Nonprofit · EIN 85-2522421
CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK
Tax-exempt · ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $389,130 | $474,842 | -$85,712 | $2,747,305 | $20 | $2,747,285 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $406,130 | $525,282 | -$119,152 | $2,838,017 | $20 | $2,837,997 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $311,331 | $398,825 | -$87,494 | $2,964,117 | $6,968 | $2,957,149 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $305,117
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $140,316
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$56,303
- Other revenue
- -$56,303
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $215,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $102,228
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $368,121
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,216
- Occupancy
- $26,400
- Depreciation
- $32,438
- Program services (functional)
- $314,295
- Management and general (functional)
- $74,596
- Fundraising (functional)
- $85,951
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,838,017
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,747,305
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,747,285
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $217,223
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,747,285
- Gross receipts
- $457,688
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 62
- Year formed
- 2020
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPASIA SHAPPET | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $124,026 | $5,177 |
| CASSANDRA HUME | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $90,000 | $9,768 |
| PAUL T URREA MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS METAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTELEONE OD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH RENKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TIERNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPASIA SHAPPET | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $123,545 | $14,237 |
| CASSANDRA HUME | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA Officer | 37.5 | $88,333 | $9,377 |
| RONALD FOLTZ MD | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD Y LESSER MD JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS METAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTELEONE OD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH RENKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TIERNAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL T URREA MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPASIA SHAPPET | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $109,327 | $23,292 |
| CASSANDRA HUME | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Officer | 37.5 | $71,781 | $8,799 |
| RONALD FOLTZ MD | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD Y LESSER MD JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS METAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MONTELEONE OD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH RENKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TIERNAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL T URREA MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER SHRUM | DIRECTOR TERM DATE 2/16/23 Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26895 ALISO CREEK RD STE B PMB 427, ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656-5302
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ASPASIA SHAPPET, 26895 ALISO CREEK ROAD B-427, ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656
- Signed the 990
- ASPASIA SHAPPET, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (949) 329-8609
- Website
- WWW.ECNPURPOSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 85-2522421 or by the name CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK.
- 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
WE MAKE ACCESS TO VISION CARE POSSIBLE FOR THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CONNECTION.
Program accomplishments
- MOBILE PROGRAM:ECN PURPOSE'S MOBILE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL VISION CARE BY FACILITATING VISION SCREENINGS AND EYE EXAMS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ECN PURPOSE UTILIZES ITS MOBILE EYE HEALTH UNIT TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES IN NEED. THE MOBILE EYE HEALTH UNIT IS A FULLY EQUIPPED OPTOMETRIC DOCTOR'S OFFICE ON WHEELS WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED TOOLS. OUR FULLY EQUIPPED MOBILE HEALTH UNIT ALLOWS US TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND BRING CARE DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO VISION SERVICES. ECN PURPOSE HAS HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 35 MOBILE EVENTS, REACHING OVER 1,500 ATTENDEES.WITH OUR VOLUNTEER OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTOMETRIC STUDENTS, WE FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL EYE CARE SERVICES AND CONNECTIONS TO NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR EYE HEALTH TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. WE HAVE RECRUITED OVER 62 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH VISION SERVICES, DISTRIBUTING GLASSES, AND SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WE PROVIDE HANDS-ON, REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR OPTOMETRIC STUDENT TO APPLY SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM AT OUR MOBILE PROGRAM EVENTS. THIS ASSISTS OUR VOLUNTEER OPTOMETRISTS IN SERVING MORE INDIVIDUALLY THAN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE ALONE AT EACH EVENT. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND IMPACT, BRINGING VISION CARE TO MORE COMMUNITIES IN NEED.Expenses $234,241
- EDUCATION PROGRAM:ECN PURPOSE IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EYE HEALTH EDUCATION. MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE UNAWARE OF THE CRUCIAL ROLE EYE HEALTH CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL HEALTH. TO BRIDGE THIS GAP, ECN PURPOSE, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS, NONPROFIT PARTNER EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, DELIVERS DIRECT LESSONS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EYE HEALTH. ECN PURPOSE ALSO PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING IN-HOUSE PRODUCED VIDEOS, ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND FREE DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS WITH SOME AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE.ECN PURPOSE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 600 INFORMATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND CLIP VIDEOS, PRODUCED 12 FULL-LENGTH EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, AND HAS MADE AVAILABLE MULTILINGUAL PAMPHLETS OUTLINING SIGNS THAT INDICATE THE NEED FOR AN EYE EXAM AT SEVERAL EVENTS REACHING OVER 1,500 ATTENDEES. ECN PURPOSE IS EXPANDING ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH BY INTRODUCING IN-HOUSE CLASSES FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS, INCORPORATING INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE. THIS ALSO EDUCATES YOUNG STUDENTS ON THE EYE CARE INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES, THEREFORE EXPANDING THE POTENTIAL FOR EYE CARE PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE. BY CONTINUING TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, ECN PURPOSE AIMS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO PRIORITIZE AND PROTECT THEIR VISION.IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR MOBILE PROGRAM, ECN PURPOSE EDUCATES AND TRAINS COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN PRE-OPTOMETRY PROGRAMS AT LOCAL COLLEGES, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, ON HOW TO ADMINISTER AND USE SOME OF THE LATEST MOBILE EYE EXAM EQUIPMENT. THESE TRAINING SESSIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE STUDENTS TO LEARN FROM OPTOMETRISTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN PRACTICE AND LEARN HOW TO ASSIST OPTOMETRISTS IN VISION SCREENING AND EYE EXAMS AT OUR VARIOUS EVENTS.Expenses $80,054
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
- 85-2522421
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,747,305
- Income (IRS master file)
- $457,688
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $389,130 | $474,842 | $2,747,305 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $406,130 | $525,282 | $2,838,017 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $311,331 | $398,825 | $2,964,117 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $211,648 | $355,037 | $3,044,881 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 85-2522421).
Questions about CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK
- What is the EIN of CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK is 85-2522421.
- Is CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK 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 CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK 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 CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK 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 CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ASPASIA SHAPPET.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,026 (ASPASIA SHAPPET, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CHARITY OF THE EYE CARE NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $389,130, expenses of $474,842 and total assets of $2,747,305 at year end.
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