| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $105,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY | FULLERTON, CA | $45,000 | 2026 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PEDIATRIC LOW VISION PROGRAM, AND EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED, PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH IN-PERSON COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS AND CARE, AS WELL AS THE LOW VISION DEVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES. |
| BEYOND BLINDNESS FORMERLY KNOWN AS BLIND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER | SANTA ANA, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO EXPAND ITS LOW VISION CLINIC AND COMMUNITY-WIDE VISION SCREENINGS. |
| WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | POMONA, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR USE DURING IN-OFFICE VISITS AND AS PART OF THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY WESTERNU'S PATIENT CARE TEAM. |
| WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF WAYFINDERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (THE PROGRAM), WHICH PROGRAM ASSISTS APPROXIMATELY 500 INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AGES 0-6, WHO HAVE VISION LOSS OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. |
| LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $31,500 | 2026 | TO EMPLOY TUTORS AND A CASE MANAGER ALL WHO ARE CRITICAL FOR THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE COLLEGE WHILE IN-PERSON SERVICES BEGIN TO RESUME AT THE COLLEGE CAMPUS. |
| FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | COMMERCE, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT VISION CARE SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY |
| VENICE FAMILY CLINIC | VENICE, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CLINICS VISION CARE PROGRAM BY FUNDING THE RENTAL OF RETINAL CAMERAS THAT WILL ALLOW VFC TO REACH MORE PATIENTS THAN EVER WITH AFFORDABLE PREVENTIVE VISION SERVICES |
| HEALING CALIFORNIA | ALHAMBRA, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ITS VISION CARE SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, VENTURA, RIVERSIDE, AND/OR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN 2025. |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AT ITS VISION CENTER THROUGHOUT THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. |
| CHOC FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A HAAG STREIT LENSTAR MYOPIA PACKAGE. |
| THERAPEUTIC LIVING CENTERS FOR THE BLIND | RESEDA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF TLC'S ORIENTATION & MOBILITY (O&M) PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, TO HELP COVER THE COST OF ITS O&M SPECIALIST. |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTES CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES DURING ITS 2025 FISCAL YEAR. |
| VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO COVER THE COST OF EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES FOR MYHEALTH LA PATIENTS. |
| GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA | SYLMAR, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | TOWARD THE TRAINING OF GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC FOR THE BLIND | MONROVIA, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARTSUPLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SOME OF ARTSUP! LA'S PRODUCTION COSTS AND PROVIDE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE STIPENDS FOR THE PERFORMERS IN THEATRE BY THE BLIND, FILM BY THE BLIND, AND REX & FRIENDS. THESE STIPENDS COMPENSATE THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR TIME AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MUCH-NEEDED ADDITIONAL INCOME THAT ASSISTS WITH INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
| BLIND CHILDREN'S CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AT THE CENTER DURING THE UPCOMING 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR. |
| VISITATION CHURCH | OSAGE, IA | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE MICHELE RUSINKO ENDOWMENT FUND | SAINT PETER, MN | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE JOHN THOMAS DYE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $300 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $122,000 | 2025 | TO WORK WITH CCF TO SUPPORT VISION-RELATED PROJECTS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA |
| BEYOND BLINDNESS FORMERLY KNOWN AS BLIND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER | SANTA ANA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO EXPAND ITS LOW VISION CLINIC AND COMMUNITY-WIDE VISION SCREENINGS. |
| GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA | SYLMAR, CA | $49,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE TRAINING OF GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
| BLIND CHILDREN'S CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AT THE CENTER DURING THE UPCOMING 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR. |
| LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $37,200 | 2025 | TO EMPLOY TUTORS AND A CASE MANAGER ALL WHO ARE CRITICAL FOR THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE COLLEGE WHILE IN-PERSON SERVICES BEGIN TO RESUME AT THE COLLEGE CAMPUS. |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTES CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES DURING ITS 2024 FISCAL YEAR. |
| WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF WAYFINDERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (THE PROGRAM), WHICH PROGRAM ASSISTS APPROXIMATELY 500 INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AGES 0-6, WHO HAVE VISION LOSS OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. |
| MARSHALL B KETCHUM UNIVERSITY | FULLERTON, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PEDIATRIC LOW VISION PROGRAM, AND EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED, PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH IN-PERSON COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS AND CARE, AS WELL AS THE LOW VISION DEVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES. |
| FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | COMMERCE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT VISION CARE SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY |
| VENICE FAMILY CLINIC | VENICE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CLINICS VISION CARE PROGRAM BY FUNDING THE RENTAL OF RETINAL CAMERAS THAT WILL ALLOW VFC TO REACH MORE PATIENTS THAN EVER WITH AFFORDABLE PREVENTIVE VISION SERVICES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AT ITS VISION CENTER THROUGHOUT THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR. |
| HEALING CALIFORNIA | ALHAMBRA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ITS VISION CARE SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, VENTURA, RIVERSIDE, AND/OR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN 2024. |
| HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR RENEWED SUPPORT OF ITS CALIFORNIA VISION PROGRAM (FORMALLY KNOWN AS CHILDSIGHT LOS ANGELES) IN SUPPORTING CORE PROGRAM SERVICES, INCLUDING BOTH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED WORK IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. |
| THERAPEUTIC LIVING CENTERS FOR THE BLIND | RESEDA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF TLC'S ORIENTATION & MOBILITY (O&M) PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, TO HELP COVER THE COST OF ITS O&M SPECIALIST. |
| CHOC FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A HAAG STREIT LENSTAR MYOPIA PACKAGE. |
| WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | POMONA, CA | $23,250 | 2025 | TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR USE DURING IN-OFFICE VISITS AND AS PART OF THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY WESTERNU'S PATIENT CARE TEAM. |
| VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO COVER THE COST OF EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES FOR MYHEALTH LA PATIENTS. |
| ARTSUPLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SOME OF ARTSUP! LA'S PRODUCTION COSTS AND PROVIDE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE STIPENDS FOR THE PERFORMERS IN THEATRE BY THE BLIND, FILM BY THE BLIND, AND REX & FRIENDS. THESE STIPENDS COMPENSATE THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR TIME AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MUCH-NEEDED ADDITIONAL INCOME THAT ASSISTS WITH INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. |
| UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES | SANTA ANA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ITS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM FOR VISION IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. FUNDING FROM THE FOUNDATION WILL HELP PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY VISION ACUITY TREATMENT TO 14 VISION IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY DURING A 12-MONTH PERIOD, THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS THE COST FOR TWO OF ITS IN-HOUSE THERAPISTS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRIC CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. |
| SABAN COMMUNITY CLINIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE CLINICS VISION SERVICES PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH THE CLINIC CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EYE CARE SERVICES, GLASSES, AND RETINAL SCREENINGS TO MORE THAN 1,600 LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PATIENTS FROM THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY. |
| VISITATION CHURCH | OSAGE, IA | $1,800 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VISITATION SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $600 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CASA PACIFICA | CAMARILLO, CA | $300 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $123,000 | 2024 | TO WORK WITH CCF TO SUPPORT VISION-RELATED PROJECTS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA |
| VISION TO LEARN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2024 | TO CONTINUE A PILOT PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES (CHLA), THAT WILL CONNECT CHILDREN SEEN INITIALLY BY VISION TO LEARN'S MOBILE OPTOMETRIC PROGRAM TO COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE PROVIDED BY CHLA. WESTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY IS ANOTHER PARTNER. |
| HEALING CALIFORNIA | ALHAMBRA, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ITS VISION CARE SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, VENTURA, RIVERSIDE, AND/OR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN 2023. |
