Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 3,038,049 | 8,989,514 | 13,896,500 | 19,402,415 | 19,999,827 | 65,326,305 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,038,049 | 8,989,514 | 13,896,500 | 19,402,415 | 19,999,827 | 65,326,305 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 49,789,709 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 15,536,596 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,038,049 | 8,989,514 | 13,896,500 | 19,402,415 | 19,999,827 | 65,326,305 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6 | 75 | 2,041 | 706 | 419 | 3,247 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 5,541 | 40,664 | 46,822 | 49,591 | 142,618 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 65,472,170 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) IT HAS A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IN EXCESS OF THE 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION; (2) IT ATTRACTS PUBLIC SUPPORT; (3) IT HAS A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT SOURCES; (4) IT HAS A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY, AND (5) IT MAKES ITS FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND HAS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ITS PROGRAMS.10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF 23.73% FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/15 BASED ON AGGREGATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED 12/31/11 THROUGH 12/31/15. THIS AMOUNT IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIRED BY REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-(9)(E)(3)(I). ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PROGRAM OF REGULARLY SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ITS CONSTITUENCY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE SOLICITATION OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SPECIAL APPEALS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROGRAMS AND GENERAL SOLICITATIONS IN ITS PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL.SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INCLUDING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF 3 MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS.AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO PUBLIC AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEVERAL WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO HELP IN ITS MISSION TO ELIMINATE CATARACT BLINDNESS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO LAUNCH ONLINE FUNDRAISERS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENABLES STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF CATARACT BLINDNESS. THESE AMBASSADORS WORK TO INFORM THEIR PEERS OF THIS GLOBAL ISSUE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR HELP ME SEE. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | HELPMESEE IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING CATARACT BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE. SPECIFICALLY, HELPMESEE IS WORKING TO DEVELOP, STANDARDIZE, AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING IN MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, HELPMESEE PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICES TO DELIVER HIGH VOLUME CATARACT SURGERIES WITH QUALITY VISUAL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. ACCORDING TO RECENT ESTIMATES BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, IN ADDITION TO OVER 20 MILLION BLIND AS ESTIMATED 120 MILLION SUFFER FROM SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CATARACT. IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT CAN HAVE AN ENORMOUS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AS WELL AS REDUCING LIFE EXPECTANCY AND ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY. ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHED RAND CORPORATION STUDY PUBLISHED IN 2012, THE NUMBER OF CASES OF CATARACT BLINDNESS WILL INCREASE TO 32 MILLION BY 2020, NOT COUNTING VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND COST THE WORLD'S GDP ABOUT $1 TRILLION EACH YEAR. MOST OF THEM THOUGH WILL NEVER RECEIVE THIS SURGERY AND REMAIN BLIND BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED PROFICIENT CATARACT SPECIALISTS, THE UNAFFORDABLE COST OF SURGERY AND THE HIGH INCIDENCE IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES WITH NO ACCESS TO TREATMENT. FORTUNATELY, A SOLUTION EXISTS. THE MILLIONS WHO REMAIN BLIND FROM UNTREATED CATARACT COULD HAVE THEIR SIGHT RESTORED THANKS TO A SURGERY THAT TAKES AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES FOR AN ADULT AND 15 MINUTES FOR A CHILD. HELPMESEE'S GOAL IS TO TRAIN 30,000 CATARACT SPECIALISTS SO EVERY COMMUNITY OF 250,000 HAS ACCESS TO WELL-TRAINED SPECIALISTS WHO DELIVER LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY (MSICS) TO MILLIONS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPING WORLD. SUCH A MASSIVE TRAINING EFFORT CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED USING INNOVATIVE TRAINING SYSTEMS. HELPMESEE IS USING MANY OF THE SAME TRAINING METHODS SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IN THE TRAINING OF AIRLINE PILOTS, NAMELY HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATORS AND SOPHISTICATED COURSEWARE. SIMULATORS ALLOW SPECIALISTS TO BE TRAINED TO PROFICIENCY ON A REDUCED TIMELINE AND WITHOUT ENDANGERING PATIENTS AS THEY LEARN AND PRACTICE ALL ASPECTS OF THE MSICS PROCEDURE. THE HELPMESEE CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS AND NETWORK HAVE ACHIEVED QUALITY AND SCALE TO DELIVER VERY LOW-COST, HIGH-QUALITY MSICS TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2016, WORKING WITH 265 PRACTICING PARTNER SPECIALISTS IN CHINA, INDIA, NEPAL, SIERRA LEONE, TOGO, VIET NAM, MYANMAR, MADAGASCAR AND THE GAMBIA. HELPMESEE HAS COMPLETED OVER 249,000 SIGHT RESTORING SURGERIES. BUILDING ON THIS MOMENTUM OF SUCCESS, HELPMESEE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND TRAINING OF HIGHLY SKILLED CATARACT SURGEONS AND THEIR DEPLOYMENT ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA. IN INDIA, BY BUILDING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOSPITALS AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HELPMESEE HAS HELPED TO END THE CATARACT SURGICAL BACKLOG IN FIVE DISTRICTS: CHITRAKOOT, HAMIRPUR BANDA, SATNA AND PANNA IN UTTAR PRADESH, AND MADHYA PRADESH. IT HAS ARRANGED AND SUBSIDIZED AROUND 75,000 SURGERIES TO ACHIEVE THIS MILESTONE. HELPMESEE HAS DEVELOPED AN ANDROID-BASED SMARTPHONE APP-THE REACH APP, WHICH HELPS HEALTH WORKERS LOCATE PATIENTS FOR CATARACT SCREENING. IN ADDITION, HELPMESEE IS DEVELOPING PRE-STERILIZED, SINGLE-USE SURGICAL KITS TO REDUCE INFECTION CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED INSTRUMENTS. THROUGH HELPMESEE'S CLOUD-BASED PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM, HELPMESEE IS ABLE TO MONITOR PATIENT OUTCOMES AND CATARACT SPECIALIST PERFORMANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN/TREASURER AND PRESIDENT AND CEO AND APPROVED BY THE SAME. FOR THIS YEAR, THE CEO (JACOB MOHAN THAZHATU) WILL SIGN THE FORM 990 AND MENGFANG MADGE BIAN WILL SIGN AS CUSTODIAN OF THE BOOKS. THE FORM 990 WAS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND APPROVED THROUGH APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF HELPMESEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS THE FORM ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CHAIRMAN/TREASURER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD AND WITH INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL INPUT AND AUDITORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS -66,024. |
| FORM 990, PART IX | DURING 2015, HELPMESEE GENERATED $20,104,580 IN REVENUE AND SUPPORT AND SPENT $21,053,209 IN TOTAL EXPENSES, RESULTING IN A $948,629 DECREASE IN NET ASSETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015. IN 2015, HELPMESEE PARTNERED WITH HELPAGE INDIA TO ELIMINATE CATARACT BLINDNESS IN INDIA. THE CAMPAIGN RAISED $285,658 DURING 2015. THE AL UELTSCHI FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HELPMESEE THROUGH UNRESTRICTED GRANTS. ADDITIONALLY, HELPMESEE RECEIVED $2,677,340 FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS IN 2015. HELPMESEE'S CAMPAIGN (PROGRAM) EXPENSES RATIO IN 2015 IS 68%. THE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES RATIO IS 8% AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES RATIO IS 24% RESPECTIVELY. |
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