Salus University

Philadelphia, PA ·EIN 23-1413680 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$10.7M received 34 funders 78 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Salus University?

Salus University is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Pennsylvania College of Optometry ($8.9M), Dr Robert Henry Scholarship Fund ($455K), Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Service Foundation ($162K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.7M in grants to Salus University between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Pennsylvania College of Optometry$8,933,10952020–2024
Dr Robert Henry Scholarship Fund$454,76632019–2021
Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Service Foundation$162,00052020–2024
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight$121,41922022–2024
Independence Blue Cross Foundation$100,00032021–2023
Td Charitable Foundation$99,00062020–2024
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc$97,24012023
Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Tr$80,00022023–2024
The Martin and Florence D Hafter Family$80,00032020–2022
Pennsylvania Vision Foundation$80,00022020–2021
Marco Family Foundation Inc$60,00062020–2025
The Hanger Charitable Foundation$60,00022023–2024
Elizabeth C King Trust Under Will$57,15032020–2023
Ethel S C Smith No 5 Charitable Tw$40,00032021–2024
The Community Foundation for Greater$35,00032020–2023
J Roland Gilbert Mary R Gilbert$34,00022023–2024
Uber Rae S Trust Uw$30,00012022
The Beeman Family Foundation$29,80042020–2024
Lena Foundation$26,40012020
Millett Albert B Memorial Fd Uw Abm$25,00012020
The Alcon Foundation Inc$20,00022022–2023
American Academy of Optometry$17,87522019–2020
Frontstream Global Fund$17,30012023
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust$12,00012025
Pennsylvania Lions Sight Conservation$12,00012021
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What grants has Salus University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025M Verna Butterer Educational TrustSCHOLARSHIP PORTION OF AWARD FOR EDUCATION$12,000
2025Marco Family Foundation IncEDUCATION$10,000
2024Pennsylvania College of OptometrySCHOLARSHIPS ($1,766,700), PATIENT CARE ($269,410), AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ($976,423)$3,012,533
2024Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrGENERAL$40,000
2024Reader's Digest Partners for SightRENEWED SUPPORT FOR THE ORIENTATION & MOBILITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM$36,739
2024Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Service FoundationPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION$27,000
2024J Roland Gilbert Mary R GilbertGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2024Td Charitable FoundationLOOKING OUT FOR KIDS NORRISTOWN AREA SCHOOL VISION PROGRAM$20,000
2024Ethel S C Smith No 5 Charitable TwGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2024The Hanger Charitable FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$20,000
2024Marco Family Foundation IncEDUCATION$10,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$9,000
2024The Beeman Family FoundationCHARITABLE$7,400
2024The Barra Foundation IncENTITY SUPPORT - DIRECTOR'S GRANT$2,500
2023Pennsylvania College of OptometrySCHOLARSHIPS ($299,589), PATIENT CARE ($183,759), AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ($2,506,127)$2,989,475
2023Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc#23-08: PROJECT REACH: A PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT MODEL$97,240
2023Independence Blue Cross FoundationAccess to Care - general operating support$50,000
2023The Hanger Charitable FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$40,000
2023Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrGENERAL$40,000
2023Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Service FoundationPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION$35,000
2023Td Charitable FoundationLOFK NORRISTOWN AREA INITIATIVE$20,000
2023Frontstream Global FundContribution$17,300
2023The Community Foundation for GreaterEDUCATION$15,000
2023Elizabeth C King Trust Under WillGENERAL OPERATING$14,000
2023Marco Family Foundation IncEDUCATION$10,000
2023Physician Associate Foundation of the2023 GLOBAL OUTREACH GRANT$10,000
2023The Alcon Foundation IncEYE CARE$10,000
2023J Roland Gilbert Mary R GilbertGENERAL OPERATING$9,000
2023The Beeman Family FoundationCHARITABLE$7,400
2023The Barra Foundation IncENTITY SUPPORT - DIRECTOR'S GRANT$2,500

Showing 30 most recent of 78 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Salus University?

Salus University is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Pennsylvania College of Optometry ($8.9M), Dr Robert Henry Scholarship Fund ($455K), Northeast Pennsylvania Lions Service Foundation ($162K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.7M in grants to Salus University between 2019–2025.

Who is Salus University's largest funder?

Pennsylvania College of Optometry is the largest recorded funder of Salus University, with $8.9M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Salus University received?

IRS 990 filings record $10.7M in grants to Salus University across 78 grants from 34 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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