2026-09-03T13:41:33-04:00 2024-12-31 841955181 MMTAXMANCOM 1910 S STAPLEY DR STE 221 MESA AZ 85204 990 2024-01-01 463654757 THE SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION % SAMUEL MASKET SAMU 3106149048 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST 911 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 SAMUEL MASKET PRESIDENT 3107765354 2026-09-03 true true PATRICK RUSSELL EA P00658580 5624286752 2026-09-03 2024 X SAMUEL MASKET 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST 911 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 615015 false X HTTP://WWW.MASKETFOUNDATION.ORG X 2013 CA EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO GOOD SIGHT. THE MASKET FOUNDATION RESTORES VISION FOR PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD COMPLEX EYE CARE, TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF SURGEONS, AND ADVANCES OPHTHALMOLOGY THROUGH CLINICAL RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND EDUCATION. 8 3 0 37 0 0 587885 512437 0 120 -61183 -103217 526702 409340 225000 266960 0 62622 0 0 188145 169992 413145 499574 113557 -90234 647905 557671 0 647905 557671 X EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO GOOD SIGHT. THE MASKET FOUNDATION RESTORES VISION FOR PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD COMPLEX EYE CARE, TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF SURGEONS, AND ADVANCES OPHTHALMOLOGY THROUGH CLINICAL RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND EDUCATION. false false 366708 200960 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES COMPLEX ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGICAL AND CLINICAL CARE AT NO COST TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT OTHERWISE ACCESS THIS LEVEL OF SUBSPECIALTY CARE. THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES AND TREATS PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC OCULAR INJURIES, CONGENITAL ANIRIDIA, IRIS DEFECTS, FAILED PRIOR SURGERIES, AND OTHER CONDITIONS REQUIRING SUBSPECIALTY RECONSTRUCTION. PROCEDURES INCLUDE CATARACT WITH IOL IMPLANTATION, CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION, ARTIFICIAL IRIS IMPLANTATION, SCLERAL-FIXATED IOL EXCHANGE, GLAUCOMA TUBE SHUNTS, AND PTERYGIUM REPAIR. THE FOUNDATION ABSORBS SURGERY-CENTER, ANESTHESIA, AND DEVICE COSTS -- INCLUDING INVESTIGATIONAL DEVICES NO INSURER WILL COVER -- SO CARE REACHES PATIENTS WITHOUT CHARGE. 82908 66000 THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE MASKET FELLOWS PROGRAM, ANCHORED BY THE NAMED HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP, A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE POST-GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM IN COMPLEX ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGERY CO-DIRECTED BY DRS. SAMUEL MASKET AND NICOLE FRAM. SELECTION IDENTIFIES CANDIDATES WHO EMBODY THE FOUNDATIONS FOUNDING VALUES SURGICAL EXCELLENCE, DEDICATION TO TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP, AND UNWAVERING SERVICE TO UNDERSERVED PATIENTS REFLECTING THE LIFES WORK OF SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET. UNDER A SERVICE-LEARNING MODEL, FELLOWS ADVANCE SUBSPECIALTY SKILLS BY PERFORMING COMPLEX SURGERY ON UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS UNDER EXPERT SUPERVISION, DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS WHILE EXTENDING THE FOUNDATIONS CHARITABLE REACH. FOR FY2024 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OUTGOING CLINICAL FELLOW DR. SANAM TIFFANY SHAHROOZ (THROUGH JUNE 2024) AND HOSTED INCOMING CLINICAL FELLOW DR. ALICE JIANG (JULY 2024 JUNE 2025 CYCLE), NOW PRACTICING AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH. 11273 THE FOUNDATION ADVANCES OPHTHALMOLOGY THROUGH CLINICAL RESEARCH ON ANTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASE, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT EYE DISEASE. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, INTRAOCULAR LENS TECHNOLOGY, AND COMPLEX ANTERIOR SEGMENT RECONSTRUCTION, WITH FINDINGS DISSEMINATED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES. THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTICIPATED IN MULTI-CENTER CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING SERVICE AS ONE OF TWELVE UNITED STATES CLINICAL SITES FOR THE FDA TRIAL THAT LED TO THE FIRST STAND-ALONE PROSTHETIC IRIS APPROVED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS CONTINUING-EDUCATION SYMPOSIA FOR PRACTICING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMMING ON EYE DISEASE AND VISION HEALTH. 460889 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true false false false false true 1 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 3 true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false CA X X GERBER CO INC 3105521600 1880 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 KOKO ABOUNAYAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 62622 52083 0 NATHAN COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JAVAHERI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CARROLL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HAMAGAMI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL MASKET PRESIDENT & CEO 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA MASKET TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE FRAM SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 62622 52083 0 0 false false false 356727 155710 166096 512437 120 120 102458 356727 205675 -103217 -103217 409340 0 0 -103097 266960 266960 62622 56360 6262 1060 1060 9998 9998 926 926 2747 2747 4562 4562 3500 3500 8328 8328 CLINIC & SURGICAL PROGRAM 137569 137569 OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 1145 1145 157 157 499574 460889 38685 0 633297 543092 14608 14579 647905 557671 0 0 X 647905 557671 647905 557671 647905 557671 -90234 0 X false false false X 165039 168511 520667 587885 512437 1954539 165039 168511 520667 587885 512437 1954539 182721 1771818 6 120 126 1954665 0.90650 0.94260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GALA 459185 356727 102458 61440 53502 61726 1125 27882 459185 356727 102458 61440 53502 61726 1125 27882 205675 -103217 true MASKET FOUND CLINIC FOR EYE CARE 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 911 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 824632831 NA 266960 CASH NA TO FUND THE FOUNDATIONS PROGRAMS 0 1 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS PROGRAM ACTIVITY AND EXPENDITURES REGULARLY TO ALIGN THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE GRANT SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATIONS FULL SET OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING (1) CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, (2) THE MASKET FELLOWS PROGRAM FEATURING THE HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP, AND (3) RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION. General Explanation Attachment TO FUND THE FOUNDATIONS THREE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS DELIVERED THROUGH THE CLINIC: (1) CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS; (2) THE MASKET FELLOWS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP IN COMPLEX ANTERIOR SEGMENT SURGERY; AND (3) RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES. MASKET FOUND CLINIC FOR EYE CARE C CORP 100% OWNED BY SAMUEL MASKET, PRES 266960 GRANT/CONTRIBUTION ADVANCE CHARITABLE SURGICAL SERVICES Supplemental Information for Schedule L TO FUND DELIVERY OF THE FOUNDATION'S THREE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE CLINIC: (1) CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, (2) MASKET FELLOWS / HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP, AND (3) RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION. X 48 80280 FMV; RETAIL VALUE X GALA 39 61440 FMV; RETAIL VALUE X GALA 1 24376 SONY PICTURES STUDIO false false false Amended return information REASON FOR AMENDMENT: THIS AMENDED FORM 990 IS FILED TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL DISCLOSURE SO PROSPECTIVE DONORS AND THE PUBLIC HAVE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE VIEW OF THE FOUNDATION. NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR ($557,671 PER PART X) ARE UNCHANGED, AS IS THE $266,960 GRANT TO THE MASKET FOUNDATION CLINIC FOR EYE CARE. TOTAL REVENUE AND TOTAL EXPENSES EACH INCREASE BY $80,280 TO RECOGNIZE NONCASH DRUG CONTRIBUTIONS GROSSED UP THROUGH PART VIII LINE 1F AND PART IX LINE 24A. AN ADDITIONAL $85,816 OF EVENT-RELATED NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS IS RECLASSIFIED TO PART VIII LINE 1C WITH OFFSETTING DIRECT EVENT EXPENSES ON SCHEDULE G. END OF YEAR NET ASSETS ($557,671) ARE UNCHANGED FROM THE ORIGINALLY FILED RETURN. BEGINNING OF YEAR NET ASSETS ARE RESTATED FROM $633,297 TO $647,905 TO RECOGNIZE $14,608 OF PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS (ALSO REFLECTED ON THE 2023 AMENDED RETURN), WHICH REMOVES THE $14,611 RECONCILING ITEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9. KEY CHANGES: 1. PART III (PROGRAM SERVICES): EXPENSE ALLOCATION ACROSS THREE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS - (A) CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES FOR UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ($366,708, INCLUDING $200,960 GRANTS AND $80,280 NONCASH DRUG CONTRIBUTIONS); (B) MASKET FELLOWS PROGRAM / HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP ($82,908, INCLUDING $66,000 GRANTS); (C) RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION ($11,273). UNDERLYING ACTIVITIES UNCHANGED. 2. PART VI (GOVERNANCE): LINES 8A AND 11A UPDATED TO YES (BOARD MINUTES CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED; FORM 990 PROVIDED TO BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING). 3. PART VII: ADDED INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR CHECKBOX FOR SAMUEL MASKET, BARBARA MASKET, AND NICOLE FRAM (PREVIOUSLY ONLY OFFICER COLUMN WAS CHECKED). EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KOKO ABOUNAYAN COMPENSATION REPORTED ON LINE 5: $62,623 FROM FOUNDATION AND $52,083 FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION. 4. SCHEDULE B: CONTRIBUTOR DISCLOSURE INCLUDES ALL CONTRIBUTORS AT OR ABOVE THE $5,000 GENERAL RULE THRESHOLD. 5. SCHEDULE G: NONCASH EVENT CONTRIBUTIONS ($85,816 TOTAL) RECOGNIZED ON LINE 2 AND OFFSETTING DIRECT EXPENSES ON LINES 5 (AUCTION ITEMS $61,440) AND 6 (SONY PICTURES STUDIOS VENUE $24,376); NET EVENT INCOME ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. 6. SCHEDULE I: GRANT TO MASKET FOUNDATION CLINIC FOR EYE CARE (EIN 82-4632831), $266,960, PROPERLY REPORTED WITH MONITORING PROCEDURES AND PURPOSE OF GRANT. IRC SECTION CORRECTED TO REFLECT C-CORP STATUS. 7. SCHEDULE L, PART III: DISCLOSED GRANT TO RELATED ENTITY (CLINIC, 100% OWNED BY SAMUEL MASKET, MD) - $266,960 TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE SURGICAL SERVICES. Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: SAMUEL MASKET AND BARBARA MASKET ARE MARRIED. NATHAN COHEN AND NICOLE FRAM ARE RELATED. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: SAMUEL MASKET, MD, AND NICOLE FRAM, MD, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AS CO-OWNERS OF ADVANCED VISION CARE. Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a BOARD MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGENDA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE PREPARED AND MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED USING MARKET RESEARCH FOR COMPARABLE ROLES. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b NO OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, OR HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IN 2024. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROPUBLICA AND SIMILAR DATABASES AND UPON REQUEST. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $44,063 IN DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING SURGEON FEES, SURGICAL TEACHING AND SUPERVISION TIME, AND DISCOUNTED ANESTHESIA SERVICES, VALUED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE USING APPLICABLE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE RATES. PER FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, DONATED SERVICES ARE NOT REPORTED ON PARTS VIII OR IX. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INTEGRAL TO PROGRAM DELIVERY AND ARE ACKNOWLEDGED HERE. NA N/A NA N/A false NA N/A false false MASKET FOUND CLINIC FOR EYE CARE 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 911 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 824632831 ADVANCE CHARITABLE SURGICAL SERVICES CA N/A C Corp false true Explanation of information on Schedule R IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION MADE A 266960 GRANT TO THE MASKET FOUNDATION CLINIC FOREYE CARE THE GRANT FUNDS THE FOUNDATIONS THREE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS 1CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS 2 THEMASKET FELLOWS PROGRAM FEATURING THE HEIDI GREEN FELLOWSHIP AND 3 RESEARCHEDUCATION AND INNOVATION THE CLINIC IS EXCLUSIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATIONIN THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THE FOUNDATION CLOSELY MONITORS ITS DELIVERY OF THESEPROGRAMS