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The Internal Revenue Service IRS has ruled that pursuant to section 501c3 of The Code, Orbis is exempt from Federal Income Taxes and is a publicly supported organization, as defined in section 509a1 of The Code. As a Not-For-Profit Organization, Orbis is also exempt from State and Local Income Taxes. Accordingly, Orbis is not subject to Income Taxes except to the extent it has taxable income from activities that are not related to its exempt purposes. Orbis utilizes a threshold of more-likely-than-not for recognition and derecognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. No provision for income taxes was required for Fiscal Year 2023 or 2022. V 4 Board-Designated Endowment The board of directors has established a fund to provide for the long term financial stability of Orbis. The purpose of this fund is to provide a mechanism for the board of directors to set aside and invest certain fund. Accordingly, the board of directors has designated portions of surpluses in operating funds for this purpose. Donor-Restricted Endowment In further support of the long-term financial stability of the organization, Orbis received donations for which the principal must be maintained in perpetuity. Orbis maintains a spending rate policy on the invested assets. The spending rate policy was designed to preserve the value of the investment portfolio in real terms and to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on operations. The spending rate used for operations is set at 4.0 of the prior two year rolling average fair value. true East Asia and the Pacific 1 47 FUNDRAISING AND OPERATIONS 4883287 East Asia and the Pacific GRANTMAKING 510117 East Asia and the Pacific 4 27 PROGRAM SERVICES TO FIGHT BLINDNESS 2562832 South America GRANTMAKING 11998 South America 3 PROGRAM SERVICES TO FIGHT BLINDNESS 479145 South Asia GRANTMAKING 1353294 South Asia 3 35 PROGRAM SERVICES TO FIGHT BLINDNESS 1563193 Sub-Saharan Africa GRANTMAKING 8652686 Sub-Saharan Africa 3 84 PROGRAM SERVICES TO FIGHT BLINDNESS 216556595 11 196 11 196 236573147 236573147 East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 79010 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 51858 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 41162 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 31471 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 29192 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 29125 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 20312 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 18662 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 17491 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 12670 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 9216 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 8469 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 8320 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 7212 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 6739 Wire East Asia and the Pacific Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 6109 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 164207 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 159652 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 150513 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 116040 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 112607 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 94716 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 74807 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 69369 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 67025 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 58957 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 57168 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 39003 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 36056 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 25084 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 17659 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 14318 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 12732 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 11264 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 10844 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 8882 Wire South Asia Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 8346 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 2953850 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 889834 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 488066 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 408366 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 385134 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 349968 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 318453 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 297619 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 260099 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 225611 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 223324 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 180453 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 113884 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 96355 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 82534 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 79191 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 48991 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 44522 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 33654 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 33159 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 31864 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 31538 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 17379 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 13438 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 11167 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 10139 Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Programs, Supplies, and Equipment 7519 Wire 3 61 false false false false false false Part I Line 2 Project Orbis International, Inc. monitors the use of grants outside the United States through a combination of site visits in which the organization monitors the progress of the grants and the final financial and programmtic reports as specified in the donor agreement. X X X X X X true MKDM 612 EAST JEFFERSON STREET 2ND FLOOR CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 DIRECT MARKETING false 2835999 319150 2516849 2835999 319150 2516849 AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV Annual Gala 409389 366864 42525 253923 Mid Autumn 379830 379830 96442 6 357345 357345 335362 1146564 1104039 42525 685727 685727 -643202 626481 28130 false 626481 28130 28130 598351 false false false 1.00000 Ada Cheung Pui Fan 21 HUNG TO ROAD KWUN TONG KOWLOON HK false Ho Wan PLANNING AND EXECUTION X false Part III Line 9b Gaming was conducted outside the United States X X X false false false false false false false true false DEREK HODKEY PRESIDENT CEO 430420 19800 34938 485158 DANUSIA DZIERZBINSKI TREASURER CFAO 342404 19800 12337 374541 MANU NATHAN GENERAL COUNSEL CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 278624 16718 2182 297524 MARY LAU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - HONG KONG 280144 15747 1946 297837 KATARZYNA BIEZCHUDEK VP, LEADERSHIP GIVING 215494 13884 34890 264268 ELISE CARLSON GLOBAL DIRECTOR, FOUNDATIONS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 212621 13107 1283 227011 DAVID HUNTER CHERWEK VICE PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL SERVICES 278822 17161 11791 307774 BRUCE JOHNSON DIRECTOR, AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE 216391 13437 23960 253788 MARY JANE JAMAR CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER 290309 17700 12337 320346 DORIS MACHARIA SENIOR VP - GLOBAL PROGRAMS 300000 12326 312326 KIM GOLDSMITH-N'DIAYE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 269669 25000 18063 12256 324988 Part I Line 7 During the reporting year, a one time payment of 25,000 was paid to Kim Goldsmith-NDiaye. X 1 213145972 Pricing Source Inputs X Travel and Hospitality 2 167185 Market Quotation 1 false true false Part I Line 20 The number of contributions relates to the quantity of drugs and tranches delivered into Ethiopia as was as many medical supplies donated throughout the year across programs making the amount difficult to estimate. Headquarters does not track the individual donated items but records in the aggregate. The underlying documentation held reflects the detailed invoices and value of the quantities recorded. Part I Line 25 Data is the number of contributions Form 990, Part III, Section 1, Line Paragraph A In 2023, Orbis Internationals global programs made significant strides in designing and implementing comprehensive eye care approaches that included eye screenings and examinations, care and treatment, training of healthcare professionals, and community awareness campaigns. A total of 66 active programs were implemented in 11 countries Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, Vietnam and Zambia through 328 strategic partners and in 41 new program locations. By the end of 2023, Orbis had supported a total of 542 health facilities, conducted 2,746,824 eye screenings and examinations, enabled 647,743 patient visits to health facilities, prescribed 88,358 eyeglasses, conducted 32,076 trainings, and supported 24,168 eye surgeries. Additionally, 8,848,523 doses of Azithromycin and Tetracycline eye ointment were distributed in Ethiopia to meet the goals of the Trachoma Elimination program. There were 24 Hospital Based Trainings conducted in country programs using a blended learning approach. It is worthy to note that the Flying Eye Hospital FEH conducted their first ever Artificial Intelligence simulation aboard the airplane. The workshop was delivered remotely by the Cybersight team while trainees participated hands-on in the FEH classroom. Two in-person FEH training programs were held in Vietnam and Zambia, and a virtual program convened in Chile. Cybersight Orbis Internationals digital training platform expanded its global reach and had 15,085 new users, a 20 growth. There was also a 33 growth in Cybersight library content, with 350 multi-language items added, including lectures, quizzes, surgical videos, textbooks, and manuals. Form 990, Part III, Section 1, Line Paragraph B Orbis programs in Asia incorporated diversity, crafting solutions sensitive to cultural nuances and community dynamics. Key program success stories that exemplify Orbis commitment to holistic care include Medical Social Worker Intervention, Digital Training Hubs, outreach to hard-to-reach populations, and Orbis Women Led Green Vision Center model, exemplifies our commitment to holistic care. In Africa, the administration of the 100th million dose of azithromycin in Ethiopia, the integration of primary eye care in Ghana and the uptake of human resources for eye health in Zambia underscore the dedication to global eye health impact. In Latin America, program efforts spanned from combating Diabetic Retinopathy, replicating the Vision Center model to pioneering a design of the new Spanish gender equity in eye care course in Cybersight. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A Compensation for the President/CEO is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Documentation of discussions in relation to compensation is recorded in the Board Minutes and is also documented with the Human Resources Department. This process involves gathering and analyzing comparable data by the Human Resources Department and presented to the Board of Directors for their deliberation and determination. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B Compensation for senior management is discussed and approved by the CEO. Documentation of discussions in relation to compensation is documented with the Human Resources Department. This process involves gathering and analyzing comparable data, deliberation and determination that is conducted by the Human Resources Department. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 F/X Gain Loss 125,377, Inventory Obsolescence 161,968 , and Asset Disposal 40,542 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C The Board of Directors Committee members, Officers and Key Employees must complete the conflict of interest form annually. Any newly appointed individual during the year will complete the form upon hire or joining the Board of Directors. The General Counsel monitors and enforces compliance of the Conflict of Interest policy. The General Counsel in case of employees and the Audit Committee in the case of the Board will evaluate conflict disclosures and make other necessary inquiries to determine the extent and nature of any actual or potential conflict of interest and if appropriate investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B The 990 is prepared by the Controller and reviewed by the CFO prior to presenting to the Audit Committee and sending to the Board of Directors prior to filing.