Public Charity

SURGICAL EYE EXPEDITIONS INTERNATIONAL INC

SURGICAL EYE EXPEDITIONS INTERNATIONAL INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Santa Barbara, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $14.9M, expenses of $15.6M, total assets of $12.9M. Imperigo tracks 81 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.1M.

EIN: 311682275 Santa Barbara, CA International Development NTEE: Q30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.9M
Total Expenses$15.6M
Total Assets$12.9M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$3.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Surgical Eye Expeditions INTERNATIONAL, INC. is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization that provides medical, surgical, and educational services by volunteer ophthalmic surgeons with the primary goal of restoring sight to blind individuals worldwide.

Where $100 goes at Surgical Eye Expeditions International Inc

How Surgical Eye Expeditions International Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$82
INTERNATIONAL VISION PROGRAMSEE International transforms lives by restoring sight to those in need
94% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 127 programs; 59,000 surgeries
$3
Santa Barbara VISION CARE PROGRAMSEE serves its local community through its SEE Vision Care Program (SVC)
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,000 residents
$2
EDUCATION DIVISIONSEE offers hands on training on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS); a low-cost, low tech form of cataract extraction that saves time, money, and energy, most…
2% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
EXPANSION OF SEE VISION CARE PROGRAM
$110,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$290,500
2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$67,042
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,575

Showing up to 5 of 81 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Vice President of Programs Arianna M Castellanos
Director Bill Oconnor
Director Dante Pieramici Md
CEO Donald W Bell
Director George Rudenauer
Director Grace Mcnamara

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,759,739 42 grants
International Aid & Development
$678,694 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$522,100 17 grants
Human & Social Services
$23,000 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.9M $15.6M $12.9M
2023 $14.7M $14.5M $12.7M
2022 $10.7M $11.8M $11.5M
2020 $9.0M $11.3M $17.0M
2019 $21.2M $21.4M $17.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $21.2M to $14.9M (-30%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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