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Grants paid by E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind

EIN 13-6086195 · Greenwich, CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV

E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind of Greenwich, CT (EIN 13-6086195) reported 26 grants paid totaling $13,873,828 to 23 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$13,873,828

26 grants

Recipients

23

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20202$140,000
20217$950,000
20226$1,400,000
20238$1,444,828
20243$9,939,000

Top recipients

The 23 recipients receiving the most from E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
American Action Fund for BlindUBaltimore, MD1$3,639,0002024
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually ImpairedUValley Stream, NY1$3,300,0002024
The Connecticut Institute for the BlindUHartford, CT1$3,000,0002024
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation 06-6060478CWilton, CT4$585,0002023
Marc Schneeberger-PaneUNew Haven, CT1$250,0002023
Wendy Liu Md PhdUPalo Alto, CA1$250,0002022
Eileen S Hwang Md PhdUSalt Lake City, UT1$250,0002023
Yuchen Wang PhdUBirmingham, AL1$250,0002023
Euiseok Kim PhdUSanta Cruz, CA1$250,0002022
Charles Deboer Md PhdUPalo Alto, CA1$250,0002023
Lev Prasov Md PhdUAnn Arbor, MI1$250,0002022
William Spencer PhdUSyracuse, NY1$250,0002022
Cassie a Ludwig Md MsUPalo Alto, CA1$250,0002022
Madineh Sedigh-SarvestaruphdUIthaca, NY1$150,0002023
Joel B Miesfeld PhdUMilwaukee, WI1$150,0002021
Christopher R Fetsch PhdUBaltimore, MD1$150,0002021
Liang Liang PhdUNew Haven, CT1$150,0002021
Jason M L Millermd PhdUAnn Arbor, MI1$150,0002023
Carlos R Ponce Md PhdUBoston, MA1$150,0002021
Safal Khanal PhdUBirmingham, AL1$100,0002021
Kazuhiro Kurokawa PhdUPortland, OR1$100,0002021
Research to Prevent Blindness 13-1945117BNew York, NY1$5,0002020
Adjustment to Grants for Unspent Funds ReturnedUDarien, CT1-$5,1722023

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024American Action Fund for Blind Baltimore, MDU$3,639,000paidRESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS202503199349101360
2024Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Valley Stream, NYU$3,300,000paidTO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS202503199349101360
2024The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Hartford, CTU$3,000,000paidTO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS202503199349101360
2023Charles Deboer Md Phd Palo Alto, CAU$250,000paidRESEARCH "TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO THE POSTERIOR SEGEMENT USING LENS CAPSULE BASED DELIVERY SYSTEM202443169349102074
2023Marc Schneeberger-Pane New Haven, CTU$250,000paidRESEARCH "THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY ON NEUROVASCULAR PLASTICAITY & MAMMALIAN VISION"202443169349102074
2023Yuchen Wang Phd Birmingham, ALU$250,000paidRESEARCH "ADHESION & SIGNALING AT RETINAL RIBBON SYNAPSES"202443169349102074
2023Eileen S Hwang Md Phd Salt Lake City, UTU$250,000paidRESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"202443169349102074
2023Jason M L Millermd Phd Ann Arbor, MIU$150,000paidRESEARCH "POLARITY & COMPOSITION OF RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL LIPOPROTEIN SECRETION"202443169349102074
2023Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestaruphd Ithaca, NYU$150,000paidRESEARCH "THE NEURAL DYNAMICES OF SENSORY SUBSTITUTION"202443169349102074
2023Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Bloomfield, CTB$150,000paidTO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT202443169349102074
2023Adjustment to Grants for Unspent Funds Returned Darien, CTU-$5,172paidADJUSTMENT FOR UNSPENT FUNDS FROM GRANT202443169349102074
2022Euiseok Kim Phd Santa Cruz, CAU$250,000paidRESEARCH "CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF CORTICAL VISUAL PATHWAYS"202341609349100104
2022Lev Prasov Md Phd Ann Arbor, MIU$250,000paidRESEARCH "ELUCIDATING CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF NANOPHTHALMOS"202341609349100104
2022Cassie a Ludwig Md Ms Palo Alto, CAU$250,000paidRESEARCH "MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT RETINAL TEARS AND DETACHMENTS"202341609349100104
2022William Spencer Phd Syracuse, NYU$250,000paidRESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING ECTOSOMES IN RETINAL DISEASE"202341609349100104
2022Wendy Liu Md Phd Palo Alto, CAU$250,000paidRESEARCH "MECHANOSENSITIVITY OF THE RETINA AND ITS ROLE IN GLAUCOMA"202341609349100104
2022Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CTC$150,000paidTO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT202341609349100104
2021Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CTC$150,000paidTO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT202211329349103136
2021Christopher R Fetsch Phd Baltimore, MDU$150,000paidRESEARCH "PATTERNED MICROSTIMULATION AS PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR PROSTHETIC 3D MOTION VISION"202211329349103136
2021Liang Liang Phd New Haven, CTU$150,000paidRESEARCH "ELUCIDATING THE ROLES OF LOCAL INHIBITION IN THALAMIC VISUAL PROCESSING"202211329349103136
2021Joel B Miesfeld Phd Milwaukee, WIU$150,000paidRESEARCH "INVESTIGATION OF RGC NUMBER AS A GLAUCOMA RISK FACTOR"202211329349103136
2021Carlos R Ponce Md Phd Boston, MAU$150,000paidRESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING NATURALISTIC VISION IN PRIMATES USING MACHINE LEARNING"202211329349103136
2021Safal Khanal Phd Birmingham, ALU$100,000paidRESEARCH "THE ROLE OF S-CONE NEURAL ACTIVITY IN EYE GROWTH REGULARTION AND REFRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT"202211329349103136
2021Kazuhiro Kurokawa Phd Portland, ORU$100,000paidRESEARCH "MULTIFUNCTIONAL HIGH- RESOLUTION IMAGING IN THE LIVING RETINA TO STUDY GLAUCOMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AT THE CELLULAR AND SUBCELLULAR SCALE"202211329349103136
2020Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CTC$135,000paidTO SUPPORT A GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT FOR A YOUNG CONNECTICUT RESIDENT202142819349101204
2020Research to Prevent Blindness New York, NYB$5,000paidTO SUPPORT RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS202142819349101204

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202503199349101360
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202443169349102074
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202341609349100104
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202211329349103136
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202142819349101204

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/136086195.json.

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