EIN 46-0643564

Sight Org

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
City
State
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Sight Org proclaims the gospel to Africa's most unserved regions by combating blindness through surgery and prevention. The organization's farming instructor trains students in modern organic farming techniques, increasing food production through drip irrigation. Since 2012, eye surgeries have been a successful way of sharing the gospel, particularly in Togo and Benin where voodoo beliefs often lead patients to believe they are blind. The organization is located in Tyler, TX.
Also known as...
Believer and See Africa
Total revenues
$402,469
2022
Total expenses
$412,417
2022
Total assets
$268,460
2022
Num. employees
3
2022

Program areas at Sight Org

In this year's fight against blindness, our medical team performed 1,616 sight-restoring eye surgeries in Togo. These surgeries included cataract removal that had developed to the point of blindness, pterygium, strabismus, and eye tumors, and the focused demographic included adults and children from rural regions of Togo without access to eye care. Thousands in rural Togo remain blinded by preventable eye diseases, and our mission is to make this a problem of the past.
Our farming instructor trained four students this year in modern organic farming techniques and made preparations to increase the student body through the development of drip irrigation. This training teaches farmers to produce much more food and increase nutrition significantly. The root cause of most eye diseases is malnutrition. Through our agriculture training, we hope to reduce blindness and other diseases caused by malnutrition. Also, a problem we are working to solve is that many farmers struggle to sacrifice a rainy season to receive training. With the development of drip irrigation, we will begin training during the dry seasons, leaving the rainy seasons for students to focus on their farms to provide for their families.
Since our work began in 2012, eye surgeries have proven an excellent conduit for sharing the gospel. Togo and the neighboring nation, Benin, are the birthplaces of the voodoo religion. As a result of voodoo beliefs, many of our patients believe they are blind due to being cursed. But once sight is restored, that belief is shattered, and our ministry team introduces them to Jesus. Our ministry team is constantly amongst our patients, loving on and ministering to them. They share the gospel with our patients and their families during the week of surgery, followed by a week of ministry outreach within our patient villages. In 2022, we estimate the gospel had been shared with 5,817 people.

Who funds Sight Org

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
East Texas Communties Foundation (ETCF)Health, General$55,741
National Philanthropic TrustHealth$30,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$12,550
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Sight Org

NameTitleCompensation
Lewis SwannPresident$66,177
Kenneth CargillBoard Chair$0
Mike JacobsonTreasurer$0

Financials for Sight Org

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$401,723
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$746
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$402,469

Form 990s for Sight Org

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-07-29990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-03-25990View PDF
2017-122019-04-23990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $55,741 from East Texas Communties Foundation (ETCF)
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Conducts researchOperates internationallyState / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
12309 Greenbriar Lake Rd
Tyler, TX 75709
Metro area
Tyler, TX
Website URL
sight.org/ 
Phone
(903) 574-4704
IRS details
EIN
46-0643564
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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