2026-08-17T14:57:55-07:00 2025-09-30 010763636 GOLDFINE & CO INC 40 EXCHANGE PL STE 1602 NEW YORK NY 10005 990 2024-10-01 133156197 THE MACULA FOUNDATION INC MACU 2126053777 210 EAST 64TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10065 DR LAWRENCE YANNUZZI CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT 2126053777 2026-08-17 true true MICHAEL GOLDFINE CPA P00440573 2127146655 2026-08-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DR LAWRENCE YANNUZZI 210 EAST 64TH ST 8TH FL NEW YORK NY 10065 1891816 false X WWW.MACULAFOUNDATION.ORG X 1983 NY TO PREVENT AND RESTORE VISION LOSS BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE MACULA AND FURTHERING KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD WITH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON VISION, OUR PRINCIPAL GOALS HAVE BEEN THE STUDY OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND OTHER RETINAL MACULAR DISEASES. 6 6 1 7 0 0 220862 0 1670954 0 1891816 10875 0 0 0 0 258008 268883 1622933 15156609 16558308 315329 94095 14841280 16464213 TO PREVENT AND RESTORE VISION LOSS BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE MACULA AND FURTHERING KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD WITH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. 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LAWRENCE A. YANNUZZI AND DR. NICHOLAS YANNUZZI ARE RELATED. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AND IS FINALLY REVIEWED WITH THE EXTERNAL CPA PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO REVIEW, COMPLETE, AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. PER THE WRITTEN POLICY, THE ISSUE IS BROUGHT UP ANNUALLY AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE NOTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING. ALSO, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT SUCH PERSON RECEVIED A COPY OF THE POLICY AND HAS: READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AGREED TO COMPLY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS CHARITABLE AND MUST ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION. Other FORM 990 PART I, LINE 1 SUCH AS CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY, PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM, PATHOLOGICAL HIGH MYOPIC, AND MACULAR DEGENERATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER SUPPORT FOR POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND TEACHING PROGRAMS INVOLVING MACULAR DISEASE. Pt VI, Line 19 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Pt XII, Line 2c THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE CPA FILING THE RETURN. Pt VI, Line 18 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE ANNUAL FILINGS CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR AND THE NYS CHARITIES BUREAU WEBSITE. Other FORM 990 PART III, LINE 1 STUDY OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND OTHER RETINAL, MACULAR DIEASES SUCH AS CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY, PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM, PATHOLOGICAL HIGH MYOPIC, AND MACULAR DEGEGNERATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER SUPPORT FOR POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND TEACHING PROGRAMS INVOLVING MACULAR DISEASE.