2026-08-17T13:17:40-05:00 2025-09-30 844049075 HALEY & WOODS LLP 4220 CAHABA HEIGHTS COURT SUITE 201 BIRMINGHAM AL 35243 990 2024-10-01 300188234 SIGHT SAVERS OF AMERICA INC SIGH 2059422627 337 BUSINESS CIRCLE PELHAM AL 35124 DAWN DECARLO PRESIDENT 2059422627 2026-08-17 1 1 JESSICA WOODS P02351080 2052432715 2026-08-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAWN DECARLO 337 BUSINESS CIRCLE PELHAM AL 35124 4911990 0 X WWW.SIGHTSAVERSAMERICA.ORG X 2003 AL TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE TREATMENT FOR UNMET VISION AND HEALTH NEEDS THAT IMPEDE A INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. 9 9 42 3070 0 0 2229397 2359408 2486719 2538384 12119 10853 10410 -38378 4738645 4870267 0 0 0 0 2784298 2804393 0 0 0 1908378 2047867 4692676 4852260 45969 18007 2317953 2412986 175036 154917 2142917 2258069 X TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE TREATMENT FOR UNMET VISION AND HEALTH NEEDS THAT IMPEDE A INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. 0 0 4273371 2541729 SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA (SSA) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING AND SECURING ESSENTIAL EYE CARE NEEDS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, FROM A CHILD'S FIRST PAIR OF EYEGLASSES TO EXTENSIVE SIGHT-SAVING TREATMENT AND HIGH-TECH VISION AIDS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. SERVING 16 STATES, SSA FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH THREE CORE PROGRAMS: THE EYE CARE PROGRAM, LOW VISION & BLINDNESS PROGRAM, AND SCREENING PROGRAM. SSA OPERATES WITH A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, A STAFF OF 40, AND A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF MORE THAN 1,300 EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO OFTEN DISCOUNT OR DONATE SERVICES TO SUPPORT SSA PROGRAMS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SSA REDUCES HEALTH DISPARITIES BY ENSURING INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL VISION SERVICES, TREATMENTS, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.THE EYE CARE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES AND ADDRESSES UNMET EYE CARE NEEDS AMONG CHILDREN FOLLOWING FAILED SCHOOL VISION SCREENINGS OR REFERRALS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SCHOOL STAFF, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. ONCE REFERRED, EACH CHILD RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO A DILATED EYE EXAM AND ALL RECOMMENDED TREATMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 4 CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE SOME FORM OF VISION PROBLEM, AND VISION DISORDERS ARE AMONG THE MOST PREVALENT DISABLING CHILDHOOD CONDITIONS, IMPACTING DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.SSA'S NATIONAL FOLLOW-UP EYE CARE MODEL WORKS WITH FAMILIES INDIVIDUALLY TO CONNECT CHILDREN WITH A LOCAL EYE CARE PROVIDER FOR AN INITIAL EXAM AND ONGOING CARE THROUGH THEIR 19TH BIRTHDAY. EACH CHILD IS ASSIGNED A CASE SPECIALIST WHO MANAGES THE ENTIRE PROCESS, INCLUDING COMMUNICATING SCREENING RESULTS, EDUCATING FAMILIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ONGOING EYE CARE, SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDING REMINDERS, ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION WHEN NEEDED, AND COORDINATING PRESCRIBED TREATMENTS. TREATMENTS MAY INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES, AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT, MEDICATIONS, VISION THERAPY, ONGOING CARE, AND SURGERIES. ALL PROGRAM ACTIVITY IS DOCUMENTED IN SSA'S PROPRIETARY DATABASE, ALLOWING SSA TO TRACK OUTCOMES, SUPPORT RETURNING FAMILIES, AND PROVIDE DETAILED REPORTING TO FUNDERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. INSURANCE COVERAGE IS UTILIZED WHEN APPLICABLE, AND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE ARE DONATED OR PAID BY SSA. CASE SPECIALISTS ALSO ASSIST UNINSURED FAMILIES WITH APPLICATIONS FOR THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP). SSA COLLABORATES WITH STATE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP EYE CARE THROUGH STATEWIDE VISION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ALABAMA'S PROGRAM SERVING ALL KINDERGARTEN, SECOND, AND FOURTH-GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS; MISSISSIPPI'S PROGRAM SERVING ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTNERS; AND SOUTH CAROLINA'S PROGRAM SUPPORTING PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN STATEWIDE. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION CHILDREN HAVE BEEN HELPED THROUGH THE EYE CARE PROGRAM IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, TEXAS, AND NORTH CAROLINA. DURING THE 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR, 44,186 CHILDREN RECEIVED THESE SERVICES.THE LOW VISION & BLINDNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OR BLINDNESS BY PROVIDING HIGH-TECH VISUAL ASSISTIVE DEVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A DOCUMENTED MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE REMAINING VISION, INCREASE FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES, AND IMPROVE INDEPENDENCE. INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW VISION OR BLINDNESS OFTEN FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS READING, WRITING, TRAVELING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THESE DEVICES ARE ESSENTIAL BUT ARE NOT COVERED BY MEDICAL INSURANCE AND ARE COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR MANY FAMILIES. SSA WORKS WITH TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, LOW VISION SPECIALISTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND MUST HAVE A RECENT EVALUATION FROM A LOW VISION SPECIALIST WHO RECOMMENDS THE MOST APPROPRIATE DEVICE. SSA PROVIDES A RANGE OF HIGH-TECH AND OPTICAL AIDS, INCLUDING VIDEO MAGNIFIERS, REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAYS, OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED DEVICES, MONOCULARS, DOME MAGNIFIERS, AND BIOPTICS.SSA PARTNERS WITH MANUFACTURERS TO LEVERAGE SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS AND IN-KIND EQUIPMENT DONATIONS, ALLOWING MORE INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE THESE LIFE-CHANGING DEVICES. LOCAL CLINICS PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR RECIPIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, WITH ADDITIONAL HOME TRAINING AND DELIVERY AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED. THESE TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW STUDENTS TO BETTER ACCESS EDUCATION, ADULTS TO PURSUE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OLDER ADULTS TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND AGE IN PLACE.HIGH-TECH VISION AND BLINDNESS AIDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO OVER 4,000 RECIPIENTS ACROSS 16 STATES (ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, TEXAS, GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, HAWAII, ALASKA, OHIO, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND NEW YORK). SSA HAS ELIMINATED THE BACKLOG OF CHILDREN WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATES OF ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND HAWAII, AS WELL AS IN LARGE AREAS OF TEXAS, METRO ATLANTA, AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ONCE A REGION REACHES THE MAINTENANCE PHASE, SSA CONTINUES SERVING NEWLY DIAGNOSED CHILDREN, CHILDREN WHO MOVE INTO THE AREA, AND THOSE WHO AGE INTO THE PROGRAM, WHILE EXPANDING SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS WHERE APPROPRIATE. DURING THE 2024/25 YEAR, 484 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED 452 HIGH-TECH VISION AND BLINDNESS AIDS AND 87 OPTICAL DEVICES.THE SCREENING PROGRAM WORKS WITH UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL VISION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL VISION AND HEALTH CONCERNS AND CONNECTS CHILDREN WITH APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP CARE. VISION SCREENINGS IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS ARE CONDUCTED USING STATE-OF-THE-ART PHOTOREFRACTOR TECHNOLOGY, A NON-INVASIVE DEVICE THAT CAPTURES REFRACTION DATA IN LESS THAN ONE SECOND, MINIMIZING CLASSROOM DISRUPTION. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF CHILDREN SCREENED REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM AND ARE REFERRED TO THE EYE CARE PROGRAM FOR FOLLOW-UP WITHIN ONE DAY.SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, MORE THAN 206,000 CHILDREN HAVE RECEIVED VISION SCREENINGS. DURING THE 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR, 25,453 CHILDREN WERE VISION SCREENED AND 8,992 WERE REFERRED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FOLLOW-UP. IN ADDITION TO VISION SCREENINGS, SSA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF ALABAMA. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL NURSING SCHOOLS, SCREENINGS IDENTIFY UNDIAGNOSED AND UNMET MEDICAL CONCERNS THROUGH ASSESSMENTS THAT INCLUDE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, CHEST AND ABDOMEN EXAMINATIONS, SKIN AND MUSCULOSKELETAL EVALUATIONS, EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT EXAMINATIONS, DENTAL SCREENINGS, VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS, GLUCOSE TESTING, VITAL SIGNS, SCOLIOSIS SCREENING, AND CHOLESTEROL TESTING. RESULTS ARE PROMPTLY SHARED WITH FAMILIES AND SCHOOL NURSES. URGENT MEDICAL CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED ONSITE, WHILE NON-URGENT ISSUES ARE COORDINATED WITH SCHOOL NURSES FOR FOLLOW-UP. SSA ALSO PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS FOCUSED ON VISION, DENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND EXERCISE. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, MORE THAN 224,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SCREENED, AND DURING THE 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR, 14,409 CHILDREN RECEIVED HEALTH SCREENINGS ACROSS 14 ALABAMA COUNTIES. 4273371 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL FL GA CA MS TN SC LA NC HI OH TX X GWEN CAMACHO-HUGHES 2059242627 337 BUSINESS CIRCLE PELHAM AL 35124 JEFF HADDOX CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 STANCIL HANDLEY OD PC CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY STEIN SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES FORD RN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY LOLLAR APR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TORREY DEKEYSER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATEO FORERO TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MASCIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SQUIER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WESLEY OD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN DECARLO OD MS MSPH CEO 40.00 X 202754 0 24572 CHAD NICHOLS CDO 40.00 X 116762 0 16171 GWEN CAMACHO-HUGHES CFO 40.00 X 102290 0 19442 JENNIFER WILLIAMS CPO 40.00 X 107697 0 16171 529503 0 76356 4 0 1 0 0 125550 2233858 254794 2359408 CHILDREN'S EYE CARE PR 624100 2538384 2538384 2538384 10853 10853 0 125550 41723 -41723 -41723 OTHER INCOME 900099 3345 3345 3345 4870267 2541729 0 -30870 610731 508012 102719 1613481 1342109 271372 138714 115384 23330 290777 241871 48906 150690 150690 219555 162471 57084 58150 52335 5815 115784 100132 15652 163553 147198 16355 20796 17677 3119 124856 112370 12486 11119 8339 2780 32912 27975 4937 10958 8218 2740 VISION EXAMS & AIDS 1239779 1239779 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 38799 32979 5820 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 5221 4699 522 BANK FEES 5126 5126 1259 1133 126 4852260 4273371 578889 0 536105 753693 717459 497302 610 766486 318181 448620 448305 615159 712304 0 1382 2317953 2412986 12709 7768 158763 147149 3564 175036 154917 X 2142917 2258069 2142917 2258069 2317953 2412986 18007 97145 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1085498 1522238 1856647 2123288 2359408 8947079 1085498 1522238 1856647 2123288 2359408 8947079 624829 8322250 2274 1206 2698 13259 10853 30290 483034 60645 543679 9521048 12000295 0.87410 0.82010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 159000 0 0 159000 0 100000 100000 475234 191691 283543 191252 126490 64762 448305 X 5326766 97145 317631 41723 456499 4870267 0 4870267 5211614 317631 41723 359354 4852260 0 4852260 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS AN ALABAMA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION, AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, IT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 41,723. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 41,723. HERO FOR SIGHT 125550 125550 26053 15670 125550 125550 26053 15670 41723 -41723 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAWN DECARLO OD MS MSPH CEO 202754 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 572 0 227326 0 0 0 X VISION AIDS 508 222494 SALE OF COMPARABLE P X EYEGLASSES 415 32300 SALE OF COMPARABLE P 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JEFF HADDOX - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP JENNIFER WILLIAMS - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP CHRISTINA HADDOX- FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS NOT REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE ARE CARRIED OUT AT SEMIANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS THROUGH VERBAL DISCLOSURE INQUIRED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND ESTABLISHED AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA OF CEOS FOR SIMILIAR 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS. THE CEO ESTABLISHES THE SALARY OF KEY EMPLOYEES AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILIAR 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANY SIMILAR DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THEIR REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.