Clear Eye Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 20-8682483

Clear Eye Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

Clear Eye Foundation at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Clear Eye Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New YorkSouthampton

How Clear Eye Foundation gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K6 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $40K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Film Society of Lincoln Center New York, NYGeneral support for promoting the art and elevating the craft of cinema$7,843
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2022——$7,843$7,8431$7,843$367
2021$7,843$180$85———$193
2020$7,748—$42,340$40,0406—$766

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Clear Eye Foundation is led by Ronnie Planalp, Grantor & Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ronnie Planalp

    Grantor & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Clear Eye Foundation

Where does Clear Eye Foundation operate?

Clear Eye Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Clear Eye Foundation's EIN?

Clear Eye Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8682483. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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