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Eye and Ear Foundation

PITTSBURGH, PA EIN: 25-1439732 Website

THE EYE & EAR FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING THE LEADING-EDGE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING PATIENT CARE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$67.0M

+19.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.0M

+33.2% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3.0M

+33.2% YoY

About Eye and Ear Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Eye and Ear Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in PITTSBURGH, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $67.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $9.0M. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Fort WayneFt WaynePittsburgh

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$21M$28M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$66,957,059$55,946,526$54,288,220
Revenue$16,360,063$5,970,803$10,174,404
Expenses$10,524,436$8,161,847$6,569,103
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,083,626$-945,079$6,370,858
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M2 grants20203 grants20213 grants20223 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$8.6MUPMC$319KPARKVIEW HEALTH$63K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NEAL S BECKFORD MDBOARD MEMBER0.5
HENRY S BEUKEMABOARD MEMBER0.5
GAIL BLEACH PHDBOARD MEMBER0.5
GLENN E BOST IIBOARD MEMBER0.5
MARGARETHA CASSELBRANTBOARD MEMBER0.5
MARY F CRAWFORDBOARD MEMBER (ENTER 11/23)0.5
DEEPINDER K DHALIWAL MD LACBOARD MEMBER0.5
DOUGLAS P DICKBOARD MEMBER0.5
LOUIS J FOXBOARD MEMBER0.5
BRUCE S GEBHARDTBOARD MEMBER (EXIT 9/23)0.5
JONAS T JOHNSON MD FACSBOARD MEMBER0.5
CAROLE L KAMINBOARD MEMBER0.5
ELENA LAQUATRABOARD MEMBER0.5
JEFFREY MARKELESQBOARD MEMBER0.5
MICHELE M MCKENNEYBOARD MEMBER (EXIT 11/23)0.5
DIANA L MRVOS MDBOARD MEMBER0.5
ALBERT C MUSEBOARD MEMBER0.5
EUGENE N MYERS MD FACS FRCSBOARD MEMBER0.5
B GORDON NELSON IIIBOARD MEMBER0.5
JOSE ALAIN SAHEL MDBOARD MEMBER0.5
E RONALD SALVITTI MDBOARD MEMBER0.5
ANANTHA SHEKHAR MD PHDBOARD MEMBER0.5
JAMES L SOFFERBOARD MEMBER0.5
PAUL R VITTONEBOARD MEMBER0.5
NANCY D WASHINGTONBOARD MEMBER0.5
BRUCE WIEGANDBOARD MEMBER0.5
JOSE P ZEVALLOS MD MPH FACSBOARD MEMBER0.5
LAWRENCE N GUMBERGCHAIRMAN0.5
CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQVICE CHAIRMAN0.5
CYNTHIA SUNSERISECRETARY0.5
ALDO ZINITREASURER0.5
LAWTON SNYDERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER37.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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