Friends for Sight
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.5M
Foundation funders
32
Grants recorded
95
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Friends for Sight?
Friends for Sight is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation ($512K), Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc ($120K), David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation ($95K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Friends for Sight between 2019–2025.
Show all 32 funders
| Castle Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dale H Ballard Jr Family Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| The Leon & Arline Harman Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Gibney Family Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| W David & Gay Etta Hemingway Foundation | $515 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Whittenburg Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2019) to $392K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $76K.
What grants has Friends for Sight received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Edward L Burton Foundation | PREVENTION OF HUMAN DISORDERS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Marriner S Eccles Foundation | VISION SCREENINGS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Petersen Bruce & Cecilia Fdn-Main | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Delta Gamma Foundation | AID FOR BLIND | $9,542 |
| 2025 | Henry W & Leslie M Eskuche | EYE HEALTH FOR CHILDREN | $7,000 |
| 2025 | Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation | GRANT/CONTRIBUTION | $5,251 |
| 2025 | Herbert I & Elsa B Michael Foundation | PROVIDE VISION SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FOR AMBLYOPIA | $5,000 |
| 2025 | C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins | CHARITABLE USE | $4,000 |
| 2025 | Lang Charitable Found | GENERAL OPERATING | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Dale H Ballard Jr Family Foundation | Charitable Contribution | $2,000 |
| 2025 | The Leon & Arline Harman Foundation | CHARITABLE | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | HUMANITARIAN | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc | SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH | $36,600 |
| 2024 | David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation | To provide free vision screenings, working to ensure that people of all ages and backgrounds have access to quality eye care, and disseminating information about eye safety, threats to vision, and available community resources. | $35,000 |
| 2024 | George S and Dolores Dore | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF ITS VISION SCREENING AND OUTREACH SERVICES | $32,500 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Utah | General Support | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Delta Gamma Foundation | AID FOR BLIND | $16,690 |
| 2024 | Sorenson Legacy Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Edward L Burton Foundation | PREVENTION OF HUMAN DISORDERS | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Marriner S Eccles Foundation | FREE VISION SCREENINGS, EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Petersen Bruce & Cecilia Fdn-Main | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | General Financial Support | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Herbert I & Elsa B Michael Foundation | PROVIDE VISION SCREENING FOR CHILDREN FOR AMBLYOPIA | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Ashton Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation | GRANT/CONTRIBUTION | $4,500 |
| 2024 | C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins | CHARITABLE USE | $4,000 |
| 2024 | The Miner Foundation | GENERAL DONATION FOR OPERATING PURPOSES | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation | General Support | $1,000 |
| 2024 | W David & Gay Etta Hemingway Foundation | CHARITABLE | $515 |
| 2023 | The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | HUMANITARIAN | $54,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 95 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Friends for Sight?
Friends for Sight is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation ($512K), Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc ($120K), David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation ($95K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Friends for Sight between 2019–2025.
Who is Friends for Sight's largest funder?
The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Friends for Sight, with $512K across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Friends for Sight received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Friends for Sight across 95 grants from 32 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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