Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Overview
Mission
In conjunction with Harvard Medical School, Mass. Eye and Ear is committed to the education of future health care professionals, as well as the education of the public concerning the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the diseases in its specialties and concerning the rehabilitation of patients handicapped by these diseases. In order to provide the highest quality of contemporary care and even better care in the future, Mass. Eye and Ear conducts laboratory and clinical research in its areas of specialty. Mass. Eye and Ear recognizes its obligation to serve as a source of excellence in patient care, teaching, and research in Massachusetts, the United States, and the world.
What it reported doing in 2017
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Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 91% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 042103591
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2017
- Website reviewed
- Jun 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2017
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA, USA
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Hospitals
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 74
- Transparency & Controls: 62
- Accountability: 78
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 75.2%; rating input score 75
- Program expense ratio: 76.1%; rating input score 76
- Fundraising efficiency: $17.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 73.7%; rating input score 74; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 2.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 1.79; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.94; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 75.2% of revenue deployed · 76.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $222.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 39 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
- Schedules: 12 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2009 to 2017
- Money network: 46 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 44 filed related-organization links