Organizations Filed Purposes:
SEVA FOUNDATION PARTNERS WORLDWIDE TO CREATE SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE AND RESTORE SIGHT. OUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS.
PARTNER WORLDWIDE TO CREATE SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE AND RESTORE SIGHT.
SIGHT SERVICES & RESTORATION PROGRAMACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GLOBALLY, AT LEAST 2.2 BILLION PEOPLE HAVE A VISION IMPAIRMENT OR BLINDNESS, NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION. OF THESE, 1 BILLION LIVE WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE VAST MAJORITY, 90% OF PEOPLE WITH VISIONS LOSS, ARE IN LOW-AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. A LIFE WITHOUT CLEAR VISION OFTEN BECOMES A LIFE DEVOID OF FREEDOM, INDEPENDENCE, AND DIGNITY. FOR A PERSON IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, IT CAN BE CATASTROPHIC. SEVA FOUNDATION BUILDS LOCALLY-RUN EYE CARE SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-QUALITY EYE CARE SERVICES LONG-TERM. TOWARDS THIS AIM, SEVA CREATED THE GLOBAL SIGHT INITIATIVE (GSI), A NETWORK THAT INCREASES THE PRODUCTIVITY OF EYE HOSPITALS AROUND THE GLOBE. LAST YEAR, 123 HOSPITALS WERE PART OF THE GSI NETWORK. TEN MENTOR EYE CARE INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN INDIA, NEPAL, GUATEMALA, PERU AND TANZANIA PROVIDED MENTEE HOSPITALS IN 20 COUNTRIES WITH TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, OPTOMETRY, VISION SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT. DURING THIS REPORT YEAR, SEVA'S NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS PROVIDED EYE CARE SERVICES TO 2,873,427 PEOPLE AND 355,639 SIGHT RESTORING SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, 12,429 CHILDREN RECEIVED EYEGLASSES. IN ASIA, SEVA ESTABLISHED 17 PRIMARY EYE CARE VISION CENTERS IN INDIA, NEPAL AND BANGLADESH BRINGING SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 425,000 PEOPLE. IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, CATARACT REMAINS THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF BLINDNESS (50%). THIS PAST YEAR, SEVA SUPPORTED PARTNER HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE 2,629 SURGERIES (MAINLY CATARACT) AND 19,783 EYE EXAMS AND SERVICES. IN LATIN AMERICA, SEVA FUNDED 2,243 SURGERIES, MAINLY CATARACT, AND PROVIDED 53,615 EYE EXAMS AND SERVICES. GLOBALLY, 3,435 DOCTORS, NURSES, ALLIED HEALTH WORKERS, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR AND TEACHERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN EYE HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND OUTREACH. SPECIFICALLY, SEVA PROVIDED FOUR EYEXCEL COURSES IN TWO LANGUAGES, SPANISH AND ENGLISH, REACHING 89 PEOPLE TO ESTABLISH AND IMPROVE TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THEIR HOSPITAL. IN ALL PROGRAMS, SEVA CONTINUALLY MONITORS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES TO DETERMINE THE EVIDENCE OF IMPACT AS WE GO, AND COURSE CORRECT AS NEEDED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathleen Moynihan | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $207,950 |
| Suzanne Gilbert | SENIOR DIRECTOR RESEARCH & STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES | 50 | $153,986 |
| Heidi Chase | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 50 | $129,411 |
| Deborah Moses | CFO | 42 | $121,355 |
| Julie Nestingen | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 50 | $118,965 |
| Vanessa Wolter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Spencer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dhivya Ravilla Ramasamy | BOARD MEMBER (START 07/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Karen K Bullivant | BOARD MEMBER (START 04/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Narendra Nulani | BOARD MEMBER (START 07/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry Kaplan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Wavy Gravy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Yvette Joseph | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Claudio M Privitera | BOARD MEMBER (START 05/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Sanjay Rajan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Hahn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Clougherty | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Prateek Bide | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mariano Yee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Neal Shorstine | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Laird | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John Plowright | CO CHAIR OF BOARD | 2 | $0 |
| Vaughan Acton | CO CHAIR OF BOARD | 3 | $0 |
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