2018-12-12T15:13:52-06:00 2017-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2017-01-01 273207754 HELP ME SEE INC HELP 2122217605 20 WEST 36TH STREET FLOOR 4 NEW YORK NY 10018 JACOB MOHAN THAZHATHU PRESIDENT & CEO 2122217605 2018-12-12 1 STACY CULLEN P00974308 2159798800 2018-12-12 50.239.110.162 2018-12-12 16:13:41 ES 2312762018225033de16 2018-08-13 P F72B8D169825D68C2DD11334A5C334EF12A3525B 9F90DD8A088C3333434B10B0201CF9BEF458A364 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X JACOB MOHAN THAZHATHU 20 WEST 36TH STREET FLOOR 4 NEW YORK NY 10018 15548045 0 X WWW.HELPMESEE.ORG X 2010 DE HELP ME SEE IS A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. 3 2 58 150 0 0 12612249 15527716 0 0 541 863 65606 -36302 12678396 15492277 1341673 954031 0 0 4444562 4060853 0 0 1274849 8466464 10266904 14252699 15281788 -1574303 210489 4722539 5573740 3473920 4161170 1248619 1412570 X THE HELPMESEE MISSION IS TO RESTORE SIGHT TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERIES (MSICS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CATARACT SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, OF WHOM, 30,000 WILL BE TRAINED USING A SIMULATOR-BASED PROGRAM. 0 0 8777934 341742 TRAINING CATARACT SPECIALISTS AND SUPPORTING PRACTICE READINESS: ELIMINATING CATARACT BLINDNESS THROUGH TRAINING OF CATARACT SPECIALISTS TO PROFICIENCY AND PRACTICE READINESS IS THE GUIDING PURPOSE OF HELPMESEE'S WORK. HELPMESEE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS ARE DEVELOPED FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND BEST SURGICAL RESULTS. THE BROAD ELEMENTS OF QUALITY CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION COVER: (1) QUALITY OF SURGICAL SIMULATION, EQUIVALENT TO THE LEVEL "D" IN AVIATION, WHICH PROVIDES VIRTUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE VISUAL AND TACTILE EXPERIENCE TO THE REAL EYE. WHEN OUR DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM IS COMPLETE, THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR 'LIVE TISSUE' TRAINING THAT ENDANGERS PATIENTS AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES. (2) OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF PROFICIENCY AND CURRENCY OF SKILLS OF HELPMESEE SURGEONS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH CONTINUOUS SURGICAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING. (3) PRE-STERILIZED SINGLE USE SURGICAL KITS ALLOWING HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDIZATION THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH A PREMEDITATED SUPPLY CHAIN. (4) PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND SURGICAL REPORTING SYSTEM, WHICH CAPTURES THE PRE, INTRA, AND POST-OPERATIVE RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS OF EACH PATIENT AND SURGICAL PARTNER. HELPMESEE PRACTICES TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO DELIVER HIGH VOLUME CATARACT SURGERIES AT THE MOST AFFORDABLE PRICE OF NOT MORE THAN $150 FOR EACH EYE. HELPMESEE PRACTICE READINESS SYSTEM ENGAGES CATARACT SPECIALISTS TO DELIVER QUALITY SURGERIES AT HIGH VOLUME IN THEIR GIVEN COMMUNITIES. WITH THIS, THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERIES (MSICS) PERFORMED IS THE BASIC INDICATOR OF MISSION PROGRESS. IN THE REPORTING YEAR 2017 - THE ORGANIZATION'S 6TH YEAR OF MSICS OPERATIONS - HELPMESEE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED A TOTAL OF 301 SURGICAL PARTNERS WHO PERFORMED 11,789 CATARTACT SURGERIES. WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF SURGICAL PARTNERS AND THE EXPANDING CAMPAIGN NETWORK IN GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AND COUNTRIES, HELPMESEE HAS THE CAPACITY TO RAPIDLY SCALE UP THE CATARACT SURGICAL OUTREACH. HELPMESEE TRACKS AND REPORTS 100% OF SURGERIES PERFORMED AND REVIEWS SURGICAL QUALITY OUTCOMES BY EACH SURGICAL PARTNER TO MONITOR SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND TO INSTILL BEST PRACTICES. CRITICAL TO THE HELPMESEE CAMPAIGN IS THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF OUR SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM IN CATARACT SURGERY. THIS SIMULATOR IS DESIGNED TO COVER EVERY POSSIBLE VARIABLE AND COMPLICATION THAT COULD OCCUR DURING LIVE SURGERY. THE 360-DEGREE TRAINING MODULE AND INSTRUCITONAL COURSEWARE IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED WITH THE SURGICAL SIMULATOR'S VIRTUAL REALITY-BASED MODEL OF THE HUMAN EYE AS THE CENTERPIECE. 1026974 612289 PUBLIC AWARENESS: IN 2017, HELPMESEE CONTINUED ENGAGING IN HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CATARACT SURGICAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH SURGICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS ACROSS 301 PARTNER SURGEONS, AND WITH COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AND SEVERAL GLOBAL COMPANIES' CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) SECTORS. THE SURGICAL PARTNER PROGRAM INCLUDES KEY ADVOCACY COMPONENTS DESIGNED TO YIELD GREATER PUBLIC EDUCATION, STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF CATARACT BLINDNESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BROADER SUPPORT FROM INFLUENTIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES. ADDITIONALLY, HELPMESEE LAUNCHED AN AGGRESSIVE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE AWARENESS ABOUT THE GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS OF CATARACT BLINDNESS AND THE PHILOSOPHY AND SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, HELPMESEE CONTINUES TO FORM KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING NON-PROFITS WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMMATIC GOALS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TO LEND CREDIBILITY IN EYE HEALTH CARE POLICY DIALOGUE. 9804908 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22 0 58 1 0 1 HK IN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X MENGFANG MADGE BIAN 2122217606 20 WEST 36TH ST FLOOR 4 NEW YORK NY 100188005 JAMES TYLER UELTSCHI CHAIRMAN, TREASURER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF MULLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB MOHAN THAZHATHU CEO & PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 382007 0 20195 GLENN STRAUSS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 40.00 X 194842 0 20195 VENKAT SAMBANDHAMOORTHY CHIEF OF PROGRAMS & FIELD 40.00 X 126000 0 1960 VENUDHAR BHATT CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER 40.00 X 144900 0 2158 JON POLLACK CHIEF OF TRAINING OPERATIO 40.00 X 215000 0 32984 STEPHEN J MOORE SR. 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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. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENABLES STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. THESE AMBASSADORS WORK TO INFORM THEIR PEERS OF THIS GLOBAL ISSUE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR HELP ME SEE. SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: LIST RENTAL INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 40,664. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 42,732. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 44,062. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 58,962. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 11,060. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 4,090. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,529. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 6,644. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 3,841. 264720 88693 176027 3516121 151004 3365117 3541144 SECURITY DEPOSITS 203635 DUE FROM BEIJING TECH 399961 603596 X 15768546 -123 1078 275314 276269 15492277 0 15492277 15715773 1078 1045196 1046274 14669499 612289 612289 15281788 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR THE OPEN TAX YEARS 2014-2016 OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON THE ORGANIZATION'S 2017 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 CONTRIBUTIONS 219,470. RELATED ENTITY INTEREST INCOME 76. EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENT 55,768. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES OF RELATED ENTITIES 989,428. EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENT 55,768. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GRANTS TO RELATED ENTITIES ELIMINATED IN CONSOLIDATION 612,289. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 1 8 PROGRAM CAMPAIGN & GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN REGION CATARACT SURGERICAL COVERAGE, COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 1863589 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 2 PROGRAM CAMPAIGN CATARACT SURGERY PROGRAM AND LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 175152 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 1 0 PROGRAM CAMPAIGN MSICS SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT, CATARACT SURGERY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 4220691 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 2 PROGRAM CAMPAIGN CATARACT SURGERY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 337750 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 3 PROGRAM CAMPAIGN CATARACT SURGERY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 342851 3 15 0 0 3 15 6940033 0 6940033 SOUTH AMERICA SUPPORT FOR CATARACT SURGERIES 9853 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, SUPPORT FOR CATARACT SURGERIES 29268 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, SUPPORT FOR CATARACT SURGERIES 6287 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, SUPPORT FOR CATARACT SURGERIES 56944 SURGICAL KITS BOOK EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION 610669 WIRE TRANSFER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: HELPMESEE'S SURGICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE DRIVEN BY DATA, FIELD EXPERIENCE AND A FOCUS ON HIGH-QUALITY OUTCOMES. AGGREGATE DATA BASED ON PATIENT CARE AND SURGICAL REPORTS ALONG WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MSICS SPECIALIST PROVIDES OBJECTIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE HELPMESEE CAMPAIGN. THE DATA AND ANALYTICS THAT WE REQUIRE FROM OUR SURGICAL PARTNERS ALLOW US TO TRACK SURGICAL RESULTS, COMPLETION RATES AND OVERALL PROFICIENCY AT EVERY LEVEL: MSICS TRAINEE, PARTNER SPECIALISTS, AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY OFFERS ACCESSIBILITY TO HELPMESEE DATA BY ANY AUTHORIZED USERS, INCLUDING DONORS AND RESEARCH ENTITIES, DEVELOPING IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE TOWARD THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE, PATIENT CARE AND SYSTEMS DELIVERY. THESE CLOUD-BASED REPORTING SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES NEEDED FOR THE HELPMESEE CAMPAIGN ARE DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WITH CURRENT PARTNERS, WHICH ARE SCALABLE GLOBALLY TO MONITOR THE ELIMINATION OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. THIS IS A HIGHLY NETWORKED INFORMATION AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM, ENABLING HELPMESEE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN REAL TIME. MUSIC FOR VISION 70406 65841 4565 55768 70406 65841 4565 55768 55768 -51203 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB MOHAN THAZHATHU CEO & PRESIDENT 382007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20195 0 402202 0 0 0 GLENN STRAUSS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 194842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20195 0 215037 0 0 0 JON POLLACK CHIEF OF TRAINING OPERATIO 215000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32984 0 247984 0 0 0 STEPHEN J MOORE SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMEN 147428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29581 0 177009 0 0 0 GERRARD MCRAE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 184953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 0 185219 0 0 0 MATTHEW WALDEN CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR 170000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 0 170266 0 0 0 MICHAEL POGOSE PROJECT MANAGER 156133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156133 0 0 0 X SIMULATOR 2 297850 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 20 MILLION BLIND PEOPLE AND ANOTHER 82 MILLION VISUALLY IMPAIRED BY CATARACT. ALTHOUGH SIGHT CAN BE RESTORED BY A SHORT AND INEXPENSIVE SURGERY, THE PROCEDURE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO MANY BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED CATARACT SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT TREATMENT LOCALLY. HELPMESEE IS A U.S. REGISTERED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND TRAINING PURPOSES. HELPMESEE'S MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE CATARACT BLINDNESS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WHICH IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE. HELPMESEE PROVIDES TRAINING SOLUTIONS TO VASTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CATARACT SPECIALISTS TO ASSURE ACCESS TO TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPING WORLD. HELPMESEE SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THIS BY DEVELOPING, STANDARDIZING AND DELIVERING QUALITY TRAINING IN MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (MSICS), WHICH IS A QUICK, HIGH-QUALITY AND INEXPENSIVE PROCEDURE, IDEAL FOR USE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. MSICS TRAINING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND COURSEWARE TO ENABLE REALISTIC AND IMMERSIVE TRAINING. AT THE CURRENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, SIMULATOR HARDWARE, LEARNING SYSTEMS, AND ACCOMPANYING E-BOOK ARE READY FOR EXTENSIVE TESTING AND ADOPTION. THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED INTO MULTIPLE TRAINING MODULES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PRACTICE THE STEPS OF MSICS. THE FIRST OF THE FIVE MODULES, REPRESENTING THE MAJOR FOCUS OF TRAINING, IS NOW READY FOR EDUCATIONAL TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT, WHICH INCLUDES: A. FUNDAMENTALS OF OPHTHALMOLOGIC MICRO SURGERY B. THE TUNNEL INCISION, CONSTITUTING THE ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP FOR TRAINING MSICS SURGEONS C. INTERACTIVE E-BOOK CONTAINING THE ENTIRE MSICS PROCEDURE IN STEPS IN ADDITION, HELPMESEE HAS DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. HELPMESEE'S REACH APP ENABLES COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO CANVAS COMMUNITIES USING A SMARTPHONE TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS AND REFER THEM TO LOCAL HOSPITALS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT, EVEN IN THE MOST RURAL REGIONS WHERE UNTREATED CATARACTS ARE OFTEN HIGHEST. USING GPS DATA, THIS CENSUS-BASED APPROACH ENABLES HELPMESEE TO ACCURATELY DEPLOY RESOURCES; FOR EXAMPLE, IN 5 DISTRICTS WITHIN INDIA WHERE HELPMESEE WAS ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE BACKLOG OF PATIENTS AWAITING CATARACT TREATMENT, DATA FROM HELPMESEE'S REACH APP FOUND THAT BLINDNESS WAS 33% HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED. ONCE IDENTIFIED, PATIENT INFORMATION IS ENTERED INTO HELPMESEE'S CLOUD-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM, SO THAT HELPMESEE CAN MONITOR PATIENT RESULTS THROUGHOUT THE DELIVERY OF SIGHT-RESTORING CARE. AFTER A PATIENT ARRIVES AT THE HOSPITAL, THEIR VISION IS TESTED AND QUALIFIED PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE CATARACT TREATMENT USING HELPMESEE'S PRE-STERILIZED, SINGLE-USE SURGICAL KIT. THE KIT PROVIDES A SPECIALIST WITH ALL THE INSTRUMENTS NEEDED TO PERFORM STANDARDIZED MSICS PROCEDURE, REDUCING THE RISK OF INFECTION. EACH SINGLE-USE KIT CONSUMED IS THEN RECORDED TOGETHER WITH THE PATIENT DATA IN OUR CLOUD-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR EVERY PATIENT. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM OUR DONORS AND PARTNERS SUCH AS TRAFIGURA FOUNDATION,USAID, AND THE EYE SURGERY FUND, HELPMESEE HAS PROVIDED QUALITY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR DELIVERING CATARACT TREATMENT TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD. AS OF 2016, HELPMESEE IS WORKING WITH 293 PARTNER SURGEONS IN 11 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. SINCE 2012, HELPMESEE HAS SUPPORTED OVER 256,000 SIGHT RESTORING SURGERIES, WITH PLANS TO BUILD ON THIS SUCCESS BY TRAINING CATARACT SPECIALISTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 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 MENGFANG MADGE BIAN 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 12C THE BOARD OF HELPMESEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS THE FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS -46,415. FORM 990, PART IX DURING 2016, HELPMESEE GENERATED $12,827,178 IN REVENUE AND SUPPORT, AND SPENT $14,294,854 IN TOTAL EXPENSES, RESULTING IN A DECREASE IN NET ASSETS OF $1,442,110 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016. THE AL UELTSCHI FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HELPMESEE THROUGH UNRESTRICTED GRANTS. ADDITIONALLY, HELPMESEE RECEIVED $1,718,532 FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS IN 2016. HELPMESEE'S CAMPAIGN (PROGRAM) EXPENSES RATIO IN 2016 IS 70%. THE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES RATIO IS 19% AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES RATIO IS 11% RESPECTIVELY. AMENDED FORM 990 AN AMENDED FORM 990 IS BEING FILED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017. CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ALLOCATION OF FEES FOR SERVICES ON LINES 11B, 11C AND 11G ON PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. ALSO, THE JOINT COSTS ON LINE 26 WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED ON THE ORIGINALLY FILED RETURN ARE BEING REPORTED ON THIS AMENDED RETURN. HELP ME SEE LTD 21/F PO WAH COMMERCIAL CENTRE WAN CHAI HK FUNDRAISING HK 1 STICHTING HELP ME SEE RAADHUISSTRAAT 20-22 AMSTERDAM NL 1016 DE FUNDRAISING NL 1 INDIA FOUNDATION E-5 QUTAB HOTEL COMPOUND SHAHEED J NEW DELHI IN 110 016 PROGRAM IN 0 BEIJING HELP ME SEE TECHNOLOGY CO LUCKY TOWER B-708 3 NORTH RD THIR BEIJING CH PROGRAM CH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HELP ME SEE LIMITED B 610669 STICHTING HELP ME SEE B 1620