Macular Disease Foundation
Macular Disease Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $148K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $5K.
Macular Disease Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $148,489
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $113
- -98.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,429
- -82.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,908
- -75.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Macular Disease Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Macular Disease Foundation gives
- Giving fell 24% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 19% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $9K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hadley Winnetka, IL | Research | $5,700 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $148,489 | $113 | $2,908 | — | — | $1,429 | $5,345 | $7,558 |
| 2024 | $151,284 | $6,272 | $11,948 | $5,700 | 1 | $7,920 | $1,539 | $7,476 |
| 2023 | $156,960 | $5,580 | $10,795 | $8,400 | 1 | $9,448 | $2,492 | $7,545 |
| 2022 | $162,175 | $1,752 | $10,703 | $7,300 | 1 | $9,347 | $915 | $9,075 |
| 2021 | $171,126 | $1,742 | $10,216 | $7,500 | 1 | — | $2,825 | $9,041 |
| 2020 | $179,600 | $-6,687 | $10,781 | $8,500 | 1 | — | $4,002 | $8,540 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Macular Disease Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Macular Disease Foundation is led by Mark W. Bragg, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark W. Bragg
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrey Swystun
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Conner
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Macular Disease Foundation
How large is Macular Disease Foundation?
Macular Disease Foundation reported $148K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Macular Disease Foundation?
Macular Disease Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. It holds $148K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Macular Disease Foundation operate?
Macular Disease Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland, Virginia.
What is Macular Disease Foundation's EIN?
Macular Disease Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1558130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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