Organizations Filed Purposes:
INDIANA LIONS EYE BANK (ILEB) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY TISSUE FOR TRANSPLANTATION PURPOSES. IN 2019 ILEB PROVIDED OVER 2,850 CORNEAS FOR SIGHT-RESTORING TRANSPLANTS AND HAS PROVIDED NUMEROUS TISSUES FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING.
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EYE TRANSPLANTATION, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION.
ILEB PROVIDED CORNEAS AND OTHER TISSUE TO HELP ENHANCE AND RENEW THE LIVES OF NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS. DURING THIS PERIOD OVER 2,850 SIGHT-RESTORING TRANSPLANTS AND COUNTLESS TISSUE SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED USING TISSUE THAT WAS SCREENED, RECOVERED, TESTED, PROCESSED, AND DISTRIBUTED BY ILEB. CORNEAS ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR LOCAL SURGERIES FIRST, THEN NATIONAL AND FINALLY TO MORE THAN 10 COUNTRIES GLOBALLY. ILEB RECOVERS RESEARCH TISSUE FOR SPECIFIC STUDIES (GLAUCOMA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, CELL GROWTH, ETC.) ALONG WITH MAKING AVAILABLE TISSUES FOR RESEARCH WHICH ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR TRANSPLANTATION. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION IS PERFORMED TO PROMOTE TISSUE DONATION AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT TRANSPLANTATION. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING OF HOSPITAL STAFF AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES.
THE OPERATION KIDSIGHT PROGRAM IS AN OPERATING UNIT OF THE INDIANA LIONS EYE BANK. IT IS A STATEWIDE VISION-SCREENING PROGRAM THAT WORKS TO IDENTIFY TREATABLE OR PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF BLINDNESS IN PRESCHOOL AGED CHILREN (AGES 1-5). APPROXIMATELY 25,000 CHILDREN WERE SCREENED IN 2019.
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 |
|---|
| Timothy Fischer | CEO | 40 | $267,266 |
| Lisa Brooks | COO | 40 | $147,283 |
| Mark Soper | DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL ED. AND INNOVATION | 40 | $115,811 |
| Alex Van Zant | DIRECTOR OF PROF. SERVICES | 40 | $106,166 |
| Gregory Rubeo | ACCOUNTING MANAGER | 40 | $74,517 |
| John Scott | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Schmeltz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Myers | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marvin Mast | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joann Karaffa-Owens | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Kamman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr David Hyndman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Guthrie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Gross | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Duane Griner | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Drapalik | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lorraine Doty | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Davis | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Crull | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Cooper | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Freddy Bolton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Xinopoulos | PAST CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Thomas | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lew King | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Roe | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Owens | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
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