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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 “eyecare”
Where the money went
Knights Templar Eye FoundationFlower Mound, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPTHALMOLOGY EYECARE AMERICA — eyecare america senior eyecare program
Alcon CaresFort Worth, TX
6 matching grants · $100,896 · through 2024Largest: $32,605 to ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT — medical missions
Lions International ArlingtonJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $130,500 · through 2024Largest: $35,500 to ARLINGTON EYE CLINIC INC — provide eyecare to needy individuals
Largest: $75,000 to HIMALAYA CATARACT PROJECT — providing eyecare and doctor trainin
Largest: $5,000 to SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION — to provide eyecare in rural areas
Largest: $2,500 to ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT — eyecare to armenians
Stratton Petit FoundationWoodland Hills, CA
2 matching grants · $166,000 · through 2024Largest: $91,000 to EYECARE FOR KIDS — curing vision problems for needy children
Largest: $100,000 to ADVANCE CENTER FOR EYECARE — donation for eyeglasses
Fremont Area Community FoundationFremont, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $86,250 · through 2023Largest: $66,250 to City of Fremont — downtown maintenance projects, shop with a cop, park maintenance, memorial day support, students in need of eyecare (sine)
Kingdom Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to THE ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT — strengthening primary healthcare infrastructure in armenia
Largest: $25,000 to ARMENIAN EYECARE PROJECT — further programs
Women'S Business Development CouncilStamford, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to FAMILY EYECARE OF ORANGE PC — accelerate grant
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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 →