Prevent Blindness Texas
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.8M
Foundation funders
32
Grants recorded
82
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Prevent Blindness Texas?
Prevent Blindness Texas is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by National Society to Prevent Blindness ($613K), United Way of Greater Houston ($250K), Harry Bass Foundation ($134K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.8M in grants to Prevent Blindness Texas between 2019–2025.
Show all 32 funders
| Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Henry Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillcrest Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hal & Charlie Peterson Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Rachael and Ben Vaughan | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $104 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aetna Foundation Inc | $40 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $737K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $737K.
What grants has Prevent Blindness Texas received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Society to Prevent Blindness | VISION PROGRAMS | $504,000 |
| 2025 | United Way of Greater Houston | Health Care | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Harry Bass Foundation | PROGRAM | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Forvis Mazars Foundation | Health & Wellness | $21,500 |
| 2025 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $19,000 |
| 2025 | Everett & Edith Comer Charitable Trust | GENERAL | $15,821 |
| 2025 | Edith Winther Grace Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Harris County Hospital District Foundation | Children's Health | $14,084 |
| 2025 | Abell-Hanger Foundation | AM EYE HEALTHY? PERMIAN BASIN PROGRAMMING | $10,000 |
| 2025 | W P & Bulah Luse Foundation | CHILDREN'S VISION SCREENING | $7,500 |
| 2024 | United Way of Greater Houston | Health Care | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Harry Bass Foundation | PROGRAM | $30,000 |
| 2024 | National Society to Prevent Blindness | VISION PROGRAMS | $28,000 |
| 2024 | Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation | CHARITABLE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Harris County Hospital District Foundation | Children's Health | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Knapp Community Care Foundation | TO EXPAND PREVENTATIVE EYE HEALTH/RISK SCREENINGS, EYE HEALTH EDUCATION, NAVIGATION SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR INCREASED HEALTH EQUITY IN VISION HEALTH AND FOCUSING ON EDUCATING THOSE WHO HAVE DIABETES OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING EYE DISEASE. | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc | ASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION | $18,000 |
| 2024 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF THE AMEYE HEALTHY? ADULT EYE CARE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM. | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Edith Winther Grace Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Forvis Mazars Foundation | Health & Wellness | $12,675 |
| 2024 | Lesley Family Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable | OPERATING EXPENSES | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Abell-Hanger Foundation | FOR THE AM EYE HEALTHY? (ADULT EYE CARE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM) | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT STAR PUPILS CHILDREN'S VISION PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Perry & Ruby Stevens | SUPPORT FOR VISION IMPAIRMENT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez | Operating fund | $3,500 |
| 2024 | Texas Instruments Foundation | DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM." | $104 |
| 2023 | United Way of Greater Houston | Health care | $75,000 |
| 2023 | Harry Bass Foundation | PROGRAM | $27,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Prevent Blindness Texas?
Prevent Blindness Texas is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by National Society to Prevent Blindness ($613K), United Way of Greater Houston ($250K), Harry Bass Foundation ($134K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.8M in grants to Prevent Blindness Texas between 2019–2025.
Who is Prevent Blindness Texas's largest funder?
National Society to Prevent Blindness is the largest recorded funder of Prevent Blindness Texas, with $613K across 5 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Prevent Blindness Texas received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.8M in grants to Prevent Blindness Texas across 82 grants from 32 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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