Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund
ONESIGHT ESSILORLUXOTTICA FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas, whose giving supports visual health. The Foundation says it works to expand sustainable access to vision care in underserved communities worldwide, including through free eye exams and glasses and by strengthening local vision care systems.
Key facts about Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund
In short: Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund gave $10.3M across 79 grants in 2024 (avg $130K), top state New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- EIN
- 47-1119043
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $10,302,934
- Grants made (2024)
- 79
- Average grant
- $130,417
- Median grant
- $27,725
- Total assets
- $3,970,186
- Primary geography
- New York (0% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Deadline
- The Foundation states that there are currently no submission deadlines.
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$4.0M
-39.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$10.3M
+54.1% YoY
Grant Count
79
+426.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$130K
-70.7% YoY
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
How Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund gives
- Giving grew 225% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation says it is committed to eliminating uncorrected poor vision and believes good vision is a basic human right. Its work includes creating sustainable access points for vision care, developing affordable solutions, funding subsidized and free services, and advocating for greater awareness.
Its 2024 grants included support for visual health initiatives and programs related to eye exams, glasses, screening, referrals, and training primary vision care providers. For example, Hand in Hand India described one project as providing spectacles to people identified with refractive error who could not afford glasses, and another as connecting local providers with health centres for free screening, spectacles, and referrals. Centum Africa Foundation described training primary vision care providers and supporting them to establish optical shops.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the Foundation reported 79 grants totaling $10,302,934. Grant amounts ranged from $349 to $2,765,634, with a median of $27,725.
Among its largest 2024 grants were $2,765,634 to Fondazione OneSight EssilorLuxottica Italia ETS, $2,233,669 to OneSight Expansion, $1,048,921 to OneSight Zambia, $703,818 to OneSight Rwanda, and $380,520 to OneSight South Africa. Each was designated for support for visual health. Other grants included $331,981 and $141,694 to Hand in Hand India, $187,022 to Centum Africa Foundation, and $107,019 to Kenya Society for the Blind.
The Foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applicants should complete the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Fund application form with all relevant information. The Foundation states that there are currently no restrictions or limitations on awards.
Review Cycle
The Foundation states that there are currently no submission deadlines.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation says it works in underserved communities worldwide. Its 2024 grants included recipients in Italy, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, India, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, and Cambodia, among others.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 79 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2022) to $10.3M (2024). In 2024 it made 79 grants totaling $10.3M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Fondazione Onesight Essilorluxottica Italia ETS ($2.8M). Together the top 10 received $8.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
131 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 131 (60%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fondazione Onesight Essilorluxottica Italia ETS | Support for Visual Health | $2,765,634 |
| Onesight Expansion | Support for Visual Health | $2,233,669 |
| Onesight Zambia | Support for Visual Health | $1,048,921 |
| Onesight Rwanda | Support for Visual Health | $703,818 |
| Onesight South Africa | Support for Visual Health | $380,520 |
| Hand in Hand India | Provide access to a pair of spectacles to individuals identified with refractive error who otherwise cannot afford to pay for corrective glasses, encourage primary vision care providers (PVCP) to do more camps so that more people will be screened. | $331,981 |
| Onesight Malawi | Support for Visual Health | $263,603 |
| Centum Africa Foundation | Increase access to and utilization of eye health information and services by training optical technicians and facilitating them to set up eye rafiki optical technician shops. They will be involved in increasing awareness on eye health matters and dispensing eye-glasses, and referring those with eye illnesses for further management.train candidates to become eye rafiki (primary vision care provider) over the course of 2023 with the existing training partner facility in the west area of kenya.# trainees: 100 er# er shops to be launched: 70 (conversion rate: 70%) | $187,022 |
| Onesight Liberia | Support for Visual Health | $186,342 |
| Hand in Hand India | Create an end-to-end vision care solution for the rural poor people in madhya pradesh by connecting 60 existing pvcps to nearby government primary health centres to provide free vision screening and free spectacles, along with free referrals to optometrists and ophthalmologists using tele-refraction and teleophthalmology. | $141,694 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Grants reported | Number of grants |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,302,934 | 79 |
| 2023 | $6,685,421 | 15 |
| 2022 | $2,194,206 | 5 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $3,970,186 | $6,601,486 | $7,069,345 |
| Revenue | $8,980,320 | $6,310,461 | — |
| Expenses | $11,518,291 | $6,816,457 | $204,799 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $11,525,443 | $8,077,650 | $2,194,773 |
| Distributable Amount | $12,246 | $5,810 | $326 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Anurag Hans as chairman, Laurie Gerversman as president, Becky Palm as secretary, and Mike Mott, Frederic Corbasson, and Matteo Lo Duca as directors.
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund is led by Laurie Gerversman, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Laurie Gerversman
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anurag Hans
Chairman
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederic Corbasson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matteo Lo Duca
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mott
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky Palm
Secretary
President & Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: David Milan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Katherine Tullos (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Emilia Flamini (2022) — Director · Filing note: Resigned 3122
- Former: Jayanth Bhuvaraghan (2020–2021) — Chairman · Filing note: Resigned 6921
- Former: Kevin Rupp (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned 63021
- Former: Anurag Hans Appointed (2021) — Chairman
- Former: Emilia Flamini Appointed (2021) — Director
- Former: Nchacha Etta (2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned 7521
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.
Contact
Application contact: Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundatio
Mailing address: 13555 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75234
Phone: (214) 999-4605
Website: https://onesight.essilorluxottica.com
Frequently asked questions about Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund
How much does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund give each year?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund gave $10.3M across 79 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $6.7M across 15 grants.
What is Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's typical grant size?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's median grant in 2024 was $27,725, and its average grant was $130,417, across 79 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund give general operating support?
Occasionally: 1% of Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 79) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Support for Visual Health" (11 grants).
Who are Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's largest grantees?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Fondazione Onesight Essilorluxottica Italia ETS ($2,765,634), Onesight Expansion ($2,233,669) and Onesight Zambia ($1,048,921), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund fund?
The Foundation says it is committed to eliminating uncorrected poor vision and believes good vision is a basic human right. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check onesight.essilorluxottica.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund make grants?
The Foundation says it works in underserved communities worldwide. Its 2024 grants included recipients in Italy, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, India, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, and Cambodia, among others.
What is Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's EIN?
Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1119043. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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