AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS INC

EIN 74-2251032 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T30I)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY of RETINA SPECIALISTS is to PROVIDE A COLLEGIAL OPEN FORUM for EDUCATION, to ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING and TREATMENT of VITREORETINAL DISEASES, and to ENHANCE THE ABILITY of ITS MEMBERS to PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY of PATIENT CARE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.37%of revenue went to mission work95.9% of expenses · Program services

$84.80spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.44%of revenue went to management and office costs4.1% of expenses

$13.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

27.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$331,625

Mission workProgram services$269,83381.37% of revenue95.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$11,3933.44% of revenue4.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$50,39915.20% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$281,22684.80% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.9% mission · 4.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.80% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.78% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 7.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 181.40% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 12.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 215.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 17.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 1,348.60% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 3.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.63% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.76% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 97.2% mission · 2.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$331,625

Expenses$281,226

Annual surplus $50,399 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$269,833 · 95.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$11,393 · 4.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$331,625

Expenses$281,226

Assets$3,887,134

Income$331,625

Contributions$90,500

Mission work (program services)$269,833

Management and general$11,393

Accounting fees$614

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JILL F BLIM MSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 1 hrs/week $62,397Base · Other $62,397

STACY KIFFVICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICAT · 4 hrs/week $23,001Base · Other $23,001

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

JILL F BLIM MSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

STACY KIFFVICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICAT

PRIYA VAKHARIA MD FASRSDIRECTOR

JERZY NAWROCKI MD PHDDIRECTOR

JUDY E KIM MD FASRSDIRECTOR

JUSTIS P EHLERS MD FASRSDIRECTOR

LISA C OLMOS DE KOO MD MBAIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MICHAEL M LAI MD PHD FASRSDIRECTOR

ODETTE M HOUGHTON MD FASRSDIRECTOR

PAUL HAHN MD PHD FASRSEDUCATION CHAIR

JERALD A BOVINO MDDIRECTOR

REGINALD J SANDERS MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

RON A ADELMAN MD MPH MBA FASRSDIRECTOR

ROY A LEVIT MDDIRECTOR

SEUNG-YOUNG YU MDDIRECTOR

SUNIR J GARG MDDIRECTOR

VIVIENNE S HAU MD PHDDIRECTOR

ADRIENNE W SCOTT MDDIRECTOR

JAMES C MAJOR MD PHD FACSDIRECTOR

J MICHAEL JUMPER MDPRESIDENT

GUARAV K SHAH MDPROGRAM CHAIR

GEOFFREY G EMERSON MD PHDPRESIDENT-ELECT

ERIC W SCHNEIDER MDDIRECTOR

CHRISTINA Y WENG MD MBASECRETARY

CHARLES C WYKOFF MD PHDTREASURER

CARL C AWH MDDIRECTOR

CAMILLE V PALMA MDDIRECTOR

AVNI P FINN MD MBA FASRSDIRECTOR

AUDINA M BERROCAL MDCREDENTIALS CHAIR

ANKOOR R SHAH MDDIRECTOR

ANDRE J WITKIN MDDIRECTOR

ALLEN Z VERNE MDDIRECTOR

ALEKSANDRA V RACHITSKAYA MDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1983
Location: 20 N WACKER DR STE 2030, CHICAGO, IL 60606-3002
County: Cook
In care of: % ROY A LEVIT MD
Primary officer: JILL BLIM, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@asrs.org Phone(312) 578-8760

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SELDEN FOX LTD
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T30I)