Nonprofits›Eye & Ear Foundation Inc

Medical Research

Eye & Ear Foundation Inc

PITTSBURGH, PA

WebsiteView as a funder

Total revenue

$16.4M

Total expenses

$10.5M

Net assets

$66.3M

Grants received

$32.0M

127 grants

EIN

251439732

Tax year

2023

Mission

Advancing academic & research efforts of otolaryngology & ophthalmology depts. At univ. Of pitt.

Programs

1 program

Mission of mercy ("mom") is an annual two-day event providing dental, vision, and hearing services. During the fiscal year the following accomplishments included: vision: over 825 patients were seen, 722 adults and 30 children received free eyeglasses prescribed, and 83 individuals received free eye exams at the mercy pavilion. Hearing: 447 patients were tested and 274 individuals received free hearing aids. Otology: 113 patients were seen.

Expenses: $99KGrants: $99K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$15.3M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$1.1M
Other revenue—
Total revenue$16.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$9.0M
Salaries & benefits—
Fundraising$606K
Other expenses$1.5M
Total expenses$10.5M
Total assets$67.0M
Net assets$66.3M

People

32 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NEAL S BECKFORD MD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

HENRY S BEUKEMA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

GAIL BLEACH PHD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

GLENN E BOST II

BOARD MEMBER

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

MARGARETHA CASSELBRANT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MARY F CRAWFORD

BOARD MEMBER (ENTER 11/23)

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DEEPINDER K DHALIWAL MD LAC

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS P DICK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

LOUIS J FOX

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

BRUCE S GEBHARDT

BOARD MEMBER (EXIT 9/23)

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JONAS T JOHNSON MD FACS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

CAROLE L KAMIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ELENA LAQUATRA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JEFFREY MARKELESQ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHELE M MCKENNEY

BOARD MEMBER (EXIT 11/23)

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DIANA L MRVOS MD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALBERT C MUSE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

EUGENE N MYERS MD FACS FRCS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

B GORDON NELSON III

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JOSE ALAIN SAHEL MD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

E RONALD SALVITTI MD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ANANTHA SHEKHAR MD PHD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JAMES L SOFFER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

PAUL R VITTONE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

NANCY D WASHINGTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

BRUCE WIEGAND

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JOSE P ZEVALLOS MD MPH FACS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

LAWRENCE N GUMBERG

CHAIRMAN

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

CHARLES R BRODBECK ESQ

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA SUNSERI

SECRETARY

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALDO ZINI

TREASURER

Board

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0.5 hrs/wk

LAWTON SNYDER

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

—

37.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 127 of 127

FromAmountPurposeYear
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$3M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2024
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$106K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$90K
VISION AND HEARING CARE WITHOUT BOUNDS
2024
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$50K
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR STARTUP SPACES
2024
PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY
$50K
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR HEALTH INNOVATION PROJECTS
2024
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
$42K
HEARING AND SIGHT HUMAN SERVICES
2024
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY
$37K
OPERATING FUND
2024
Sim Einstein Research Foundation Inc
$20K
RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMERS AND OTHER BRAIN DISEASES.
2024
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$11K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2024
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
BROTHER'S BROTHER FOUNDATION
$10K
HEARING VAN EQUIPMENT
2024
CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$5M
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PATIENT-CENTERED DATA ANALYSIS, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES
2023
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$3M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2023
SALVITTI FAMILY FOUNDATION IMA
$505K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$235K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$111K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
J SAMUEL & ROSE Y COX FOUNDATION
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$88K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
$59K
FUND RAISING & DISTRIBUTION
2023
UPMC GROUP
$57K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY
$50K
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR HEALTH INNOVATION PROJECTS
2023
Daniel G Kamin and Carole L Kamin Family Foundation
$45K
Research
2023
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$36K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2023
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY
$29K
OPERATING FUND
2023
BROTHER'S BROTHER FOUNDATION
$20K
GRANT FOR FUNDUS CAMERA SUPPORT
2023
STALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$13K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
CAROLE AND JACK SCALO FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
THE GRANT SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO CARE, ADVANCING TREATMENTS FOR EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, HEAD, AND NECK DISORDERS.
2023
THE LEWIS A AND DONNA M PATTERSON CHAR FDN
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2023
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$10K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
MASON MARTHA LOCKHART
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
Daniel G Kamin and Carole L Kamin Family Foundation
$3K
Research
2023
LOCKHART JAMES H & FLORENCE D
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
The Snyder Family Fund
$1K
Department of Otolaryngology
2023
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$250
MATCHING GIFT
2023
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$4M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2022
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$3M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2022
SALVITTI FAMILY FOUNDATION IMA
$1.6M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION
$300K
TO CONDUCT A CLINICAL TRIAL TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF A NEUROPROSTHETIC TO TREAT AND CURE BLINDNESS
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$266K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
ENGLISH-BONTER-MITCHELL FDN
$250K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$128K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
$100K
To support operations
2022
LADIES HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA
$50K
—
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$50K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY
$48K
OPERATING FUND
2022
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$20K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2022
WALTON R ETAL TRS WALTON FAM FND-AGY
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2022
THE LEWIS A AND DONNA M PATTERSON CHAR FDN
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$10K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2022
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
$8K
FUND RAISING & FUND DISTRIBUTION
2022
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND
$7K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
2022
MASON MARTHA LOCKHART
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
LOCKHART JAMES H & FLORENCE D
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
The Snyder Family Fund
$2K
Department of Otolaryngology
2022
MUSE FOUNDATION
$500
CHARITABLE
2022
CITIZENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25
MATCHING GIFT
2022
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$4M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$173K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$173K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$113K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
J SAMUEL & ROSE Y COX FOUNDATION
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$32K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2021
CLAPP G H DECD CHAR AND ED TR
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
STALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$11K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
THE LEWIS A AND DONNA M PATTERSON CHAR FDN
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2021
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
MUSE FOUNDATION
$7K
CHARITABLE
2021
LOCKHART JAMES H & FLORENCE D
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
The Snyder Family Fund
$3K
Department of Otolaryngology
2021
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$3M
LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR / DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE VISION CARE FOR ALL
2020
ENGLISH-BONTER-MITCHELL FDN
$250K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$110K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$79K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$30K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$26K
Donor Designation PR
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$26K
HEALTH
2020
CLAPP G H DECD CHAR AND ED TR
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2020
STALEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COMMUNITY
$20K
OPERATING FUND
2020
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2020
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$10K
PROGRAMS
2020
SALVITTI FAMILY FOUNDATION IMA
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
LOCKHART JAMES H & FLORENCE D
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
$5K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2020
THE LEWIS A AND DONNA M PATTERSON CHAR FDN
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
MASON MARTHA LOCKHART
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
CATHERINE AND MARK H LOEVNER
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
AETNA FOUNDATION INC
$132
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$87K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
CLAPP G H DECD CHAR AND ED TR
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$23K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2019
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$11K
HEALTH
2019
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2019
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2019
LOCKHART JAMES H & FLORENCE D
$7K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2019
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
J HORNE DECD FOR UNIV OF PIT MED CTR
$111K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$100K
HEALTH
2018
J SAMUEL & ROSE Y COX FOUNDATION
$100K
TINNITUS RESEARCH
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$39K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$15K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2018
THE LEWIS A AND DONNA M PATTERSON CHAR FDN
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2018
The Rosewood Foundation
$10K
FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE PITTSBURGH HEARING RESEARCH CENTER
2018
M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
CMB Foundation
$1K
Medical research
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$101K
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
2017
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$90K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
BETTY LOU YOUNT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN
$16K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2017
UPMC GROUP
$13K
Charitable Donation
2017

Funded by

$32.0M from 42 funders · 127 grants · 2017–2024

Hillman Family Foundations

$25.1M · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Salvitti Family Foundation Ima

$2.1M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$994K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

J Horne Decd For Univ Of Pit Med Ctr

$680K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn

$500K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Betty Lou Yount Charitable Foundation

$304K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

J Samuel & Rose Y Cox Foundation

$300K · 3 grants · 2018–2023

Richard King Mellon Foundation

$300K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN251439732
NTEE codeH41
Subsection03
Ruling date1985-01
Formed1983
Employees0
Volunteers31
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