Funding search · EIN 200166600 · Fort Worth, TX

The Alcon Foundation

Name: The Alcon Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

393
grants reported: $19.9M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community care

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Alcon Children'S Vision Center3 grants · $3.1M
Alcon Childrens Vision Center1 grant · $1.5M
Project Orbis International2 grants · $1.1M
Orbis2 grants · $780,000
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology4 grants · $750,000
International Eye Foundation4 grants · $610,000
Helen Keller International3 grants · $443,000
Emory University4 grants · $395,000
Surgical Eye Expeditions International3 grants · $390,000
Retina Global4 grants · $350,000

Giving over time

$3.9M

2021

$5.6M

2022

$4.9M

2023

$5.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 393 grants.

$1.5M
Alcon Childrens Vision Center · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Eye care
$1.4M
Alcon Children'S Vision Center · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Eye care
$1.0M
Alcon Children'S Vision Center · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Eye care
$750,000
Alcon Children'S Vision Center · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Eye care
$650,000
Orbis · New York, NY · 2022
Eye care
$600,000
Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2023
Eye care
$550,000
Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2024
Eye care
$300,000
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Eye care
$200,000
Eyelliance · New York, NY · 2022
Eye care
$190,000
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2023
Eye care
$175,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2024
Eye care
$175,000
Trinity Habitat for Humanity · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Community
$175,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2023
Eye care
$175,000
Fort Worth Area Habitat for Humanity · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Community
$175,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2022
Eye care
$175,000
Fort Worth Area Habitat for Humanity · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Community
$170,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2023
Eye care
$170,000
Sightlife · Seattle, WA · 2022
Eye care
$160,000
Visionspring · New York, NY · 2021
Eye care
$150,000
Eyelliance · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$150,000
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Eye care
$150,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$150,000
Surgical Eye Expeditions International · Goleta, CA · 2024
Community
$150,000
Eyelliance · New York City, NY · 2023
Eye care
$150,000
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Eye care
$150,000
Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2023
Eye care
$150,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Community
$150,000
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2022
Community
$150,000
Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2022
Community
$150,000
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Eye care
$150,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2021
Eye care
$150,000
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2021
Eye care
$143,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2022
Eye care
$140,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Norwich, VT · 2024
Eye care
$140,000
Sightlife · Seattle, WA · 2023
Eye care
$130,000
Orbis · New York, NY · 2021
Eye care
$125,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Somerville, MA · 2024
Eye care
$125,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Somerville, MA · 2023
Eye care
$125,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2021
Eye care
$120,000
International Eye Foundation · Kensington, MD · 2024
Eye care
$120,000
Surgical Eye Expeditions International · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Eye care
$120,000
Surgical Eye Expeditions International · Goleta, CA · 2021
Eye care
$116,000
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Eye care
$115,000
Fort Worth Independent School District · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Eye care
$100,000
Ophthalmology Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Eye care
$100,000
Retina Global · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2024
Eye care
$100,000
Vision Care USA · New York, NY · 2024
Community
$100,000
Vision for the Poor · Hatboro, PA · 2024
Community
$100,000
Ophthalmology Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Eye care
$100,000
Retina Global · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2023
Eye care
$100,000
Ophthalmology Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Eye care
$100,000
Orange County United Way · Irvine, CA · 2022
Community
$100,000
Orange County'S United Way · South Irvine, CA · 2021
Community
$85,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Eye care
$85,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Eye care
$85,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Eye care
$80,000
Advanced Center for Eyecare Global · Bakersfield, CA · 2024
Eye care
$80,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Community
$80,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Community
$80,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2021
Eye care
$75,000
Eversight · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Eye care
$75,000
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Eye care
$75,000
Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Eye care
$75,000
Sightsavers · Boston, MA · 2024
Eye care
$75,000
North Texas Area Community Health Centers · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Eye care
$75,000
Serve the People · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Eye care
$75,000
Sightsavers · Boston, MA · 2023
Eye care
$75,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2022
Eye care
$75,000
Retina Global · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2022
Eye care
$75,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Community
$75,000
Retina Global · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2021
Eye care
$60,000
Serve the People · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Eye care
$60,000
Advanced Center for Eyecare Global · Bakersfield, CA · 2023
Eye care
$60,000
Vision for the Poor · Hatboro, PA · 2023
Eye care
$59,000
Texas Society To Prevent Blindness · Houston, TX · 2023
Eye care
$55,000
Special Olympics Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Community
$55,000
Special Olympics Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Eye care
$55,000
Special Olympics Texas · Hurst, TX · 2022
Eye care
$55,000
Special Olympics Texas · North Richland Hills, TX · 2021
Eye care
$50,000
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Eye care
$50,000
Goodvision USA · Newtonville, MA · 2024
Eye care
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Community
$50,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Eye care
$50,000
National Society To Prevent Blindness · Chicago, IL · 2024
Eye care
$50,000
Orange Countys United Way · Irvine, CA · 2024
Community
$50,000
University of Pikeville · Pikeville, KY · 2024
Eye care
$50,000
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
Eversight · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
Orange County United Way · Irvine, CA · 2023
Community
$50,000
Prevent Blindness Georgia · Sandy Springs, GA · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
University of Pikeville · Pikeville, KY · 2023
Eye care
$50,000
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
Eye care
$50,000
Children'S Eye Foundation of Aapos · Roseville, MN · 2022
Eye care
$50,000
Georgia Society To Prevent Blindness · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Eye care
$50,000
Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Eye care
$50,000
Intl Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Soc at the U N · New York, NY · 2022
Community
$50,000
National Society To Prevent Blindness (Dba Prevent Blindness) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Eye care
$50,000
Serve the People · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Eye care

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