Mission
TO FOSTER ONGOING DIALOGUE AND TO GENERATE CONSENSUS ABOUT RETINAL DISEASE, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TREATMENTS, BEST PRACTICES, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH.
Public Charity
RETINA WORLD CONGRESS
RETINA WORLD CONGRESS, of SAN DIEGO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $542K in revenue, $430K in expenses, $1.1M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $41K.
EIN: 475557898
SAN DIEGO, CA
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
NTEE: S
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$542K
Total Expenses$430K
Total Assets$1.1M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$41K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Retina World Congress
How Retina World Congress divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$19
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 $81 for programs
$81
Rwc is a professional education initiative that unites international retina specialists in the vanguard of scientific advances and therapeutic innovation in retinal health
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 Given
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$20,000
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$20,000
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE YOUTH ACADEMY PROGRAM
$1,025
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Aleksandra Rachitskaya
PRESIDENT
Baruch Kuppermann
VICE PRESIDENT (EXECUTIVE
Debbie Espe
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
J Fernando Arevalo
TREASURER
Jorge Rocha
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
Judy Kim
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $542K | $430K | $1.1M |
| 2024 | $709K | $280K | $963K |
| 2023 | $381K | $227K | $546K |
| 2022 | $572K | $269K | $382K |
| 2020 | $50K | $109K | $75K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $50K to $542K (+985%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, FL.
CAFL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.