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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 “impaired”
Where the money went
Largest: $128,602 to VISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED — #24-24: lavelle scholars college to career program
Largest: $1.4M to RESTORING VISION — support the mission to aid the blind and or visually impaired
Largest: $103,269 to UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION — support to recruit, retain, and provide partial tuition support to a cohort of up to 38 diverse scholars to complete a graduate certificate in cortical/cerebral visual impairment o…
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $939,317 · through 2024Largest: $39,050 to VISUALLY IMPAIRED PRESCHOOL SERVICES INC — b28 special ed institutions/ schools for visually or hearing impaired learning
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $530,716 · through 2024Largest: $115,029 to CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED — aid for blind
Robert a Fox Family Charitable FouPalm Beach Gardens, FL
13 matching grants · $311,775 · through 2025Largest: $60,000 to PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND — research for visual impairment
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $651,831 · through 2023Largest: $90,000 to VISUALLY IMPAIRED PRESCHOOLERS SERVICES OF GREATER LOUISVILLE INC — $90,000.00 for any item on grant list - teachers of the visually impaired, developmental interventionist, and a certified orientation & mobility specialist (not to exceed amounts r…
Lighthouse Guild InternationalNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $39.6M · through 2024Largest: $8.4M to JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION — various programs-to support the operations of the health center, adult day care and tech center programs. the health center provided medical and vision care services to approximate…
The Lighthouse for the BlindSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $850,994 · through 2024Largest: $149,651 to DELTA GAMMA CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS — provide funding for family support services to help parents of children with visual impariments to develop a network of support as they learn to cope with their child's diagnosis, …
Largest: $80,000 to Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS Indiana) — support to hire additional teachers who will provide high-quality early intervention services to marion county's youngest children who are blind or visually impaired.
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $397,659 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to ENSIGHT SKILL CENTER — eye diseases, blindness & vision impairments research
Largest: $11,766 to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — 2022 baltimore research grant: communication and motor impairments in children with genetic disorders
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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 →