named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Build a Rural Vision Centre
Establishes rural vision centers staffed by trained technicians to provide eye exams, glasses, and treatment for minor eye conditions in underserved populations.
Buy Spectacles for Scholars
Provides eyeglasses to school children after vision screening by Aravind doctors and trained teachers.
Save a Child’s Sight and Life (ROH)
Provides treatment for retinoblastoma and other childhood eye cancers through early detection and intervention.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Comprehensive Eye Care Access 3 activities
- Conducting vision screenings and training teachersConducts vision screenings for school children and trains teachers to identify signs of poor vision to prevent academic decline, focusing on early intervention in underserved communities.
- Operating rural vision centers in IndiaOperates rural vision centers in India that provide eye exams, eyeglasses, and treatment for minor eye conditions to populations of 50,000–70,000 people each, expanding access to essential eye care services.
- Supporting the expansion of Aravind’s eye care modelSupports the Aravind Eye Care System in spreading its model of sustainable, high-quality eye care to rural populations in India and other developing countries through systemic capacity and knowledge transfer.
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Vision Research Funding 2 activities
- Funding equipment and training for eye hospitals and vision centersProvides grants to support the delivery of eye care in South Asia and Africa by funding equipment and training for eye hospitals and vision centers.
- Funding treatment for eye cancer, corneal ulcers, and ocular traumaProvides funding for the treatment of patients suffering from eye cancer, corneal ulcers, and ocular trauma through targeted grants awarded in 2023.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Accepting volunteer applications for serviceAccepts volunteer applications for service with Aravind Eye Care Services in India and Aravind Eye Foundation in New York City, facilitating human resource contributions to its global operations.
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Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
- Funding provision of eyeglasses to underprivileged school childrenFunds programs that provide eyeglasses to underprivileged school children in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India, as part of its 2023 grantmaking initiatives.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$4.64M
Contributions & grants$4.45M96%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$150K3%
Other revenue$41K
expenses
Total expenses$451K
Program expenses86%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$59K
Grants paid out$366K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$7.09M
Cash$211K
Investments$6.80M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$7.09M
Liquid reserves186.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2023 · YoY revenue +722.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Campbell | Executive Dir. | 30 | $18K |
board members · 13
- CHITRA PRASAD — TREASURER/Secre
- DR ALAN ROBIN — BOARD MEMBER
- DR ANANDI NAGARAJAN — BOARD MEMBER
- DR ARAVIND Srinivasan — Vice President
- DR R CHRISTINE MELTON — President
- DR SACHIN GUPTA — BOARD MEMBER
- Dr MEENA ROBERTS — BOARD MEMBER
- Dr RD Ravindran — Board Member
- JOHN SAMUEL — BOARD MEMBER
- Lady Neelam Sekhri Feachem — Board Member
- PAVITHRA MEHTA — BOARD MEMBER
- Sriram Viswanathan — Vice President
- THULSIRAJ Ravilla — Board Member
relationships · 3
Who they work with
- Aravind Eye Care Services Partner — Collaborates on volunteer deployment between India and New York City operations.
- Aravind Eye Care System Partner — Primary implementing partner in India for delivering and expanding sustainable eye care services.
- Aravind Eye Care System Partner — Primary implementing partner organization that receives funding and support from Aravind Eye Foundation to deliver eye care services.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Integrated Capacity Building for Systemic Eye Care Developmentmethodology: integrated eye care developmentBy combining community outreach, training, education, medical research, and capacity building, we eliminate preventable blindness, because interconnected investments strengthen the entire eye care ecosystem and enable sustainable, high-quality service delivery.
- Rural Healthcare Access via Trained Techniciansmethodology: rural-healthcare-accessBy deploying rural vision centers staffed by trained ophthalmic technicians, we deliver comprehensive eye care to underserved populations, because localized, task-shifting models reduce barriers to access and enable scalable delivery in resource-limited settings.
- School-Based Vision Screening Integrationmethodology: school-based-health-interventionBy integrating vision screening into schools and training teachers to detect vision problems, we prevent educational setbacks, because early identification in educational settings links children to care before vision issues impair learning.