Medical Research
Helen Keller Foundation For Research & Education Inc
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Total revenue
$22K
Total expenses
$163K
Net assets
$1.5M
Grants received
$2.2M
22 grants
EIN
630983733
Tax year
2024
Mission
To provide, promote, and fund a facility for eye research, education and related services for the benefit of the scientific and medical community and the general public.
Programs
2 programs
The Foundation believes that vision research will advance in direct proportion to the public's awareness of research efforts to end blindness. The Helen Keller Prize is a powerful symbol for vision researchers worldwide who labor to preserve the precious gift of sight. Helen Keller Laureates are selected by an international panel of vision researchers. The Prize is awarded at the annual convention of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international conclave that attracts more than 13,000 scientists and physicians. The Prize stipend supports the recipient's vision research. The Foundation considers this program to be one of its most important efforts to end blindness.
The Foundation targets three vision research areas: the child's eye, the injured eye, and the aging eye. The Foundation also awards grants to various medical universities in an effort to advance clinical research.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
4 listed
Dr Robert Morris
President
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10 hrs/wk
Mr Raymond Griffin
Board Member
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1 hrs/wk
Mr Ronald Levitt
Secretary
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1 hrs/wk
Dr Mathew Sapp
Board Member
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1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$2.2M from 7 funders · 22 grants · 2017–2024
$1.3M · 7 grants · 2017–2023
$500K · 5 grants · 2018–2023
$325K · 4 grants · 2018–2024
$27K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$25K · 1 grant · 2024
$11K · 1 grant · 2023
$25 · 1 grant · 2020