596$0$397,796$0$0$0$0$0$29,007$0$1,023,399$0$0$0
AILEEN CHANG
GENERAL COUNSEL$276,884$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$42,209$0$369,093$0$0$0
JON POLLACK
CHIEF OF TRAINING OPERATIONS$217,810$0$75,000$0$0$0$0$0$43,823$0$336,633$0$0$0
TAMMY BUCK
CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION$222,257$0$45,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$267,257$0$0$0
MINAL U SHAHBALDOTA
OPHTHALMOLOGY SIMULATOR EXPERT$210,740$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$334$0$231,074$0$0$0
CHAO WANG
ACCOUNTING MANAGER$132,632$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$41,321$0$198,953$0$0$0
MATTHEW WALDEN
CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINA$177,233$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$192,233$0$0$0
DANIEL J THORPE
CHIEF OF MKT AND DEVELOPMENT$164,035$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,823$0$176,858$0$0$0
HINABEN PATEL
BUS.INTELLIGENCE/QUALITY ASSURANCE$127,324$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$29,007$0$171,331$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1HELP ME SEE INC., IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 170(C)(2)(B) AND 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. IT IS ACTIVELY LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST CATARACT BLINDNESS ON A GLOBAL SCALE. ITS INNOVATIVE TRAINING SYSTEM OFFERS A HIGHLY STRUCTURED CURRICULUM FOR PHYSICIANS TO LEARN THE TECHNIQUES OF MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (MSICS), PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND SURGICAL COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT FOR CATARACT SURGERY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY CATARACTS. SIMULATION BASED TRAINING OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS TO BOTH SURGEONS AND PATIENTS, SUCH AS PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR SURGICAL TRAINING THAT IS SAFE AND CONTROLLED. TRAINEES CAN PRACTICE TECHNIQUES WITH GREATER PRECISION AND ACCURACY SINCE SIMULATORS PROVIDE DETAILED FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCES, HELPING TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH COMPLEX PROCEDURES WHICH ARE OTHERWISE DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO PERFORM ON HUMANS. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CAN REACH HIGHER LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY IN AN ETHICAL WAY WITHOUT COMPROMISING PATIENT SAFETY OR QUALITY OF CARE. MSICS IS PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS AS IT ALLOWS SURGEONS TO TREAT MOST TYPES OF CATARACTS PRESENT IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS WHILE STILL PROVIDING EXCELLENT VISUAL OUTCOMES WITH MINIMAL INVESTMENT. WELL TRAINED CATARACT SPECIALISTS CAN PROVIDE LOW-COST TREATMENT TO MILLIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE CATARACT BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. SUTURING TRAINING COURSE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022. PHACOEMULSIFICATION IS A PROCEDURE OF CHOICE FOR CATARACT SURGEONS WORLDWIDE AND THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR TRAINING IN THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THIS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN 2023. EFFORTS ARE IN PLACE TO DEVELOP MODULES FOR OCULAR TRAUMA, PEDIATRIC CATARACT, AND ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY AND WILL BE CONTINUED IN 2023-2024. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES TO ACCOMPLISH THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF HELPMESEE ARE: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY EYE SURGERY SIMULATOR-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM AND. SUPPORT A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SURGICAL TRAINING CENTERS. SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY SKILLED EYE SURGEONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT, OTHER NON-PROFITS, TRAINING INSTITUTES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AND ENABLE ACCESS TO EYE CARE TO THE MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN/TREASURER AND PRESIDENT AND CEO AND APPROVED BY THE SAME. FOR THIS YEAR, THE CEO (JACOB MOHAN THAZHATU) WILL SIGN THE FORM 990 AND CHAO WANG WILL SIGN AS CUSTODIAN OF THE BOOKS. THE FORM 990 WAS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED THROUGH APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF HELPMESEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS THE FORM ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CHAIRMAN/TREASURER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD AND WITH INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL INPUT AND AUDITORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,886,711. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 90,201. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 147,702. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,124,614. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 172. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,929. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,101.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN -145,299. BEGINNING NET ASSETS OVERSTATED ON U.S. TRIAL BALANCE 295,148.

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