THIRD WORLD EYE CARE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·2453 COMMERCIAL DR · VANCOUVER, BC · V5N 4B8·BN 890792773RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$42K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Third World Eye Care Society?
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Is Third World Eye Care Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890792773RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Third World Eye Care Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2453 COMMERCIAL DR, VANCOUVER, BC, V5N 4B8. Source.
What does Third World Eye Care Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION CARE THROUGH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND THE DONATION OF EYEGLASSES AND EYE EXAMS TO THE POOR IN OVERSEAS EYE CLINICS. THIS YEAR THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO COLLECT DONATED EYEGLASSES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE EYEGLASSES…" Full program description.
How much of Third World Eye Care Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Third World Eye Care Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $42K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION CARE THROUGH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND THE DONATION OF EYEGLASSES AND EYE EXAMS TO THE POOR IN OVERSEAS EYE CLINICS. THIS YEAR THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO COLLECT DONATED EYEGLASSES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE EYEGLASSES WERE CLEANED SORTED MEASURES AND REFURBISHED SO THAT ONLY QUALITY ASSURED PRESCRIPTION EYEWEAR WOULD BE GIVEN TO POOR AFTER A THOROUGH EYE EXAM BY TWECS OPTOMETRISTS
New programs
THE PROJECT TOOK PLACE FEBRUARY 19-28TH 2024. IT SERVED THE BARANGAY COMMUNITIES OF BAGAMANOCC BARAS BATO CARAMORAN GIGMOTO PANDAN PANGANIBAN SAN ANDRES SAN MIGUEL VIGA AND VIRAC IN THE PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES PHILIPPINES. THE EYE CARE TEAM FROM THIRD WORLD EYE CARE PROVIDED EYE CARE IN THE FORM OF DILATED EYE HEALTH EXAMINATIONS REFRACTIVE ERROR CORRECTION CATARACT SURGERY REFERRALS AND VISION SCREENINGS IN TWO SCHOOLS NEAR THE RHU. DR JOSELITO URGEL ACCEPTED THE CATARACT REFERRALS. IN EIGHT CLINIC DAYS 5488 PATIENTS WERE REGISTERED AND SEEN AND 4475 WERE GIVEN EXCELLENT QUALI… Show more
THE PROJECT TOOK PLACE FEBRUARY 19-28TH 2024. IT SERVED THE BARANGAY COMMUNITIES OF BAGAMANOCC BARAS BATO CARAMORAN GIGMOTO PANDAN PANGANIBAN SAN ANDRES SAN MIGUEL VIGA AND VIRAC IN THE PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES PHILIPPINES. THE EYE CARE TEAM FROM THIRD WORLD EYE CARE PROVIDED EYE CARE IN THE FORM OF DILATED EYE HEALTH EXAMINATIONS REFRACTIVE ERROR CORRECTION CATARACT SURGERY REFERRALS AND VISION SCREENINGS IN TWO SCHOOLS NEAR THE RHU. DR JOSELITO URGEL ACCEPTED THE CATARACT REFERRALS. IN EIGHT CLINIC DAYS 5488 PATIENTS WERE REGISTERED AND SEEN AND 4475 WERE GIVEN EXCELLENT QUALITY PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES. THE MOST PREVALENT AGE GROUP WAS WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 40-64. A VISION SCREENING WAS DONE AT A NEARBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IT IDENTIFIED 5 STUDENTS WITH REFRACTIVE ERROR. THESES STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED WITH PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES. THE EXTENSIVE IMPACT OF OUR WORK FOR GOODS AND SERVICES WAS VALUED AT 11 MILLION PESOS ($257 000 CANADIAN).
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
1.2 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$42K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)44%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
44%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
56%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $193K | 99¢ | 1% | 1.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $181K | 93¢ | 7% | 5.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $15K | 93¢ | 7% | 6.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $59K | 89¢ | 11% | 4.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $100K | 96¢ | 4% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $42K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.2 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 5 of 8at arm's length
- RAND, DAMONDIRECTORarm's length
- SAKAI, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- MARCH, DERRICKDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- NGUYEN, VIVIANDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- KONKLE, RODGERDIRECTORarm's length
- TOSOFF, BRENDADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- VOGEL, ALFDIRECTORarm's length
- DAWSON, LINDADIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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