Vision Spring
Vision Spring
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About this organization
Mission
Access to Affordable Eyewear, Everywhere
About
IN 2018, VISIONSPRING CONTINUED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO VISION SCREENING AND EYEGLASSES FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON LESS THAN $4 PER DAY. ENTERPRISE-WIDE WE SOLD 1,175,000 CORRECTIVE PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES ACROSS 19 COUNTRIES, GROWING OUR SALES AND IMPACT BY 30% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. OUR TOTAL PARTNER NETWORK GREW TO 369. 2018 WAS A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR VISIONSPRING AS WE DISTRIBUTED OUR FIRST MILLION PAIRS IN A SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR AND REACHED A CUMULATIVE $1.1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT. IN INDIA, VISIONSPRING PILOTED A PROGRAM TO CORRECT THE VISION OF VARANASI'S LEGENDARY WEAVERS. WE SCREENED THE VISION OF 32,000 WEAVERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND SOLD 17,000 SUBSIDIZED GLASSES. [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O]87% OF OUR CUSTOMERS BOUGHT THEIR FIRST PAIR OF GLASSES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MEANT TO HALVE DEATHS AND INJURIES FROM ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WE SCREENED THE VISION OF 19,700 DRIVERS AND ALLIED WORKERS TRANSIT HUBS AND BUS DEPOTS. 51,700 CHILDREN RECEIVED VISIONSPRING EYEGLASSES IN 834 INDIAN SCHOOLS. SALES OF EYEGLASSES IN INDIA'S FIVE POOREST STATES -BIHAR, ODISHA, MADHYA PRADESH, UTTAR PRADESH AND RAJASTHAN - GREW BY 30% OVER 2017, REPRESENTING 57% OF TOTAL SALES (EXCLUDING TENDERS). TO SUPPORT OUR GROWTH, WE INVESTED IN A NEW WAREHOUSE AND LENS LAB IN INDIA. THIS TRIPLED OUR DISPATCH CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES. IN 2018, WE EXPANDED THE CLEAR VISION WORKPLACE PROGRAM TO 118 FACTORIES AND PRODUCTION SITES IN INDIA, BANGLADESH AND THE PHILIPPINES. WE SCREENED THE VISION OF 59,000 WORKERS IN GARMENT AND HOME GOODS FACTORIES.WE PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF THE PROSPER STUDY, A RANDOMIZED TRIAL ON THE EFFECTS OF PROVIDING NEAR-VISION READING GLASSES TO INDIAN TEA PICKERS WITH PRESBYOPIA. VISIONSPRING SPEARHEADED THE FORMATION OF THE CLEAR VISION COLLECTIVE (CVC), A COALITION OF TWELVE ORGANIZATIONS COMING TOGETHER TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE UPTAKE OF EYEGLASSES AND VISION SERVICES IN SHERPUR, AS A MODEL DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH. THROUGH OUR READING GLASSES FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS (RGIL) PROGRAM IN BANGLADESH, 26,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS CONDUCTED 1,180,000 VISION SCREENINGS AND CORRECTED THE VISION OF 181,000 PEOPLE. WE EXPANDED THIS PROGRAM TO UGANDA IN 2018, TRAINING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ACROSS 28 DISTRICTS WHO THEN SCREENED THE VISION OF 27,600 PEOPLE AND SOLD 6,900 PAIRS OF NEAR-VISION READING GLASSES.2018 MARKED THE FIRST YEAR IN WHICH WE WERE STAFFED IN ALL SIX KEY MARKETS OF NIGERIA, KENYA, GHANA, BANGLADESH, ZAMBIA AND UGANDA WITH SALES IN THESE MARKETS TOTALING 273,000 PAIRS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “Our mission is "affordable access to eyewear, everywhere."”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “To provide eyeglasses and vision screening to underserved populations through global programs.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as NY.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 505 EIGHTH AVENUE NO 12A-07, NEW YORK, NY, 10018.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2020 is 12.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,164,948.
- The organization has 11 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2001.
- The organization pays $1,386,732 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $383,766 in fundraising expenses.
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