Nonprofit · EIN 46-3654757
SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $520,844 | $513,100 | $7,744 | $565,415 | $0 | $565,415 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $409,340 | $499,574 | -$90,234 | $557,671 | $0 | $557,671 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $526,702 | $413,145 | $113,557 | $647,905 | $0 | $647,905 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $636,557
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $832
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$116,550
- Other revenue
- -$116,545
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $224,791
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $75,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,411
- Program services (functional)
- $484,872
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,542
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,686
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $557,671
- Total assets, end of year
- $565,415
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $565,415
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,316
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $565,415
- Gross receipts
- $732,109
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOKO ABOUNAYAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $75,000 | $62,500 |
| NATHAN COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JAVAHERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL MASKET | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA MASKET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE FRAM | VICE PRESIDENTSECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KRIVOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOSSI SIDIKARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAHAR BEDROOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEVAN ARATOUNIANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOKO ABOUNAYAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $62,622 | $52,083 |
| NATHAN COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JAVAHERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMAGAMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL MASKET | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA MASKET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE FRAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HAMAGAMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYLOUISE OATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JAVAHERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE FRAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA MASKET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAMUEL MASKET | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2080 CENTURY PARK E STE 911, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-2012
- In care of
- % SAMUEL MASKET
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 911, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SAMUEL MASKET, 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST 911, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- SAMUEL MASKET, 2080 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 911, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
- Signed the 990
- SAMUEL MASKET, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (310) 903-9561
- Return prepared by
- MMTAXMAN
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-3654757 or by the name SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $386,777 · grants $158,792
- 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 FY2025 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OUTGOING CLINICAL FELLOW DR. ALICE JIANG (THROUGH JUNE 2025), NOW PRACTICING AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, AND HOSTED INCOMING CLINICAL FELLOW DR. MAHSAW MANSOOR (JULY 2025 JUNE 2026 CYCLE).Expenses $77,250 · grants $66,000
- 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.Expenses $20,845
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3654757
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $565,415
- Income (IRS master file)
- $732,109
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $520,844 | $513,100 | $565,415 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $409,340 | $499,574 | $557,671 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $526,702 | $413,145 | $647,905 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $422,012 | $210,612 | $519,740 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: SAMUEL MASKET | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 46-3654757).
Questions about SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION is 46-3654757.
- Is SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION 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 SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SAMUEL MASKET.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (KOKO ABOUNAYAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SAMUEL AND BARBARA MASKET FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $520,844, expenses of $513,100 and total assets of $565,415 at year end.
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