Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1832 AS A GIFT FROM JAMES WILLS, A PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT, TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, WILLS EYE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN OPHTHALMIC CARE TO THE COMMUNITY IN NEED. SEE SCHEDULE O.
Public Charity
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TRUSTEE ADMINISTERING WILLS EYE HOSPITAL
Based in PHILADELPHIA, PA, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TRUSTEE ADMINISTERING WILLS EYE HOSPITAL operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $48.3M in revenue, $58.4M in expenses, $106.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 51 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.9M.
EIN: 236000204
PHILADELPHIA, PA
General Hospitals
NTEE: E22
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$48.3M
Total Expenses$58.4M
Total Assets$106.3M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital
How City of Philadelphia Trustee Administering Wills Eye Hospital divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $89 for programs
$66
Health care provider
$12
Research facility
$11
Wills eye provides undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate medical education to medical students, residents, and fellows, respectively
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Support of research activities
$150,002
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
$32,706
SUB-AWARD
$14,400
MENTORING PROGRAM
$10,000
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 51 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Albert S Dandridge Iii Esq
PRESIDENT
Bernard W Smalley Esq
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH TRAINING & ED
Chaim G Wollstein
DIRECTOR
Charles M Gibbs Esq
CHIEF HRCO
Cynthia Farano
DIRECTOR
Dominic A Sabatini
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48.3M | $58.4M | $106.3M |
| 2024 | $49.6M | $53.6M | $139.6M |
| 2023 | $48.4M | $54.0M | $122.1M |
| 2022 | $43.0M | $47.5M | $125.4M |
| 2021 | $39.9M | $43.5M | $151.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $39.9M to $48.3M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $106.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.