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East Bay Community Foundation → University of California Berkeley Foundation: $3.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024Suny College of Optometry Foundation → Suny College of Optometry: $958K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → American Academy of Optometry Foundation: $809K across 3 grants, latest 2023University of Houston Foundation → Uh - Optometry: $502K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc → Suny College of Optometry Foundation (Formerly Known As Optometric Center O: $407K across 4 grants, latest 2025World Optometry Foundation → World Council of Optometry Inc: $253K across 4 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → New England College of Optometry: $218K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Michigan College of Optometry: $93K across 4 grants, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → University of Houston College of Optometry: $56K across 2 grants, latest 202420 20 Quest → Optometry Giving Sight: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → New England College of Optometry: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ephraim Mcdowell Foundation → Charles Dotson: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Suny College of Optometry Foundation → Suny College of Optometry: $252K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Academy of Optometry → University of Houston College of Optometry: $207K across 2 grants, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024University of Houston Foundation → Uh-College of Optometry: $168K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Academy of Optometry → University of Houston College of Optometry: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Michigan College of Optometry - Svosh: $82K across 4 grants, latest 2025Association of Schools and Colleges of → Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B Ketchum University: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Illinois College of Optometry: $10K across 1 grant, latest 202320 20 Quest → Illinois School of Optometry: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ephraim Mcdowell Foundation → Jaret James: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Exalta Health: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Suny State College of Optometry New York: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021East Bay Community Foundation → Regents of the University of California at Berkeley: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Schools and Colleges of → Salus University - Pennsylvania College of Optometry: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2021Ephraim Mcdowell Foundation → Janet James: $2K across 1 grant, latest 202220 20 Quest → Nsu Oklahoma College of Optometry: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Health Unit Davison Ave (Huda) Clinic: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2022Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Great Lakes Bay Health Centers: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Association for the Blind: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Baldwin Family Heatlh Care: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Schools and Colleges of → Pennsylvania College of Optometry Salus at Drexel University: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Pacific University College of Optometry: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Southern College of Optometry: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Illinois College of Optometry: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → University of California - Berkeley School of Optometry: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → The Ohio State University College of Optometry: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Malta Dental and Medical Clinic: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Gary Burnstein Clinic: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Indiana University School of Optometry: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Indiana University School of Optometry: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021American Academy of Optometry → Illinois College of Optometry: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → St Luke New Life Center Free Eye Clinic: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Nova Southeastern College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Pacific University - College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Southern College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Michigan College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → University of Missouri - Stlouis College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → University of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → State University of New York College of Optometry: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021Association of Schools and Colleges of → Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Uc Berkeley: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → University of Alabalma at Birmingham School of Optometry: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Kentucky College of Optometry: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2022American Academy of Optometry → Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Academy of Optometry → Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → Suny College of Optometry: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Association of Schools and Colleges of → University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Michigan Foundation for Vision Awareness → Southern College of Optometry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023East Bay Community Foundation: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder.East Bay Community Foundation$4.1MSuny College of Optometry Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Suny College of Optometry Fou…$1.2MAmerican Academy of Optometry: $959K on this topic. Open the funder.American Academy of Optometry$959KUniversity of Houston Foundation: $670K on this topic. Open the funder.University of Houston Foundat…$670KAmerican Academy of Optometry: $629K on this topic. Open the funder.American Academy of Optometry$629KMichigan Foundation for Vision Awareness: $486K on this topic. Open the funder.Michigan Foundation for Visio…$486KLavelle Fund for the Blind Inc: $407K on this topic. Open the funder.Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc$407KAssociation of Schools and Colleges of: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Association of Schools and Co…$300KWorld Optometry Foundation: $253K on this topic. Open the funder.World Optometry Foundation$253K20 20 Quest: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.20 20 Quest$36KMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$25KEphraim Mcdowell Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.Ephraim Mcdowell Foundation$9KUniversity of California Berkeley Foundation: received $3.9M on this topicUniversity of California Berkel…$3.9MSuny College of Optometry: received $964K on this topicSuny College of Optometry$964KAmerican Academy of Optometry Foundation: received $809K on this topicAmerican Academy of Optometry F…$809KUh - Optometry: received $502K on this topicUh - Optometry$502KSuny College of Optometry Foundation (Formerly Known As Optometric Center O: received $407K on this topicSuny College of Optometry Found…$407KUniversity of Houston College of Optometry: received $363K on this topicUniversity of Houston College o…$363KWorld Council of Optometry Inc: received $253K on this topicWorld Council of Optometry Inc$253KSuny College of Optometry: received $252K on this topicSuny College of Optometry$252KNew England College of Optometry: received $218K on this topicNew England College of Optometry$218KRegents of the University of California: received $175K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$175KUh-College of Optometry: received $168K on this topicUh-College of Optometry$168KMichigan College of Optometry: received $101K on this topicMichigan College of Optometry$101KMichigan College of Optometry - Svosh: received $82K on this topicMichigan College of Optometry -…$82KExalta Health: received $77K on this topicExalta Health$77KSuny State College of Optometry New York: received $70K on this topicSuny State College of Optometry…$70KHealth Unit Davison Ave (Huda) Clinic: received $53K on this topicHealth Unit Davison Ave (Huda)…$53KSouthern California College of Optometry at Marshall B Ketchum University: received $51K on this topicSouthern California College of…$51KAssociation of Schools and Colleges of Optometry: received $50K on this topicAssociation of Schools and Coll…$50KRegents of the University of California at Berkeley: received $50K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$50KGreat Lakes Bay Health Centers: received $49K on this topicGreat Lakes Bay Health Centers$49KAssociation for the Blind: received $45K on this topicAssociation for the Blind$45KBaldwin Family Heatlh Care: received $38K on this topicBaldwin Family Heatlh Care$38KSalus University - Pennsylvania College of Optometry: received $32K on this topicSalus University - Pennsylvania…$32KSouthern College of Optometry: received $29K on this topicSouthern College of Optometry$29KIllinois College of Optometry: received $28K on this topicIllinois College of Optometry$28KIndiana University School of Optometry: received $27K on this topicIndiana University School of Op…$27KOptometry Giving Sight: received $25K on this topicOptometry Giving Sight$25KPennsylvania College of Optometry Salus at Drexel University: received $25K on this topicPennsylvania College of Optomet…$25KPacific University College of Optometry: received $23K on this topicPacific University College of O…$23KUniversity of California - Berkeley School of Optometry: received $18K on this topicUniversity of California - Berk…$18KThe Ohio State University College of Optometry: received $18K on this topicThe Ohio State University Colle…$18KNova Southeastern University College of Optometry: received $16K on this topicNova Southeastern University Co…$16KMalta Dental and Medical Clinic: received $16K on this topicMalta Dental and Medical Clinic$16KGary Burnstein Clinic: received $16K on this topicGary Burnstein Clinic$16KNew England College of Optometry: received $15K on this topicNew England College of Optometry$15KIllinois College of Optometry: received $10K on this topicIllinois College of Optometry$10KIllinois School of Optometry: received $10K on this topicIllinois School of Optometry$10KUniversity of California at Berkeley School of Optometry: received $9K on this topicUniversity of California at Ber…$9KSt Luke New Life Center Free Eye Clinic: received $8K on this topicSt Luke New Life Center Free Ey…$8KMidwestern University Arizona College of Optometry: received $8K on this topicMidwestern University Arizona C…$8KNova Southeastern College of Optometry: received $8K on this topicNova Southeastern College of Op…$8KPacific University - College of Optometry: received $8K on this topicPacific University - College of…$8KUniversity of Missouri - Stlouis College of Optometry: received $8K on this topicUniversity of Missouri - Stloui…$8KUniversity of Alabama - Birmingham School of Optometry: received $8K on this topicUniversity of Alabama - Birming…$8KState University of New York College of Optometry: received $8K on this topicState University of New York Co…$8KHerbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Uc Berkeley: received $7K on this topicHerbert Wertheim School of Opto…$7KUniversity of Alabalma at Birmingham School of Optometry: received $7K on this topicUniversity of Alabalma at Birmi…$7KKentucky College of Optometry: received $7K on this topicKentucky College of Optometry$7KPennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University: received $7K on this topicPennsylvania College of Optomet…$7KChicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University: received $7K on this topicChicago College of Optometry at…$7KInter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry: received $7K on this topicInter American University of Pu…$7KUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry: received $6K on this topicUniversity of Alabama at Birmin…$6KCharles Dotson: received $4K on this topicCharles Dotson$4KJaret James: received $3K on this topicJaret James$3KJanet James: received $2K on this topicJanet James$2KNsu Oklahoma College of Optometry: received $1K on this topicNsu Oklahoma College of Optomet…$1K
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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 →