Minnesota · Nonprofit
MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC
MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC (Minnesota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $70,375 to it, the largest being SEVA FOUNDATION ($47,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $225k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $70k
- Net assets
- $455k
What Md5m Lions Kidsight Foundation Inc does
Mission
The primary purpose of this charitable organization is to provide early childhood vision screening to children through the procurement of screening devices, recruiting, and training volunteers to do screening as encouraged by minn stat. 171a17 and delivering results of the screenings as appropriate by law.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Program
Md5m lions kidsight continues to advance its mission of providing free vision screenings to children across the multiple. These screenings help identify potential vision issues early, ensuring children have access to the care they need to support healthy development and academic success.results for the yeartotal children screened: 84,703total referrals: 12,007referral rate: 14.2%these figures represent the highest number of screenings conducted to date within the multiple. The data reflects both the ongoing need for vision care and the success of the program in reaching more children each year.
$137,566 spentof which $3,500 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2026 Form 990. Program spending in total: $137,566.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $392k to $525k (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
96% of MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Dr James Molde
Chairman
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC draws 67% of its grant income from funders outside Minnesota, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 220 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 220 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC?
- MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC (Minnesota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $70,375 to it, the largest being SEVA FOUNDATION ($47,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $70,375 in grants to MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC?
- SEVA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $47,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MD5M LIONS KIDSIGHT FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2021–2026), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing