2025-11-06T16:46:30-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 460367494 LifeSight LIFE 6057166733 402 SAINT JOSEPH ST STE 1 RAPID CITY SD 577013081 Carolyn Ness Associated Director Finance 6057166733 2025-11-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ronda Gusinsky 402 SAINT JOSEPH ST STE 1 RAPID CITY SD 577013081 1090684 false X Lifesightsd.org X 1982 SD To protect and preserve vision restore sight and support eye related research to promote eye health for all. 13 13 4 55 0 0 135046 81266 0 0 31051 191632 -15241 -13757 150856 259141 8035 12648 0 0 219441 226221 0 0 70870 102560 122131 330036 361000 -179180 -101859 2851004 2745748 106332 87574 2744672 2658174 To protect and preserve vision restore sight and support eye related research to promote eye health for all. false false 62881 0 0 Kids are unaware of how they should see and do not know if they have poor vision - and often parents are unaware their child is having difficulty seeing. Thus many childrens vision problems go undetected. LifeSights KidsFIRST free vision screening program identifies vision problems by providing free on-site vision screenings to children age 6 months to 5th grade in schools childcare centers and family-friendly community events. LifeSights trained team uses state-of-the-art equipment called SPOT vision screeners to detect common vision problems such as nearsightedness farsightedness astigmatism and risk factors for amblyopia-the leading cause of vision loss in U.S children. The screenings are quick and non-invasive. Parents receive follow-up reports and children who require further evaluation are referred to local eye care providers for comprehensive eye exams. LifeSight presently administers 7,500 KidsFIRST free vision screenings yearly and the number continues to grow. Since inception in 2012 LifeSight has administered over 65,000 free childrens vision screenings in the Rapid City and Black Hills region of South Dakota. Nearly 15% of children screened - over 9,500 to date - are found to have risk factors that may inhibit proper visual development. Left untreated vision issues impact learning behavior and self-esteem. By identifying vision issues early in life LifeSight helps ensure every child has the visual tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. 40849 8898 0 Gift of Sight a charitable program launched in 2008 as Christmas Gift of Sight awards sight-saving surgery to individuals without the financial means to afford the necessary care. In 2015 LifeSight expanded its Christmas Gift of Sight program from annual to semi-annual surgery awards and due to this in 2017 renamed the program "Gift of Sight". In 2018 the Gift of Sight service area was expanded from eye care clinics and their patients in the Black Hills of South Dakota to include eye care clinics and their patients located east of Rapid City in the Mobridge Pierre Winner all in South Dakota and Chadron Nebraska communities. Since its inception LifeSight and its program partners have provided 109 sight-saving surgeries through Gift of Sight helping those underserved in our community regain their vision and most importantly independence mobility and quality of life. 29848 1750 0 Much of vision loss can be prevented and treated through routine comprehensive eye exams and a simple pair of prescription glasses. For someone with uncorrected vision daily tasks like reading signs while driving completing work assignments or navigating a store can become daunting or even dangerous. But due to lack of resources many medically underserved adults in our community have limited-to-no access to any type of vision care services. To close this gap at the end of 2019 LifeSight launched VisionCARE to provide no-cost eye exams and glasses to low-income adults by way of collaboration with LifeSight program partner Complete Health formerly Community Health Center of the Black Hills. Services for eye exams and glasses are delivered through a trusted network of VisionCARE provider optometrists. LifeSight underwrites the costs for VisionCARE eye exams and glasses at negotiated reimbursement rates with 200 individuals having received essential VisionCARE services to date - providing a simple but powerful path to helping people see better to live better. 25084 2000 0 A. Medical student volunteers from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine have conducted research much of it in conjunction with KidsFIRST Free Vision Screenings resulting in the following published manuscripts: 1. Results of a Pediatric Vision Screening Program in Western South Dakota published March 2015 in South Dakota Medicine; 2. Childhood Vision Screening in Western South Dakota; Examining Barriers to Post Vision Screening Followup Referral published January 2017 in South Dakota Medicine; 3. An Evaluation of SPOT Screening Efficacy for Children in South Dakota published May 2018 in South Dakota Medicine; 4.A Review of Childhood Vision Screening Laws and Programs Across the United States published July 2019 in South Dakota Medicine; 5.Multi clinic Evaluation of the SPOT Photoscreeners Efficacy for Detecting Amblyopia Risk Factors as Compared to Same Day Optometrists Examinations in 305 Western South Dakota Children published July 2021 in Aesculapius Journal Health Sciences and Medicine; 6.A Survey of Eye Care Needs Among Community Health Center Patients in Western South Dakota published October 2022 in South Dakota Medicine; 7. Poverty and Vision: The Effect of Title 1 Status on Vision Screening Referral Rates in School Aged Children in Western South Dakota published August 2024 in Ophthalmic Epidemiology. B. LifeSight Dr. Paul L. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Endowment established with the University of South Dakota Foundation awards a scholarship to a fourth year University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine student with expressed interest in ophthalmology. C. Sponsorship of eye care professional Continuing Education at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute. D. South Dakota Optometric Society exhibit. E. Newsletter. F. 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Temporary endowment funds are designated toward specific initiatives 1general eye research; 2 macular degeneration research; 3 Zimmerman Scholarship; and 4 VisionCARE. The permanent Wright Endowment Fund is invested for long-term growth with annual distributions allocated to provide critical support for core administrative infrastructure and ongoing delivery of programmatic initiatives that advance our mission and service the needs of children and medically underserved adults who lack access to routine eye care. The Wright Endowment Fund distribution in 2024 was $84,184. Casino Royale 69947 46931 23016 0 0 0 0 0 37028 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69947 46931 23016 0 0 0 0 0 37028 37028 -14012 true Gift of Sight 5 8898 0 cash none VisionCARE 35 1750 0 none none Part I Line 2 See attachment after Schedule O. Part VI, Line 2 Board members Rebecca Linquist and Renae Welke have a family relationship; board members Colin Brown and Rebecca Linquist have a business relationship; and board members Taylor Slingsby and Rebecca Welke have a business relationship. Part VI, Line 11a The annual tax Form 990 is prepared by our Treasurer a retired CPA with nonprofit tax experience. The executive director associate director finance committee and executive committee are provided copies of the return for review and input prior to filing. A copy of the form is also distributed to the Board of Directors prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c 1. The policy is reviewed with all officers and board committee and staff members. 2. All officers and board committee and staff members complete the inquiry form annually noting any conflict or potential conflict in writing. 3. A summary of any disclosures is compiled and filed by the executive director. 4. Should the executive director note any potential or apparent conflicts of interest the executive director forwards copies of the disclosure statements to the board chairperson who then confers with legal counsel if necessary. 5. The board chairperson then makes a final determination whether any conflicts are sufficiently serious to require the person no longer participates in the role of director officer committee member etc. 6. If it is determined the person with the potential or apparent conflict of interest is able to remain in his her role said person shall abstain from making motions voting executing agreements or taking any other similar direct or indirect action on behalf of the corporation where the conflict or duality might remain and may be precluded from debate on the matter. Part VI, Line 15 15a. 1 An email request will have gone out to the Board of Directors BOD inviting input on the upcoming years budget before October 1. Executive Director and Associate Director staff prepare Proposed Budget Draft excluding change in Salaries Wages for upcoming year. 2Treasurer Finance Committee Chair reviews Proposed Budget Draft and per discussion with staff determine revisions to Account line items and recommendations for increase non increase in total Salaries Wages for presentation at Finance Committee October meeting. In addition Salaries Wages History with comparison to community wage trends are prepared for Finance Committee review. 3 Treasurer Finance Committee Chair and Executive Director present Proposed Budget Draft and Salaries Wages History to Finance Committee. Based on discussion modifications to the Proposed Budget Draft inclusive of Salaries Wages by overall total percentage or flat dollar amount are approved by Finance Committee action and a Final Proposed Budget Draft goes to the Executive Committee with Finance Committee recommendation to approve. 4 Treasurer Finance Committee Chair presents Final Proposed Budget Draft inclusive of increase in Salaries Wages by overall total percentage or flat dollar amount if approved by Finance Committee to Executive Committee. Based on Finance Committee recommendation Executive Committee takes action to approve or amend and approve Final Proposed Budget Draft as the Final Budget. 5 The Final Budget is provided to the BOD in meeting packets and included as an informational item on Annual BOD Meeting Agenda. 6 Treasurer Finance Committee Chair BOD Chair and immediate Past BOD Chair or another Executive Committee member meet with Executive Director to review performance and presuming a Salary Wages increase is included in the Final Budget determine Executive Directors specific salary increase and or bonus as well as mutually discuss salary wage increase for Associate Director and other staff. 15b is N A Part VI, Line 19 Upon request it will be evaluated