VISIONSPRING

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

T12

Classification

1000

Street

30 E 60TH ST RM 201

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• VISIONSPRING WORKS TO INCREASE LIFELONG EARNING, LEARNING, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH EYEGLASSES FOR PEOPLE VULNERABLE TO POVERTY. IN 2024, WE SCREENED MORE THAN 2.6M PEOPLE AND CORRECTED THE VISION OF NEARLY 2.13M, PEOPLE - FARMERS, WEAVERS, FACTORY WORKERS, DRIVERS, AND STUDENTS - GAINED THE CLEAR VISION THEY NEED TO SEE WELL AND DO WELL. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKED OUR TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF EYEGLASSES TO 14.1M PEOPLE AND HAS UNLOCKED AN ESTIMATED $3B IN INCOME-EARNING POTENTIAL FOR HOUSEHOLDS LIVING ON LESS THAN $4 PER DAY SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 2001.IN 2024, VISIONSPRING CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON OPTICAL SERVICES AND EYEGLASSES SALES, GROWING AT A RATE OF 13% YEAR-ON-YEAR. OUR TARGET CUSTOMERS WERE REACHED IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING OUR LARGEST MARKETS IN INDIA, BANGLADESH, AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. VISIONSPRING'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH TWO MODELS, VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS, AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS: OUR VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS ADVANCE OUR IMPACT ALONG THREE THEMES: SEE TO EARN, SEE TO LEARN, AND SEE TO BE SAFE. IN 2024, THROUGH OUR VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS, WE SCREENED THE VISION OF 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN WORKPLACES, FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION HUBS, AND RURAL AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. WE HELPED 546K INDIVIDUALS SEE CLEARLY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF NEAR VISION SPECTACLES (READING GLASSES) AND PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. OF THOSE WHO GOT GLASSES, 95% WERE ADULTS, 5% WERE CHILDREN. 79% RECEIVED THEIR FIRST-EVER PAIR.SEE TO EARN: WE PARTNER WITH PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICES OF MAJOR BUSINESSES TO BRING FREE VISION SCREENING AND LOW-COST GLASSES TO ADULTS ENGAGED IN THE INFORMAL AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES. WE DEEPENED THE MARKET PENETRATION OF OUR LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM WHICH SHIFTS THE TASK OF CORRECTING BLURRY NEAR VISION TO COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. READING GLASSES FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS (RGIL) EXPANDED WITH HEALTH ENTREPRENEURS IN ZAMBIA, SERVED NEW DISTRICTS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN UGANDA, AND EXTENDED INTO A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF MICROFINANCE CLIENTS IN BANGLADESH. GLOBALLY IN 2024, WE SCREENED THE VISION OF 1.15M PEOPLE AND DISPENSED GLASSES TO 359K PEOPLE THROUGH RGIL, REPRESENTING 30% OF TOTAL EYEGLASSES DELIVERED THROUGH ALL OF OUR MODELS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CLEAR VISION WORKPLACES (CVW) PROGRAM, POWERED BY AN ALLIANCE OF LEADING BRANDS, DRAMATICALLY INCREASES EYEGLASSES COVERAGE RATES AMONG WORKERS WHO PRODUCE TEXTILES, GARMENTS, AND HOME GOODS.LIVELIHOODS IN FOCUS (LIF) IS OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE EYEGLASSES COVERAGE RATES - AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME - IN COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN VISION-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE AND ARTISAN CRAFT. LAST YEAR, LIVELIHOODS IN FOCUS (LIF) EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY THANKS IN PART TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF MORE THAN $1 MILLION OF THE MACKENZIE SCOTT GIFT WE RECEIVED IN 2022 TO IMPROVE VISION CARE ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND ARTISANS IN STRATEGIC MARKETS. WE HIRED OUR FIRST DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM IN GHANA AND ONBOARDED NEW PARTNERS IN GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, AND UGANDA. IN TOTAL, WE BROUGHT LIVELIHOODS INTO FOCUS FOR 234K PEOPLE THROUGH LIF.SEE TO LEARN: EYEGLASSES INCREASE A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, BOOSTING LEARNING OUTCOMES EQUIVALENT TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF YEAR OF SCHOOLING ON AVERAGE. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED THE FOCUS ON SEE TO LEARN PROGRAM IN INDIA AND SCREENED THE VISION OF 489K SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DISPENSED 42K PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES.SEE TO BE SAFE: UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3.6 SEEKS TO HALVE THE NUMBER OF GLOBAL DEATHS AND INJURIES FROM ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS BY 2030. YET EVEN THOUGH 60% OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO POOR SIGHT, VISION ACUITY IS NOT A PART OF GLOBAL INTERVENTIONS TO MAKE ROADS SAFER. WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT THROUGH SEE TO BE SAFE (S2S).EQUIPPING DRIVERS WITH EYEGLASSES ENABLES THEM TO SEE MORE CLEARLY, THEREBY MINIMIZING ROAD HAZARDS. TO LOWER THE INCIDENCE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND THE ASSOCIATED RISKS OF INJURY AND MORTALITY, WE SCREEN THE VISION OF TRUCKERS, BUS DRIVERS AND ALLIED TRANSPORT WORKERS IN MAJOR TRANSIT HUBS WITH CORPORATE SPONSORS AND MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS. IN 2024, VISIONSPRING SCREENED 169K DRIVERS AND TRANSPORT WORKERS, BRINGING OUR SEE TO BE SAFE TOTAL TO 861K SINCE 2018. IN NIGERIA AND ZAMBIA WE EXPANDED S2S THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRANSPORT COMPANIES, SCREENING 117K DRIVERS AND DISPENSING 32K EYEGLASSES.PHARMACIES: OUR PHARMACY PROGRAM MATURED OUT ITS R&D PHASE, CONTINUING EXPANSION IN GHANA, BANGLADESH, AND NIGERIA WITH KEY ADJUSTMENTS TO FOCUS ON NEAR VISION SCREENING FOR PRESBYOPIA. SPECIFICALLY, WE IMPLEMENTED AN IMPROVED DEMAND GENERATION PILOT WITH A LOCAL MARKETING AGENCY IN KUMASI, GHANA, LEADING TO A TRIPLING OF SALES IN PILOT PHARMACIES (+150 PAIRS PER PHARMACY). WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO REACH MORE PHARMACIES AND CONDUCTED A SURVEY TO COLLECT FEEDBACK AND KPI METRICS AROUND SCREENING AND SALES. THROUGH THE PHARMACY PROGRAM WE HELPED 39K PEOPLE SEE CLEARLY THROUGH READING GLASSES, AND MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR FOOTPRINT FROM 297 TO 615 PHARMACIES.INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, VISIONSPRING SELLS BULK QUANTITIES OF EYEGLASSES, COUPLED WITH TRAINING AND MARKETING SUPPORT, TO OUR NETWORK OF HOSPITAL, PHARMACY, EYE CARE CENTER, NGO, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. OUR PARTNERS RELY ON VISIONSPRING'S QUALITY PRODUCT, TIMELY DELIVERY, FAVORABLE PAYMENT TERMS, AND SELL-THROUGH SUPPORT TO EXPAND THEIR VISION SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS. IN 2024, WE HELPED 1.2M PEOPLE SEE CLEARLY THROUGH OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS CHANNEL. OF THE 1.2M, 59% WERE SERVED THROUGH PRIVATE MISSION-ALIGNED INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS HOSPITALS AND 41% WERE SERVED THROUGH GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS. OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TEAM MARKED A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN 2024 BY INTRODUCING AN INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR COLLECTION IN BANGLADESH, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA.TO SUPPORT VISIONSPRING'S GLOBAL REACH AND IMPACT, WE HAVE TEAM MEMBERS BASED IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BANGLADESH, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, UGANDA, VIETNAM, AND ZAMBIA. THESE TEAMS ADVANCE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION THROUGH LOCALIZED STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS, ENSURING THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR SUPPORT OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES PROVIDES ESSENTIAL BACKING, ENABLING US TO EXCEED OUR TARGETS AND CONTINUE EXPANDING OUR SCOPE. THIS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY VISION SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

  Expenses $10,063,011 · Grants $4,629,017

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• DR JORDAN KASSALOW

  FOUNDER/SECRETARY/VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $155,250

  From this org

  $155,250

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  20 + 2 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $155,250

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $0

  Filer's total

  $155,250

• VIPUL BHAGAT

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1 + 0.2 related

• JUDITH AIDOO

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ROBERT BO HOPKINS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JIM BRADY

  DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1 + 0.2 related

• MUSHTAQUE CHOWDHURY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANDREA CORAVOS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0.5

• RAJESH DESAI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KAREN GUTIERREZ

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHERYL GREENE

  DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0.5

• KEVIN HASSEY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MIKE HUNDERT

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JAMIE A LEVITT

  DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0.5

• PENNY OUTLAW

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0.1

• NANCY ROSENZWEIG

  DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• RAHUL SAXENA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1 + 0.25 related

• BRIAN TRELSTAD

  DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ELLA GUDWIN

  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $354,789

  From this org

  $296,045

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $58,744

  Hours/week

  40 + 15 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $296,045

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $58,744

  Filer's total

  $354,789

• VIVEK RATHI

  GLOBAL VP, FINANCE

  Total calculated

  $228,317

  From this org

  $159,021

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $69,296

  Hours/week

  40 + 18 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $148,160

  Bonus

  $10,861

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $69,296

  Filer's total

  $228,317

• JAMES NAYLOR

  DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

  Total calculated

  $251,522

  From this org

  $153,963

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $97,559

  Hours/week

  40 + 12 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $144,076

  Bonus

  $9,887

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $97,559

  Filer's total

  $251,522

• HEATHER ANN KOEHN

  GLOBAL DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMM.

  Total calculated

  $176,656

  From this org

  $142,694

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $33,962

  Hours/week

  40 + 26 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $134,394

  Bonus

  $8,300

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $33,962

  Filer's total

  $176,656

• PERRY J SELLA

  GLOBAL DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN

  Total calculated

  $126,816

  From this org

  $126,353

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $463

  Hours/week

  40 + 16 related

• ERICA DEKRANES ASSOCIATE

  DIRECTOR, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

  Total calculated

  $144,942

  From this org

  $111,225

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $33,717

  Hours/week

  40

• TEOBALDO R CAMEJO

  GLOBAL VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE

  Total calculated

  $229,977

  From this org

  $157,623

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $72,354

  Hours/week

  40 + 6 related

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $148,556

  Bonus

  $9,067

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $72,354

  Filer's total

  $229,977

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $12,889,591

  Expenses

  $13,410,822

  Contributions

  $11,216,844

  Grants paid

  $4,629,017

• 2023

  Revenue

  $10,471,206

  Expenses

  $10,871,930

  Contributions

  $9,888,771

  Grants paid

  $3,351,860

• 2022

  Revenue

  $23,044,422

  Expenses

  $8,991,343

  Contributions

  $23,508,382

  Grants paid

  $3,640,472

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $12,679,680

  Expenses

  $7,997,846

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,269,850

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,574,674

  Expenses

  $7,079,725

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,241,248

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,996,742

  Expenses

  $5,940,817

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,567,125

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,232,081

  Expenses

  $5,067,133

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,927,501

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,177,934

  Expenses

  $4,215,962

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,903,606

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,628,725

  Expenses

  $3,511,730

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,631,475

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,375,294

  Expenses

  $2,816,645

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,564,301

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,086,381

  Expenses

  $3,335,111

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,944,272

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $15,000,000

  2022 · International Development

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,596,174

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• WARBY PARKER FOUNDATION

  $1,191,001

  2023 · TO SUPPORT SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS FOR VISIONSPRING'S SPECIAL PROJECTS TO DELIVER EYEGLASSES

• WARBY PARKER FOUNDATION

  $870,002

  2022 · TO SUPPORT SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS FOR VISIONSPRING'S SPECIAL PROJECTS TO DELIVER EYEGLASSES

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $500,000

  2023 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• FOLLOW YOUR DREAM FOUNDATION INC

  $355,049

  2023 · General Support

• FOLLOW YOUR DREAM FOUNDATION INC

  $191,713

  2024 · General Support

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $175,000

  2022 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• TOUCH OF COLOR A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION

  $62,500

  2024 · To further charity purpose & mission

• TOUCH OF COLOR A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION

  $57,500

  2023 · To further charity purpose & mission

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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