Discovery Eye Foundation
Discovery Eye Foundation supports research, education, and advocacy relating to sight-threatening eye disease and their treatments improving the quality of life for patients and their families.
Discovery Eye Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,673,552
- +11.0% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $583,796
- -3.8% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $47,060
- -4.8% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $346,588
- -46.3% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Discovery Eye Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Discovery Eye Foundation gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $123K (2019) to $430K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCI Foundation Irvine, CA | Research | $300,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,673,552 | $583,796 | $346,588 | — | — | $47,060 |
| 2023 | $2,408,484 | $607,054 | $645,272 | $300,000 | 1 | $49,422 |
| 2022 | $2,371,289 | $563,217 | $567,298 | $240,000 | 1 | $49,097 |
| 2021 | $2,510,991 | $804,874 | $665,686 | $430,000 | 1 | $93,945 |
| 2020 | $2,138,357 | $680,849 | $660,221 | $250,000 | 1 | $46,267 |
| 2019 | $2,037,025 | $1,075,734 | $565,874 | $123,355 | 1 | $38,234 |
About Discovery Eye Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Discovery Eye Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $47K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Discovery Eye Foundation is led by Anthony B. Nesburn Md Facs, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Anthony B. Nesburn Md Facs
President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack L. Schoellerman
Chairman
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassie Deyoung
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Pynoos PhD
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Fisher
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Nesburn MD
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Gavin Herbert (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joan Seidel (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: M. Cristina Kenney MD PhD (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Tom Sullivan (2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Discovery Eye Foundation
How large is Discovery Eye Foundation?
Discovery Eye Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $584K.
Where does Discovery Eye Foundation operate?
Discovery Eye Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Discovery Eye Foundation's EIN?
Discovery Eye Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4228653. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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