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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “cataracts”
Where the money went
Muskingum County Community FoundationZanesville, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $145,859 · through 2023Largest: $35,812 to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — general purposes & to support research to find a cure for (1) macular degeneration, wet & dry, (2) glaucoma, (3) any additional causes of blindness including cataracts, various can…
Largest: $51,000 to AL-SHIFA FOUNDATION OF NORTH AMERICA — cataract surgery camps for 3 locations - bhakkar, layyah, and muzafargarh fund
The Menaged FoundationSan Francisco, CA
5 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to CURE BLINDNESS HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT — charitable donation
Largest: $100,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC — medical research
Largest: $50,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT — to provide program support for nepal-based activities.
Largest: $10,000 to Asia Prevention of Blindness Ass'n — to provide intraocular lenses and supplies for cataract surgery being provided at no charge to poor recipients in various cities in vietnam by volunteer doctors and nurses enabling…
Jewish Federation of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC — to support social health and welfare
Largest: $15,869 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC — general operations
Largest: $15,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT — general operating
Largest: $50,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC — support the charitable purpose of the organization
Largest: $75,000 to HIMALAYA CATARACT PROJECT — providing eyecare and doctor trainin
Largest: $5,000 to HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT — general operating support
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →