New York · Public charity
The Glaucoma Foundation Inc
The glaucoma foundation, inc. Is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to eradicating glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. The strategy to achieve this goal is two-fold: raise public awareness concerning the necessity of routine eye exams, and fund critical research to find cures for glaucoma.
- $983k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $701k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $177,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $21M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Glaucoma Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 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 | 4 | $476k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $527k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $650k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $135k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $605k | 63% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $180k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $240k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $180k | 67% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | $450,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $399,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $372,950 | 4 | 0% |
| State University of Iowa | $314,920 | 4 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $210,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Duke University School of Medicine Research Foundation | $180,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Miami | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington University | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | $450,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $399,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $372,950 | 4 | 0% |
| State University of Iowa | $314,920 | 4 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $210,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Duke University School of Medicine Research Foundation | $180,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Miami | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington University | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | $119,842 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Schepens Eye Research Institute Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Cincinnati Research Institute | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Glaucoma Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
About The Glaucoma Foundation Inc
- How much does The Glaucoma Foundation Inc give?
- The Glaucoma Foundation Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $700,700, out of $982,807 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Glaucoma Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (100%).
- Who are The Glaucoma Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Johns Hopkins University ($450k), Regents Univ of California ($400k), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($373k).
- Does The Glaucoma Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Glaucoma Foundation Inc based?
- The Glaucoma Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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