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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EYE INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $922K · expenses $619K · assets $1.6M

EIN
84-2323097
Address
1300 N VERMONT AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90027-6005
Website
sceyes.org
NTEE code
B05
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

To reduce the burden of eye disease and blinding conditions in children and aging-populations in and surrounding cities of Los Angeles County through patient care, research and education.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ruth Raya Karelin Treasurer2024 $20,015$20,015 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 3 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Rohit Varma President2020-2024 1
Mina Torres Secretary2021-2024 1
Raya Karelin (former) Treasurer2021-2023 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $20K · 3 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH RAYA KARELIN Treasurer4 $20,015$0$0 $20,0151
ROHIT VARMA President2 $0$0$0 $01
MINA TORRES Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROHIT VARMA President2 $0$0$0 $01
RAYA KARELIN Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
MINA TORRES Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROHIT VARMA President2 $0$0$0 $01
RAYA KARELIN Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
MINA TORRES Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROHIT VARMA President2 $0$0$0 $01
RAYA KARELIN Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
MINA TORRES Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rohit Varma Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$922,306$619,318 $1,572,928$1,473,354 $768,326$153,980 $20,01532
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$705,199$635,177 $1,245,540$1,146,085 $652,203$30,540 $02-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,555,364$675,992 $1,137,100$1,076,063 $1,553,147$2,217 $02-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$406,686$328,453 $219,482$196,691 $395,286$11,400 $02-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$337,047$213,079 $137,616$128,218 $337,047$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,581,539 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020, 2022-2024 5$1,400,000 2024$100,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$181,539 2022$82,289
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $619,318 spent · pay $169,224 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $149,516$116,249$33,267- 24.1%
Other salaries and wages $136,581$136,041$540- 22.1%
Fees: accounting $76,375$8,140$68,235- 12.3%
Other (as described)Entertainment $53,661-$53,661- 8.7%
Occupancy $46,955-$46,955- 7.6%
Advertising and promotion $44,893$1,126-$43,767 7.2%
Other (as described)Dues and subscriptions $22,902$4,298$18,604- 3.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $20,015-$20,015- 3.2%
Office expenses $15,191-$15,191- 2.5%
All other expenses $12,857$3,579$9,278- 2.1%
Payroll taxes $12,628$10,887$1,741- 2.0%
Travel $9,624$6,350$3,274- 1.6%
Insurance $5,688$1,872$3,816- 0.9%
Other (as described)Other direct cost $5,532$5,532-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Repairs and maintenance $5,097$1,619$3,478- 0.8%
Information technology $1,803-$1,803- 0.3%
Total$619,318100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $635,177 spent · pay $145,804 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Professional Service $150,100$144,184$5,916- 23.6%
Advertising and promotion $139,570$67,540$72,030- 22.0%
Other salaries and wages $135,000$135,000-- 21.3%
All other expenses $81,033$55,847$25,186- 12.8%
Other (as described)Consultants $39,474$39,474-- 6.2%
Other (as described)Audit Services $29,953$20,967$8,986- 4.7%
Other (as described)Repair and Maintenance $27,857$27,857-- 4.4%
Travel $13,960$5,151$8,809- 2.2%
Payroll taxes $10,804$10,804-- 1.7%
Insurance $5,166$1,674$3,492- 0.8%
Office expenses $2,002-$2,002- 0.3%
Interest $134-$134- 0.0%
Information technology $124-$124- 0.0%
Total$635,177100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $675,992 spent · pay $146,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $135,000$135,000-- 20.0%
Other (as described)Consultants $81,949$81,949-- 12.1%
Office expenses $73,806$25,592$48,214- 10.9%
Advertising and promotion $66,628$51,037-$15,591 9.9%
Fees: accounting $63,612$33,056$30,556- 9.4%
All other expenses $62,860$47,825$15,035- 9.3%
Other (as described)Entertainment $48,723-$48,723- 7.2%
Other (as described)Professional Service $45,484$15,643$29,841- 6.7%
Travel $34,770$34,770-- 5.1%
Fees: other services $27,330$10,932$16,398- 4.0%
Other (as described)Seminars and Training $20,250-$20,250- 3.0%
Payroll taxes $11,000$8,299$2,701- 1.6%
Insurance $4,580-$4,580- 0.7%
Total$675,992100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $328,453 spent · pay $146,394 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $135,519$135,519-- 41.3%
Office expenses $34,526-$34,526- 10.5%
Fees: accounting $33,320$20,000$13,320- 10.1%
Advertising and promotion $27,448--$27,448 8.4%
Other (as described)Consultants $24,335$24,335-- 7.4%
All other expenses $21,571$9,154$12,417- 6.6%
Other (as described)Materials $13,680$13,680-- 4.2%
Other (as described)Professional Service $12,731$6,661$6,070- 3.9%
Payroll taxes $10,875$10,875-- 3.3%
Other (as described)Lab and Office Supplies $8,264$6,046$2,218- 2.5%
Insurance $5,217-$5,217- 1.6%
Information technology $967$147$820- 0.3%
Total$328,453100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $213,079 spent · pay $131,843 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $122,019$122,019-- 57.3%
Fees: management $32,430$10,680$21,750- 15.2%
Advertising and promotion $12,329-$12,329- 5.8%
Other (as described)Audit Services $10,000-$10,000- 4.7%
Payroll taxes $9,824$9,824-- 4.6%
Other (as described)Meal $6,497$6,497-- 3.0%
Insurance $4,941$1,519$3,422- 2.3%
All other expenses $4,904$3,038$1,866- 2.3%
Other (as described)Repair and Maintenance $4,899-$4,899- 2.3%
Other (as described)Supplies $4,465$2,814$1,651- 2.1%
Office expenses $592$592-- 0.3%
Information technology $179$136$43- 0.1%
Total$213,079100%

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