Sight Org
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Sight.org exists to proclaim the gospel to the most unserved regions of Africa by combating blindness through surgery and prevention.
- Income
- $634,100
- Spending
- $590,372
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- -3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $65,165, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $389,898 spent. SIGHT-RESTORING SURGERIES (Medical Program) In 2024, Sight.org's full-time African medical team performed 1,360 sight-restoring surgeries for individuals blinded by cataracts, pterygium, and strabismus in rural Togo, West Africa. All surgeries were provided free of charge to patients living in extreme poverty with no access to hospital-based care. Since 2012, Sight.org has completed more than 10,000 surgeries and trained 36 African doctors in Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS).
- $13,302 spent. AGRICULTURAL AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM (Community Program) Sight.org continued development of its agricultural and rehabilitation initiative, transitioning it from a training platform to a refuge for individuals who are ostracized, displaced, or in crisis. The farm provides food security, employment opportunities, and community restoration while long-term infrastructure is established. Although agriculture remains central, the program's primary purpose is now to serve the physical, spiritual, and economic needs of vulnerable individuals in Togo.
- $24,995 spent. EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP OUTREACH (Ministry Program) Each medical campaign includes a ministry component where Sight.org's Togolese team shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with patients and surrounding villages. Many patients come from voodoo or Islamic backgrounds and believe blindness results from spiritual curses. When sight is restored, these beliefs are often replaced with faith and hope. In 2024, the gospel was shared with over 7,400 individuals, and ministry teams continued follow-up discipleship and church-planting efforts in villages previously unreached by the gospel.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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