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
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $140,000 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $950,000 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $1,400,000 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $1,444,828 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $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.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Action Fund for Blind | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $3,639,000 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | U | Valley Stream, NY | 1 | $3,300,000 | 2024 |
| The Connecticut Institute for the Blind | U | Hartford, CT | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation 06-6060478 | C | Wilton, CT | 4 | $585,000 | 2023 |
| Marc Schneeberger-Pane | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Wendy Liu Md Phd | U | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Eileen S Hwang Md Phd | U | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Yuchen Wang Phd | U | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Euiseok Kim Phd | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Charles Deboer Md Phd | U | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Lev Prasov Md Phd | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| William Spencer Phd | U | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Cassie a Ludwig Md Ms | U | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestaruphd | U | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Joel B Miesfeld Phd | U | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Christopher R Fetsch Phd | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Liang Liang Phd | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Jason M L Millermd Phd | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Carlos R Ponce Md Phd | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Safal Khanal Phd | U | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Kazuhiro Kurokawa Phd | U | Portland, OR | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Research to Prevent Blindness 13-1945117 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Adjustment to Grants for Unspent Funds Returned | U | Darien, CT | 1 | -$5,172 | 2023 |
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.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | American Action Fund for Blind Baltimore, MD | U | $3,639,000 | paid | RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS | 202503199349101360 |
| 2024 | Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Valley Stream, NY | U | $3,300,000 | paid | TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS | 202503199349101360 |
| 2024 | The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Hartford, CT | U | $3,000,000 | paid | TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS | 202503199349101360 |
| 2023 | Charles Deboer Md Phd Palo Alto, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO THE POSTERIOR SEGEMENT USING LENS CAPSULE BASED DELIVERY SYSTEM | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Marc Schneeberger-Pane New Haven, CT | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY ON NEUROVASCULAR PLASTICAITY & MAMMALIAN VISION" | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Yuchen Wang Phd Birmingham, AL | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "ADHESION & SIGNALING AT RETINAL RIBBON SYNAPSES" | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Eileen S Hwang Md Phd Salt Lake City, UT | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING" | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Jason M L Millermd Phd Ann Arbor, MI | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "POLARITY & COMPOSITION OF RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL LIPOPROTEIN SECRETION" | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestaruphd Ithaca, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "THE NEURAL DYNAMICES OF SENSORY SUBSTITUTION" | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Bloomfield, CT | B | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT | 202443169349102074 |
| 2023 | Adjustment to Grants for Unspent Funds Returned Darien, CT | U | -$5,172 | paid | ADJUSTMENT FOR UNSPENT FUNDS FROM GRANT | 202443169349102074 |
| 2022 | Euiseok Kim Phd Santa Cruz, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF CORTICAL VISUAL PATHWAYS" | 202341609349100104 |
| 2022 | Lev Prasov Md Phd Ann Arbor, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "ELUCIDATING CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF NANOPHTHALMOS" | 202341609349100104 |
| 2022 | Cassie a Ludwig Md Ms Palo Alto, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT RETINAL TEARS AND DETACHMENTS" | 202341609349100104 |
| 2022 | William Spencer Phd Syracuse, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING ECTOSOMES IN RETINAL DISEASE" | 202341609349100104 |
| 2022 | Wendy Liu Md Phd Palo Alto, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH "MECHANOSENSITIVITY OF THE RETINA AND ITS ROLE IN GLAUCOMA" | 202341609349100104 |
| 2022 | Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CT | C | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT | 202341609349100104 |
| 2021 | Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CT | C | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Christopher R Fetsch Phd Baltimore, MD | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "PATTERNED MICROSTIMULATION AS PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR PROSTHETIC 3D MOTION VISION" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Liang Liang Phd New Haven, CT | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "ELUCIDATING THE ROLES OF LOCAL INHIBITION IN THALAMIC VISUAL PROCESSING" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Joel B Miesfeld Phd Milwaukee, WI | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "INVESTIGATION OF RGC NUMBER AS A GLAUCOMA RISK FACTOR" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Carlos R Ponce Md Phd Boston, MA | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING NATURALISTIC VISION IN PRIMATES USING MACHINE LEARNING" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Safal Khanal Phd Birmingham, AL | U | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH "THE ROLE OF S-CONE NEURAL ACTIVITY IN EYE GROWTH REGULARTION AND REFRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2021 | Kazuhiro Kurokawa Phd Portland, OR | U | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH "MULTIFUNCTIONAL HIGH- RESOLUTION IMAGING IN THE LIVING RETINA TO STUDY GLAUCOMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AT THE CELLULAR AND SUBCELLULAR SCALE" | 202211329349103136 |
| 2020 | Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Wilton, CT | C | $135,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT FOR A YOUNG CONNECTICUT RESIDENT | 202142819349101204 |
| 2020 | Research to Prevent Blindness New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS | 202142819349101204 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503199349101360 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443169349102074 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341609349100104 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211329349103136 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202142819349101204 |
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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