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Nonprofit · EIN 25-1439732

EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15213

Financials

$16.4M$10.5M2023$13.5M$9.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$13,522,523$9,690,712$3,831,811$75,423,736$907,195$74,516,541
June 30, 2024990$16,360,063$10,524,436$5,835,627$66,957,059$688,490$66,268,569
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$10,772,923
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,748,726
Net gain from sales of assets
$867,140
Other revenue
$874

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,970,183
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$13,840
Accounting fees
$37,913
Occupancy
$18,337
Program services (functional)
$8,283,255
Management and general (functional)
$728,334
Fundraising (functional)
$679,123

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$66,957,059
Total assets, end of year
$75,423,736
Total liabilities, end of year
$907,195
Net assets, end of year
$74,516,541
Net assets without donor restrictions
$19,927,071
Net assets with donor restrictions
$54,589,470
Gross unrelated business income
$4,433
Gross receipts
$38,535,677
Employees
0
Volunteers
36
Year formed
1983
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LAWRENCE N GUMBERG CHAIRTHRU 11/24, BOARD MEMBER AT 11/24
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQ VICECHAIR THRU 11/24, CHAIR AT 11/24
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CYNTHIA SUNSERISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ALDO ZINI TREASURER THRU11/24, VICE CHAIR AT 11/24
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DIANA L MRVOS MD BOARDMEMBER THRU 11/24, TREAS. AT 11/24
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
NEAL S BECKFORD MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HENRY S BEUKEMABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GAIL BLEACH PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLENN E BOST IIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARGARETHA CASSELBRANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARY F CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER SALVITTI DAVIS MDBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEEPINDER K DHALIWAL MD LACBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUGLAS P DICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOUIS J FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
22 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JONAS T JOHNSON MD FACSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CAROLE L KAMINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL KAMINBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATTHIAS KLEINZBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRISTINA RATH LAMPORTBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELENA LAQUATRABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANNE LEWISBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFFREY MARKELESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALBERT C MUSEBOARD MEMBER, EXIT 5/25
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EUGENE N MYERS MD FACS FRCSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
B GORDON NELSON IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PETER RACKOFFBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSE ALAIN SAHEL MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
E RONALD SALVITTI MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANANTHA SHEKHAR MD PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES L SOFFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KENNETH SPRUILLBOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAUL R VITTONEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NANCY D WASHINGTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRUCE WIEGANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSE P ZEVALLOS MD MPH FACSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWTON SNYDERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
37.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NEAL S BECKFORD MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HENRY S BEUKEMABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GAIL BLEACH PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLENN E BOST IIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARGARETHA CASSELBRANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARY F CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER (ENTER 11/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEEPINDER K DHALIWAL MD LACBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUGLAS P DICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOUIS J FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRUCE S GEBHARDTBOARD MEMBER (EXIT 9/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JONAS T JOHNSON MD FACSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CAROLE L KAMINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELENA LAQUATRABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFFREY MARKELESQBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHELE M MCKENNEYBOARD MEMBER (EXIT 11/23)
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DIANA L MRVOS MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALBERT C MUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EUGENE N MYERS MD FACS FRCSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
B GORDON NELSON IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSE ALAIN SAHEL MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
E RONALD SALVITTI MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANANTHA SHEKHAR MD PHDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES L SOFFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAUL R VITTONEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NANCY D WASHINGTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRUCE WIEGANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSE P ZEVALLOS MD MPH FACSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE N GUMBERGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CYNTHIA SUNSERISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ALDO ZINITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
LAWTON SNYDERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
37.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 LOTHROP ST 251, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-2536
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQ, 200 LOTHROP ST 251, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Signed the 990
DIANA L MRVOS MD, TREASURER
Phone
(412) 864-1300
Return prepared by
SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC

Mission

THE EYE & EAR FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING THE LEADING-EDGE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING PATIENT CARE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GRANTS TO DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND RELATED PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM TO CONSISTENTLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS. IN ADDITION TO GRANT MAKING ACTIVITY, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO RAISE DOLLARS TO FUND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN THE FIELDS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY.
    Expenses $8,144,171 · grants $7,831,099
  • MISSION OF MERCY ("MOM") IS AN ANNUAL TWO-DAY EVENT PROVIDING DENTAL, VISION, AND HEARING SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: VISION: OVER 693 PATIENTS WERE SEEN AND 552 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FREE EYEGLASSES PRESCRIBED AT THE MERCY PAVILION. HEARING: 401 PATIENTS WERE TESTED AND 289 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 576 FREE HEARING AIDS. OTOLOGY: 107 PATIENTS WERE SEEN.
    Expenses $139,084 · grants $139,084

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
25-1439732
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1985
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Medical research (H41)
Assets (IRS master file)
$75,423,736
Income (IRS master file)
$38,535,677

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$13,522,523$9,690,712$75,423,736XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$16,360,063$10,524,436$66,957,059XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$5,970,803$8,161,847$55,946,526IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$10,174,404$6,569,103$54,288,220IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC is 25-1439732.
Is EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
Are donations to EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQ.
Who are the officers and directors of EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,522,523, expenses of $9,690,712 and total assets of $75,423,736 at year end.

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