Texas · Public charity
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
To improve vision through research, education, and supporting access to care.
- $6.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 45
- Grants FY2025
- 34
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 26%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $80,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 31 to 34
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 21
- Total assets, FY2025
- $201M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Knights Templar Eye Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 47% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.7M 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 | 33 | $5.8M | 15% |
| FY2024 | 34 | $5.8M | 26% |
| FY2023 | 31 | $4.1M | 10% |
| FY2022 | 33 | $3.3M | 6% |
| FY2021 | 34 | $4.9M | 15% |
| FY2020 | 34 | $2.7M | 29% |
| FY2019 | 31 | $2.2M | 19% |
| FY2018 | 34 | $4.2M | 26% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology | $6,100,000 | 9 | 9% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $2,739,705 | 8 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $2,666,872 | 8 | 0% |
| Children's Eye Foundation The Foundation Of AAPOS | $2,359,800 | 5 | 30% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $2,299,998 | 5 | 0% |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute | $2,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $1,981,250 | 9 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $1,234,594 | 9 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $1,009,876 | 9 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | $934,567 | 8 | 0% |
Show all 83 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology | $6,100,000 | 9 | 9% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $2,739,705 | 8 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $2,666,872 | 8 | 0% |
| Children's Eye Foundation The Foundation Of AAPOS | $2,359,800 | 5 | 30% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $2,299,998 | 5 | 0% |
| Dean McGee Eye Institute | $2,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $1,981,250 | 9 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $1,234,594 | 9 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $1,009,876 | 9 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | $934,567 | 8 | 0% |
| The Arvo Foundation for Eye Research Inc | $772,509 | 9 | 10% |
| University of Utah | $770,867 | 9 | n/a |
| State University of Iowa | $720,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $489,137 | 7 | n/a |
| Washington University | $400,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Nihnia | $370,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $354,921 | 7 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $339,134 | 6 | 0% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | $335,908 | 5 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $322,638 | 8 | n/a |
| Augusta University Research Institute Inc | $310,000 | 6 | 0% |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $309,502 | 7 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $294,278 | 5 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $265,000 | 6 | n/a |
| International Society for Eye Research | $240,000 | 4 | 21% |
| University of Miami | $233,701 | 5 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $225,000 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $220,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Unt Health Science Center | $209,892 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $207,422 | 6 | 0% |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | $204,500 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | $190,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | $180,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $170,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $169,905 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $160,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $145,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $140,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $140,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The University of Tennessee | $140,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $135,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Schepens Eye Research Institute Inc | $135,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $135,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Washington Foundation | $130,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Houston | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Dayton | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wayne State University | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sutter Bay Hospitals | $90,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Arizona | $86,405 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $80,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $80,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $80,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Miami University | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Society of Ocular Oncology Co Krystal Crowe | $80,000 | 2 | 29% |
| Emory University | $79,857 | 1 | n/a |
| Clemson University | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | $74,038 | 2 | n/a |
| Duke University | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $69,547 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $69,266 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Northern Colorado | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | $64,992 | 2 | 0% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | $62,891 | 2 | 0% |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $59,351 | 2 | 0% |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell Univers | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | $45,030 | 1 | n/a |
| International Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Council | $44,274 | 1 | 75% |
| Strabismus Research Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yale University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rochester | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Health and Science University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Systems | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stanford Office of Research Admin | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Knights Templar Eye Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
Open a dossier: Brightfocus Foundation · Johns Hopkins University · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · American Cancer Society Inc · American Heart Association Inc · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc · Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc · The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Mayo Clinic · American Lung Association
How this is measured
Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus
How do I get to Knights Templar Eye Foundation?
Find your warmest path to Knights Templar Eye Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.
Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.
About Knights Templar Eye Foundation
- How much does Knights Templar Eye Foundation give?
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation reported 45 grants totaling $6,183,262 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Knights Templar Eye Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (82%), Education (11%), Science & Tech (4%).
- Who are Knights Templar Eye Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology ($6.1M), Baylor College of Medicine ($2.7M), Children's Hospital Corporation ($2.7M).
- Does Knights Templar Eye Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Knights Templar Eye Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Brightfocus Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Where is Knights Templar Eye Foundation based?
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation is based in TX.
Play a game based on Knights Templar Eye’s filings →