Research to Prevent Blindness

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 13-3471559

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$5.8M

Foundation funders

41

Grants recorded

127

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Research to Prevent Blindness?

Research to Prevent Blindness is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc ($1.4M), Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597 ($810K), The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Research to Prevent Blindness between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$1,450,00052020–2024
Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597$810,00022021–2023
The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation$700,00042021–2024
Lions Clubs International Foundation$450,00032022–2024
The International Retinal Research$442,50042020–2024
Juanita Travers Charitable Trust$332,76052021–2025
Jt Tai & Co Foundation Inc$250,00052020–2024
The Ping Y Tai Foundation Inc$210,00052020–2024
Josephine Herbert Gleis Foundation$170,00022023–2024
The Allergan Foundation$165,00012020
The Glaucoma Foundation Inc$150,00022021–2022
Arthur T Cantwell Charitable Foundation$113,50052020–2024
The Susan Isabel Foundation$104,00022023–2024
Bedrossian Foundation$65,75152020–2024
Lydia K Feidler Charitable Trust$58,80042021–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$50,00012020
American Osteopathic Colleges of Opthalmology and Otolaryngology$30,00012024
Vernon F Thompson & Mae E Thompson$30,00022023–2024
William G and Helen C Hoffman Fdn$30,00022023–2024
The Albert G & Olive H Schlink$30,00022023–2024
Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation$30,00052020–2024
AbbVie Foundation$30,00012021
Edward N Ziegler and Gladys P Ziegler Private Foundation$23,00052020–2024
Bach Evelyn M & Amil C Fdn Agency$19,42552019–2024
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation$12,50042021–2024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

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What grants has Research to Prevent Blindness received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Juanita Travers Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$63,284
2025American Academy of Ophthalmology IncSCOPE OF SURGERY CAMPAIGNS$10,000
2025Edward Freitag & Martha Haley Fdn IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$1,000
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncMEDICAL RESEARCH$650,000
2024Lions Clubs International FoundationResearch to Prevent Blindness/LCIF Low Vision Award$150,000
2024The Walt and Lilly Disney FoundationAMBLYOPIA RESEARCH$150,000
2024The International Retinal ResearchRESEARCH$77,500
2024Juanita Travers Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$54,117
2024Josephine Herbert Gleis FoundationSUPPORT RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS$50,000
2024Jt Tai & Co Foundation IncPROGRAMS SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Ping Y Tai Foundation IncPROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT$40,000
2024American Osteopathic Colleges of Opthalmology and OtolaryngologySTUDENT FELLOWSHIP GRANT$30,000
2024The Susan Isabel FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE GRANTS$25,000
2024Arthur T Cantwell Charitable FoundationBLINDNESS RESEARCH$22,500
2024Lydia K Feidler Charitable TrustSERVICES FOR BLIND PEOPLE$15,400
2024Vernon F Thompson & Mae E ThompsonGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION$15,000
2024William G and Helen C Hoffman FdnGENERAL OPERATING$15,000
2024The Albert G & Olive H SchlinkCHARITABLE$15,000
2024Bedrossian FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE$12,550
2024Wolf Creek Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED$10,000
2024Manowitz and Drillings Family FoundationCharitable$5,000
2024Bach Evelyn M & Amil C Fdn AgencyMEDICAL RESEARCH$4,275
2024Edward N Ziegler and Gladys P Ziegler Private FoundationOperations$3,000
2024William Beecher Scoville Foundation IncGeneral$2,000
2024Silver Mountain Foundation for the ArtsGENERAL PURPOSES - HEALTHCARE$1,000
2024The Randall Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024The Nesburn Family FoundationSUPPORT$1,000
2024Russell & Frieda Deyong Foundation Xxxxx4000GENERAL$500
2024Edward Freitag & Martha Haley Fdn IncGENERAL$500
2024Marvin & Annette Lee Foundation IncTO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$400

Showing 30 most recent of 127 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Research to Prevent Blindness?

Research to Prevent Blindness is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc ($1.4M), Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597 ($810K), The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Research to Prevent Blindness between 2019–2025.

Who is Research to Prevent Blindness's largest funder?

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc is the largest recorded funder of Research to Prevent Blindness, with $1.4M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Research to Prevent Blindness received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.8M in grants to Research to Prevent Blindness across 127 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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