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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation
The ascrs founation is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports physician education and provides humanitarian cataract surgery in the u.s. And abroad. Through its programs and partnerships the foundation works to maximize the benefits of modern ophthalmology.
- $406k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 18
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2025
- $331k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 12
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $331k | 39% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $239k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $2.4M | 47% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $300k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $455k | 52% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $204k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | $2,000,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | $261,052 | 6 | 1% |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute | $153,863 | 5 | 0% |
| Respectacle Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Houston Eye Associates Foundation | $115,750 | 6 | 7% |
| Operation Sight | $104,500 | 4 | 11% |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | $102,420 | 1 | n/a |
| Fundacion Elena Barraquer Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 78% |
| Foundation for Opthamological Care | $100,000 | 2 | 60% |
| Servants for Sight | $87,075 | 6 | 13% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | $2,000,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | $261,052 | 6 | 1% |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute | $153,863 | 5 | 0% |
| Respectacle Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Houston Eye Associates Foundation | $115,750 | 6 | 7% |
| Operation Sight | $104,500 | 4 | 11% |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | $102,420 | 1 | n/a |
| Fundacion Elena Barraquer Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 78% |
| Foundation for Opthamological Care | $100,000 | 2 | 60% |
| Servants for Sight | $87,075 | 6 | 13% |
| John a Moran Eye Center | $73,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ambulatory Surgery Access Coalition | $71,250 | 5 | 2% |
| Vision Outreach International Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 11% |
| I Care San Antonio Inc | $61,250 | 5 | 1% |
| Central Global Vision Fund Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 38% |
| Project Orbis International Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eye Surgeons of Richmond Dba Virginia Eye Institute | $44,500 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $34,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Vision Is Priceless Council Inc | $32,250 | 3 | 2% |
| Surgery on Sunday Inc | $31,950 | 5 | 6% |
| Vision Foundation | $31,750 | 4 | 7% |
| Hamilton Eye Institute | $30,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Assistance Network Housing Development Corporation | $25,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Assistance Network Inc | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Eyes on America Inc | $20,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Caridad Center Inc | $19,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Eye Consultants | $17,750 | 2 | n/a |
| St Louis Mission Cataract Foundation | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Clear Vision Foundation | $14,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Colonial Ophthalmology Dba Advanced Vision Institute | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Elkhart Education Foundation | $10,850 | 1 | 7% |
| The Surgicare Center of Utah | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eye Consultants of Atlanta Foundation Inc | $7,450 | 1 | n/a |
| The Minnesota Eye Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Debry Medical Services PC | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Beach Eye Center PC | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
| St Louis University | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Miracle Hills Surgery Center Inc | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Outpatient Surgery Center of Boca | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 23 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation
- How much does American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation give?
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation reported 18 itemized grants totaling $331,438, out of $405,976 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (79%), International (13%), Youth Development (3%).
- Who are American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ($2.0M), Himalayan Cataract Project Inc ($261k), Dean McGee Eye Institute ($154k).
- Does American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alcon Cares Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation based?
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation is based in TX.
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