Joseph S. Lipomi Memorial Scholarship Program
Funding Amount
$1,000 - $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Sight handicapped (visually impaired) individuals
- Sponsorship: District 24-L Lions Clubs sponsor deserving individuals
Other requirements
- Region: Virginia (District 24-L)
- Participating Lions Clubs: Alexandria Host, Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax Host, Falls Church/Annandale, Front Royal, Reston, Scottsville, Sterling, Vienna Host, and others
Overview
Mission: Recognizes sight handicapped individuals by providing financial aid to help in their training or education.
Eligibility
- Who can apply: Sight handicapped (visually impaired) individuals
- Sponsorship: District 24-L Lions Clubs sponsor deserving individuals
Geographic Scope
- Region: Virginia (District 24-L)
- Participating Lions Clubs: Alexandria Host, Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax Host, Falls Church/Annandale, Front Royal, Reston, Scottsville, Sterling, Vienna Host, and others
Award Information
- Range: $1,000 - $3,000 per recipient
- Total funding: $39,800 distributed in 2023 (21 recipients approved)
- Basis for awards: Essays, demonstrated need, and number of times applicant has applied
Background
- Scholarships renamed in honor of Past District Governor Joseph S. Lipomi
- Annual presentation ceremony and luncheon held (typically March/February)
- 2023: 21 of 23 applications approved; 103 people attended ceremony
Contact
- Contact: PDG Woody Woodard
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Obtain Application:
- Download fillable PDF or Word version from website
- Spanish language versions available (PDF and Word formats)
- Complete Application
- Fill out all required sections
- Include essay responses
- Provide documentation of visual impairment status
- Get Sponsorship
- Must be sponsored by a District 24-L Lions Club
- Contact your local Lions Club for sponsorship
- Submit Application
- Print completed application
- Mail as directed in application instructions
Required Materials
- Completed application form
- Essays (reviewed carefully by committee)
- Supporting documentation of need
- Lions Club sponsor endorsement
What Virginia Lions Eye Institute Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $118K
- Median grant
- $24K
- Range
- $17K–$77K
- By dollars: Virginia 86%, New Jersey 14%. Top recipient cities: Falls Church, VA; Alexandria, VA; New Providence, NJ.
Example grants
Inova Foundation · Falls Church, VA
Lions Eye Clinic
$77K
Preven of Blindnesslow Vision Ctr · Alexandria, VA
Low vision center
$24K
Prism Vision Group · New Providence, NJ
Research
$17K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Hearing and vision
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