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LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC. - Florida Company Profile

Company Details

Entity Name: LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC.
Jurisdiction: FLORIDA
Filing Type: Domestic Non-Profit
Status: Active

The business entity is active. This status indicates that the business is currently operating and compliant with state regulations, suggesting a lower risk profile for lenders and potentially better creditworthiness.

Date Filed: 28 Mar 1973 (52 years ago)
Last Event: AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES/NAME CHANGE
Event Date Filed: 01 Jun 2023 (2 years ago)
Document Number: 726076
FEI/EIN Number 591458151

Federal Employer Identification (FEI) Number assigned by the IRS.

Address: 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605, US
Mail Address: 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605, US
ZIP code: 33605
County: Hillsborough
Place of Formation: FLORIDA

Key Officers & Management

Name Role Address
WOODY JASON K President 1410 NORTH 21ST STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
Carl Tremonti Chairman 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
Viamontes Betty Chief Financial Officer 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
Andrew McIntosh Secretary 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
WOODY JASON K. Agent 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
Short Steve Treasurer 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605

Unique Entity ID

A UEI is a government-provided number, like a tax ID number, that’s used to identify businesses eligible for federal grants, awards and contracts.

Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

Unique Entity ID:
HMPUSRLX2VF9
CAGE Code:
4SFX5
UEI Expiration Date:
2025-08-27

Business Information

Division Name:
N/A
Division Number:
00
Activation Date:
2024-08-29
Initial Registration Date:
2007-08-22

Fictitious Names

Registration Number Fictitious Name Status Filed Date Expiration Date Cancellation Date Mailing Address
G23000120828 LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH ACTIVE 2023-09-29 2028-12-31 - 1410 N. 21ST STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
G23000120433 LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE ACTIVE 2023-09-28 2028-12-31 - 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605
G21000148628 LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT & RESEARCH ACTIVE 2021-11-05 2026-12-31 - 1410 N. 21ST STREET, TAMPA, FL, 33605

Events

Event Type Filed Date Value Description
AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES/NAME CHANGE 2023-06-01 LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC. -
AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES 2015-05-01 - -
AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES 2013-06-06 - -
AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES/NAME CHANGE 2010-06-04 LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH, INC. -
AMENDED AND RESTATEDARTICLES 2007-06-25 - -
MERGER 2006-06-19 - CORPORATION WAS A MERGER RESULT. TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CORPORATION(S) INVOLVED WAS 1. MERGER NUMBER 500000057905
REGISTERED AGENT ADDRESS CHANGED 2006-01-10 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL 33605 -
CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 2006-01-10 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL 33605 -
CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS 2006-01-10 1410 NORTH 21 STREET, TAMPA, FL 33605 -
AMENDMENT 2003-03-28 - -

Documents

Name Date
ANNUAL REPORT 2025-01-22
ANNUAL REPORT 2024-01-05
Amended/Restated Article/NC 2023-06-01
ANNUAL REPORT 2023-01-26
ANNUAL REPORT 2022-01-19
ANNUAL REPORT 2021-01-18
ANNUAL REPORT 2020-02-25
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-04-29
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-04-30
ANNUAL REPORT 2017-04-11

USAspending Awards / Contracts

Procurement Instrument Identifier:
75N98024P03127
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Health and Human Services
Performance Start Date:
2024-09-26
Total Dollars Obligated:
26010.00
Current Total Value Of Award:
26010.00
Potential Total Value Of Award:
26010.00
Description:
LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC.:1447084 [24-005288]
Naics Code:
621999: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Product Or Service Code:
AN43: HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE - OTHER; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Procurement Instrument Identifier:
75N98024P01467
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Health and Human Services
Performance Start Date:
2024-04-26
Total Dollars Obligated:
94155.00
Current Total Value Of Award:
94155.00
Potential Total Value Of Award:
94155.00
Description:
HUMAN DONOR GLOBES/DONOR EYES
Naics Code:
541715: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Product Or Service Code:
6505: DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS
Procurement Instrument Identifier:
VA24813P5970
Award Or Idv Flag:
AWARD
Award Type:
PURCHASE ORDER
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Performance Start Date:
2019-10-21
Total Dollars Obligated:
0.00
Current Total Value Of Award:
0.00
Potential Total Value Of Award:
0.00
Description:
8MM,PRELOAD,CORNEA DSEK,LEFT
Naics Code:
621991: BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS
Product Or Service Code:
6515: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Date:
2023-09-18
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Health and Human Services
Transaction Description:
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION
Obligated Amount:
1000000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2022-08-08
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Health and Human Services
Transaction Description:
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 2102 E. 8TH AVENUE, TAMPA, FL 33605 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: JASON K. WOODY, PRESIDENT AND CEO CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 813-289-1200 EMAIL ADDRESS: FOUNDATION@LIONSEYEINSTITUTE.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: LIONSEYEINSTITUTE.ORG LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY OUR CHILDREN, DESERVES THE GIFT OF SIGHT. TO THIS END, LIONS EYE INSTITUTE HAS SET NEW STANDARDS IN EYE BANKING, TISSUE RECOVERY, AND OCULAR RESEARCH, WHICH HAVE TRANSFORMED AND IMPROVED THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, WHILE HONORING TISSUE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROVIDED ENHANCED SERVICES FOR SURGEON PARTNERS. OVER 160,000 INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THEIR SIGHT RESTORED SINCE THE NONPROFIT’S INCEPTION IN 1973, IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. TODAY, AS CHILDREN ENTER THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THEIR LIVES, THEY ARE FACING A SILENT EPIDEMIC OF UNDIAGNOSED AND UNTREATED VISION DISORDERS WHICH ULTIMATELY ROBS THEM OF THEIR ABILITY TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN LIFE. TO ADDRESS THIS SILENT EPIDEMIC, LIONS EYE INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP THE VISION HEALTH CENTER (VHC). THE VHC WILL BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY LOCATED AT 2102 E. 8TH AVENUE, TAMPA, FL 33605. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY WITH THE INTENT TO BUILD THE VISION HEALTH CENTER THERE. THIS PROPERTY IS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM OUR CURRENT CAMPUS. THESE FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY. A KEY PART OF THE VHC WILL BE THE PEDIATRIC VISION PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE PEDIATRIC VISION UNIT (PVU) WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE VISION PROGRAM FOR OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE LACKING ACCESS TO SUCH AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM TODAY. THE PVU WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE MODEL OF VISION SCREENINGS, COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS, AND CLINICAL SERVICES TO FULLY SUPPORT THE VISION NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN AND TO ERADICATE THE SILENT EPIDEMIC OF UND IAGNOSED/UNTREATED EYE DISEASE CONFRONTING THEM TODAY. THIS CENTER WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY ENGAGE IN THEIR EDUCATION AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, UNHINDERED BY DEBILITATING VISION DISORDERS. TO HAVE A PROFOUND AND LASTING IMPACT, A VISION SCREENING NEEDS TO BE PAIRED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATION. UNDERLYING OCULAR DISORDERS MUST BE RULED OUT AND CLINICAL TREATMENTS NEED TO BE PRESCRIBED AND MONITORED. PROVIDING GLASSES IS BUT ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WHICH MUST BE COMPLEMENTED CLINICALLY TO MEET THE ESSENTIAL OPTICAL NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN. THE PVU WILL PIONEER INNOVATIVE CLINICAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE WAY WE FIGHT THIS VISION LOSS EPIDEMIC. IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A PREMIER VISION EDUCATION RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND PARENTS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WILL ATTRACT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE ON RESEARCH AND SERVICES. LOCALLY, WE WILL ENGAGE BOTH THE USF HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND THE HCC OPTICIANRY PROGRAM WHO WILL BE INTEGRAL TO THIS MISSION WHILE ENGAGING THEIR RESIDENTS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF IN PVU PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THE PEDIATRIC VISION UNIT AT THE VISION HEALTH CENTER AT LIONS EYE INSTITUTE IS TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE-ART PROGRAM MODEL THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED AND REPLICATED BY OTHERS AND THAT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WILL SIGNIFICANTLY TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY VISION DISORDERS, AND HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IT WILL SERVE ANYONE WHO IS FULLY INSURED AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR HAVE NO INSURANCE. EVERYONE DESERVES THE GIFT OF SIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.
Obligated Amount:
2000000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2021-07-01
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Health and Human Services
Transaction Description:
VISION SCREENING IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Obligated Amount:
506924.31
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :
59-1458151
In Care Of Name:
% BEATRICE VIAMONTES
Classification:
Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Agricultural Organization, Board of Trade, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Burial Association, Credit Union, Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)
Ruling Date:
1973-09
Deductibility:
Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Date of last update: 02 Jun 2025

Sources: Florida Department of State