District 2-A2 Sight & Tissue Foundation Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742471313
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2104465514
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$182,198
Expenses
$336,792
Assets
$982,805
Liabilities
$2,372

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sam Pantusa (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Sam Pantusa (President): $54,996 total reported compensation
  • Chris Lloyd (mobile unit manager): $46,440 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the lions sight research foundation of district 2-a2 is to enhance the worldwide sight conservation efforts of lions clubs international by supporting research to find cures for diseases of the eye and assisting with the delivery of eye care services to the communities we serve.

What it reported doing in 2024

Joint project with University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio to support four Lions-named facilities that are staffed by UT Health SA Department of Ophthalmology. Those facilities are: Lions Ophthalmic Pathology Lab, Lions Surgical Skills Lab, Lions Low Vision and Rehabilitation Center, and Lions Eberlin Clinical Imaging Center located at the Texas Diabetes Institute (TDI). Other Projects that are done in conjunction with University Health staff from TDI includes a community diabetes awareness project.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 44% for direct work, and 56% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 52
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.2%; rating input score 81; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -84.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.92; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 16 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $282K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.