NonprofitsThe Boston Foundation For Sight

Human Services

The Boston Foundation For Sight

NEEDHAM, MA

Total revenue

$6.3M

Total expenses

$6.0M

Net assets

$6.2M

Grants received

$291K

42 grants

EIN

043150037

Tax year

2024

Mission

Boston foundation for sight, d/b/a bostonsight, is a world renowned nonprofit eye health care organization. Our mission is to improve quality of life by transforming the understanding, treatment, and care of the ocular surface. We achieved this through five key strategies: public and professional education; clinical research; patient engagement and empowerment; specialized medical treatment; and technical innovation.

Programs

2 programs

Bostonsight's clinical experience in ocular surface disease creates the necessary foundation for driving research and ultimately innovation in the design and application of scleral lenses for improving quality of life for patients around the world. The organization's prospective clinical research program is unique as we draw from our history of direct patient care, aiming to solve new clinical challenges with direct in-house access to engineering, software design and our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. In 2018, bostonsight was named the number one contributor to scleral lens peer-reviewed publications; and in 2021, an analysis in contact lens and anterior eye listed bostonsight as the most impactful institution in scleral lens publications.

Expenses: $375K

One of bostonsight's core values is to expand knowledge and education to empower practitioners to elevate the standard of care for patients. We believe by sharing knowledge, we will move the industry forward. Optometrists and ophthalmologists worldwide have come to bostonsight for in-person education at our clinic. This has ranged from clinical rotations to research opportunities to completing our intensive prose clinical training program, which addresses the most advanced cases of ocular surface diseases. Fitacademy events are some of bostonsight's most recognized educational programs. Fitacademy offers optometrists expert training in fitting and handling scleral lenses in both a didactic and experiential setting. The training combines bostonsight's 30 years of clinical experience with the expertise of the industry's top professionals. Beginning in 2024, we collaborated with our partners in latin america and held our first global education program.

Expenses: $160K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$347K
Program service revenue$5.7M
Investment income$99K
Other revenue$148K
Total revenue$6.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.2M
Fundraising$54K
Other expenses$1.8M
Total expenses$6.0M
Total assets$10.6M
Net assets$6.2M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SARA YOST

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$341K

40 hrs/wk

LAUREL VILLERS

CLERK, CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Board

$212K

40 hrs/wk

CHERYL SADELI

CFO/TREASURER

Board

$189K

40 hrs/wk

PAMELA J ANDERSON ESQ

BOARD CHAIR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

MARCUS HUGHES ESQ

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

RON REMY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

CLIFFORD SCOTT OD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

DONNA DESMOND

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

HOWARD PURCELL OD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

MICHAEL RAIZMAN MD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

DANIEL BROCKS MD

MD, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Staff

$335K

40 hrs/wk

KAREN CARRASQUILLO OD PHD

SVP OF CLINICAL & PROF AFFAIRS

Staff

$237K

40 hrs/wk

KLIMENTY LEVIN

SOFTWARE ARCHITECT

Staff

$188K

40 hrs/wk

ALAN KWOK

OPTOMETRIST

Staff

$164K

40 hrs/wk

BITA ASGHARI

OPTOMETRIST

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

CHIRAG PATEL

OPTOMETRIST

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

OLGA TOMASHEVSKAYA

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

Staff

$143K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

RSM US LLP

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND IT CONSULTING

$364K

Grants received

Showing 42 of 42

FromAmountPurposeYear
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF RECEIPENT'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$750
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF RECEIPENT'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$20K
FULFILL PURPOSES OFTHE ORGANIZATION
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$2K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF RECEIPENT'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2018
$10K
FULFILL PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
2018
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$1K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH
2018
$500
HELPS CHANGE LIVES
2018
$19K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$291K from 11 funders · 42 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$128K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Barbara Epstein Foundation Inc

$50K · 3 grants · 2018–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$30K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Us Charitable Gift Trust

$10K · 1 grant · 2024

Tonna Charitable Trust

$7K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

$6K · 12 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN043150037
NTEE codeP80Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-09
Formed1992
Employees59
Volunteers7
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