Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Eye Care Professional Education Inc

EIN 87-1917945 · Las Vegas, NV

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceWeak43 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, INC IS A 501-C3 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO EYE CARE PRACTITIONERS, RESIDENTS, AND STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. MANY STUDENTS AND PHYSICIANS ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL FOR EDUCATION, WHICH IS WHY OUR ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS HIGH QUALITY VIRTUAL EVENTS. OUR EVENTS ARE MOSTLY VIRTUAL, WHICH ENABLES EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM ANYWHERE TO ACCESS HIGHLY REQUESTED TOPICS PRESENTED BY EXPERTS IN THE EYE CARE FIELD.

Income
$1.1 million
Spending
$1.1 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 81%
Employees
3
Volunteers
2
Highest pay
$93,240, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 19% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 41% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    2 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (4)
  1. $24,536 spent. DRY EYE IN THE DESERTDRY EYE IN THE DESERT IS AN ANNUAL HYBRID EDUCATION EVENT HELD IN-PERSON, AND STREAMED VIRTUALLY. ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT OCULAR SURFACE AND DRY EYE DISEASE, GAIN SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTIVE SESSIONS, AND NETWORK WITH COMPANIES OFFERING PRODUCTS TO HELP OPTOMETRISTS IN PRACTICE. DRY EYE IN THE DESERT ATTRACTS AROUND 50 LOCAL OPTOMETRISTS FROM PHOENIX, AZ AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, ALONG WITH 800-1000 ECPS VIRTUALLY FROM THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE. THE EVENT CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVES A 98% OR HIGHER SATISFACTION RATING BASED ON ANONYMOUS SURVEYS. IN 2025, OVER 1500 EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS EVENT.
  2. $195,179 spent. CLOSECLOSE (COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN OCULAR SURFACE EDUCATION) IS A 5-PHASE, YEAR-LONG PROGRAM, INTENDED TO HELP CLINICIANS IMPLEMENT DRY EYE DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENTS INTO PRACTICE.ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, MORE THAN 16 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM DRY EYE DISEASE (DED).THE PREVALENCE OF DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED DED IS SIGNIFICANT, AND CAN BE CAUSED BY GENDER, AGING, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, MEDICATIONS, OCULAR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, CONTACT LENS WEAR AND LIFESTYLE.EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY, DIAGNOSE, ASSESS, AND TREAT DRY EYE, INCLUDING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES. THE CLOSEINITIATIVE ELEVATES PRACTITIONERS' ADOPTION OF DRY EYE MANAGEMENT INTO PRACTICE. THIS ENABLES PRACTITIONERS TO INCORPORATE DRY EYE THROUGH A SIMPLIFIED IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHM AND A STREAMLINED TREATMENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY.
  3. $4,883 spent. OUTSMARTING THE SILENT THIEFOUTSMARTING THE SILENT THIEF" IS AN ANNUAL 6-PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES ON THE TOPIC OF GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. GLAUCOMA IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE, WITH OVER 3 MILLION AMERICANS ARE AFFECTED. OPTOMETRISTS SERVE AS THE FIRST LINE IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF GLAUCOMA, INCLUDING THE USE OF PHARMACOLOGIC AND SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS. ALL 6 EVENTS IN THE SERIES RECEIVED OVER 1,000 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES AND AN AVERAGE SATISFACTION RATING OF OVER 97% BASED ON POST-EVENT SURVEYS.
  4. $733,896 spent. EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION RUNS MANY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL ARE BASED ON QUALITY EDUCATION BY EXPERTS IN THE EYE CARE FIELD. EDUCATION IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIA TO ENSURE PRACTITIONERS, RESIDENTS, AND STUDENTS FROM ANYWHERE, ENSURING ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO LEARNING.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.