Nonprofit · EIN 59-0967012
FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC
Tax-exempt · MIAMI, FL 33136
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,733,246 | $4,339,247 | -$606,001 | $22,768,229 | $1,059,751 | $21,708,478 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,037,874 | $4,251,859 | -$213,985 | $21,145,398 | $632,290 | $20,513,108 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,366,928 | $4,391,820 | -$24,892 | $21,369,050 | $2,906,470 | $18,462,580 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,000
- Program service revenue
- $3,332,131
- Investment income
- $354,850
- Other revenue
- $45,265
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $158,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $114,731
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,588,273
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,109,855
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $48,438
- Depreciation
- $33,740
- Program services (functional)
- $3,847,897
- Management and general (functional)
- $297,653
- Fundraising (functional)
- $193,697
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,145,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,768,229
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,059,751
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,708,478
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,113,294
- Publicly traded securities
- $19,371,044
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,708,478
- Gross receipts
- $3,733,246
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 | $114,731 |
| TONY MONTES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY WRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY GALM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SILVERNALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELBIO JOSE GIMENEZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG EVANS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GENTILINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN STOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DOUGLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESPERANZA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA FELISA DE KLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TRIANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL LEVENSTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAIR S KUNKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES CAMPBELL | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY SKUFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 | $111,142 |
| JAMES CAMPBELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY WRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY GALM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG EVANS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY MONTES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DOUGLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GENTILINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELBIO JOSE GIMENEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN STOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESPERANZA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAIR S KUNKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TRIANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY SKUFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL LEVENSTON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA FELISA DEKLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENE THOMPSON | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOUT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 | $116,224 |
| HELENE THOMPSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY WRIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY GALM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG EVANS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY MONTES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DOUGLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT GENTILINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELBIO JOSE GIMENEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN STOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESPERANZA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA FELISA DE KLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TRIANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL LEVENSTON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CAMPBELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY WADE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 900 NW 17TH STREET THIRD FLOOR, MIAMI, FL 33136-1119
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH FOUT, 900 NW 17TH STREET THIRD FLOOR, MIAMI, FL 33136
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH FOUT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (305) 324-4340
- Website
- WWW.FLEB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP
Mission
FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK PROVIDES OPHTHALMIC SERVICES TO OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND PATIENTS TO ASSIST WITH TREATMENT, AND ADVANCES THE FIELD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANKIND.
Program accomplishments
- FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK (DOING BUSINESS AS BEAUTY OF SIGHT) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RECOVERS, PROCESSES, AND DISTRIBUTES OCULAR TISSUE FOR SIGHT SAVING SURGERY, PROVIDES TISSUE AND FUNDING FOR OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH, AND OPERATES AN OCULAR PATHOLOGY LABORATORY. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROCESSES AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EYE DROPS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING THIS THERAPY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK RECOVERED TISSUE FROM 885 EYE DONORS AND DISTRIBUTED TISSUE FOR 1,037 SURGERIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 658 TISSUES FOR RESEARCH OR TEACHING PURPOSES AND PROCESSED 4,006 SPECIMENS IN THE OCULAR PATHOLOGY LABORATORY. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PREPARED AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EYE DROPS FOR 1,888 PATIENTS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.Expenses $3,847,897 · grants $158,000 · revenue $3,377,396
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-0967012
- 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
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E65Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,768,229
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,733,246
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,733,246 | $4,339,247 | $22,768,229 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,037,874 | $4,251,859 | $21,145,398 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,366,928 | $4,391,820 | $21,369,050 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,260,143 | $4,498,298 | $19,559,496 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 59-0967012).
Questions about FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC
- What is the EIN of FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC is 59-0967012.
- Is FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK 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 FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK 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 FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK 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 FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH FOUT.
- Who are the officers and directors of FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FLORIDA LIONS EYE BANK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,733,246, expenses of $4,339,247 and total assets of $22,768,229 at year end.
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