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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(503) 413-7399
1010 Northwest 22nd Avenue, Suite 144
Portland, OR, 97210
https://olshf.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to screen, treat, save, and restore sight and hearing in partnership with Lions Clubs, in order to prevent blindness and deafness for those in need."

Year, State Incorporated:
1959, OR

Oregon Lions Sights & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) reports that it provides vision screenings, financial assistance, and hearing assistance for children and adults. The organization’s school vision screening program partners with local Lions Clubs, school districts, nurses, and local health professionals to detect vision problems before they become serious. The organization’s Lions Eyeglass Assistance Program (LEAP) and its LEAP Optical Finishing Lab provides low-cost eyewear for adults and children in need. OLSHF’s Low Vision Clinic (LVC) offers comprehensive low vision exams for children with severe visual impairments throughout Oregon. The organization’s ROAR! Hearing Assistance Program leverages OSHLF’s and volunteer’s partnerships to offer hearing aids for Oregonians with a gross household income at or below 200% of the poverty level. OLSHF’s Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) collects old eyeglasses and then has them cleaned, calibrated, and repaired by participants in Coffee Creek Correctional Facility’s Paraoptometric Training and Eyeglass Recycling program. The recycled glasses are then distributed on OLSHF’s sight missions around the globe, including Vietnam, Mexico, Australia, and parts of Africa. In 2023, the organization reports that it screened 162,879 students for vision health issues, distributed 16,312 recycled eyeglasses, made 2,344 eyeglasses in its LEAP Optical Finishing Lab, and distributed 161 hearing aids to people in need.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation's program expenses were:

Patient and program services $423,367
Lions eyeglass assistance $756,406
School vision screening $1,062,255
Total Program Expenses $2,242,028

Chief Executive
Doug Thompson, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$164,812

Chair of the Board
Paul Zastrow

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
23

Paid Staff Size
30

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,547,619, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Other income $13,726
Special events, net $23,078
Retail optical sales, net $63,422
LEAP optical sales, net $66,697
Interest and dividends $105,873
In-kind contributions $239,827
Contributions $270,790
Grants $404,063
Program service fees $555,012
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments $563,152
Bequests $609,861
Total Income $2,915,501

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $2,915,501
Total expenses: $2,512,769
  Program expenses $2,242,028
  Fundraising expenses $172,463
  Administrative expenses $98,278
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $402,732
Beginning Net Assets $7,074,210
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $7,476,942
Total Liabilities $365,259
Total Assets $7,842,201

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements - consolidated - for the year ended June 30, 2023, OLSHF received in-kind contributions totaling $239,827 in the form of professional services ($166,314) and rent ($73,513).

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