Grants paid by The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc
EIN 23-7135845 · Columbia, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE H410
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc of Columbia, MD (EIN 23-7135845) reported 120 grants paid totaling $79,825,341 to 50 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$79,825,341
120 grants
Recipients
50
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $18,228,626 | — |
| 2023 | 28 | $24,421,364 | — |
| 2024 | 30 | $17,513,041 | — |
| 2025 | 38 | $19,662,310 | — |
Top recipients
The 50 recipients receiving the most from The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc, by grants paid, out of 50 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund 45-0524687 | A | Columbia, MD | 4 | $43,139,908 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania 23-2810852 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $3,542,550 | 2025 |
| University of Washington 94-3079432 | A | Seattle, WA | 4 | $2,594,752 | 2025 |
| Duke University Medical Center 56-0532129 | A | Durham, NC | 4 | $2,465,000 | 2025 |
| Oregon Health and Science University 23-7083114 | A | Portland, OR | 4 | $2,425,168 | 2025 |
| Columbia University 13-5598093 | A | New York, NY | 4 | $2,093,382 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary 04-2103591 | A | Boston, MA | 4 | $2,046,667 | 2025 |
| University Hospitals 34-1567805 | A | Detroit, MI | 4 | $1,636,861 | 2025 |
| University of California San Diego 95-6006144 | A | La Jolla, CA | 4 | $1,600,000 | 2025 |
| University of California Irvine 95-2226406 | A | Irvine, CA | 3 | $1,514,667 | 2025 |
| Odylia Therapeutics 82-2120760 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1,500,000 | 2025 |
| Fordham University 13-1740451 | A | Bronx, NY | 2 | $1,019,171 | 2025 |
| Case Western Reserve University 34-1018992 | A | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| Baylor College of Medicine 74-1613878 | A | Houston, TX | 2 | $999,880 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh 25-0965591 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $965,000 | 2025 |
| Biojiva 88-3372722 | A | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $947,967 | 2024 |
| Mitochem Therapeutics Inc 45-3845208 | A | Charleston, SC | 3 | $900,000 | 2025 |
| Harvard Medical School 04-2103580 | A | Boston, MA | 2 | $804,446 | 2025 |
| University California San Francisco 95-6006143 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $598,701 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University 38-6005984 | A | East Lansing, MI | 2 | $534,092 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan 38-6006309 | A | Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $500,000 | 2025 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 63-6005396 | A | Birmingham, AL | 4 | $499,892 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin 39-0743975 | A | Madison, WI | 3 | $460,190 | 2025 |
| Johns Hopkins University 52-0595110 | A | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $416,454 | 2025 |
| Tufts University 04-2103634 | A | Boston, MA | 2 | $399,974 | 2025 |
| Jackson Laboratory 01-0211513 | A | Bar Harbor, ME | 2 | $380,145 | 2023 |
| Indiana University 35-6001673 | A | Bloomington, IN | 2 | $338,514 | 2025 |
| University of Florida 59-2729133 | A | Gainesville, FL | 3 | $324,565 | 2025 |
| University of Houston 74-6001399 | A | Houston, TX | 2 | $320,800 | 2025 |
| Medical University South Carolina 57-6028985 | A | Charleston, SC | 2 | $318,818 | 2023 |
| University of Delaware 91-1955015 | A | Newark, DE | 3 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest 51-0151514 | A | Dallas, TX | 3 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| University of California Santa Barbara 95-6006145 | A | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| New York STEM Cell Foundation 20-2905531 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $296,150 | 2025 |
| Oakland University 38-1714400 | A | Rochester, MI | 2 | $285,920 | 2025 |
| Michigan State University 38-6005987 | A | East Lansing, MI | 1 | $265,908 | 2023 |
| University of California Davis Health 46-4117124 | A | Davis, CA | 1 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin 39-0806261 | A | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Regents Univ of California 94-3067788 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $180,615 | 2021 |
| University of Louisville 23-7078461 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $167,507 | 2021 |
| Emory University 58-0566256 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois-Chicago 37-6000511 | A | Chicago, IL | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| University of Missouri 43-6003859 | A | Columbia, MO | 1 | $119,955 | 2025 |
| University of Iowa 23-7436761 | A | Iowa City, IA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| University of California Berkeley 94-6002123 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Foundation for the Nih 52-1986675 | A | North Bethesda, MD | 3 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina School of Medicine 56-6001393 | A | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Marquette University 39-0806251 | A | Milwauke, WI | 1 | $96,726 | 2021 |
| Ohio State University 31-6025986 | A | Columbus, OH | 1 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 74-1761309 | A | Houston, TX | 2 | $49,996 | 2025 |
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 120 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund Columbia, MD | A | $8,771,404 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $1,398,985 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of California Irvine Irvine, CA | A | $914,667 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | A | $900,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Odylia Therapeutics Atlanta, GA | A | $631,039 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Fordham Univerity Bronx, NY | A | $539,141 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | A | $500,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $474,235 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR | A | $460,869 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | A | $402,223 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA | A | $396,667 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $375,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Mitochem Therapeutics Inc Charleston, SC | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | New York STEM Cell Foundation New York, NY | A | $296,150 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | A | $267,406 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Columbia University New York, NY | A | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of California Davis Health Davis, CA | A | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Tufts University Boston, MA | A | $199,999 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University Hospitals Detroit, MI | A | $178,641 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | A | $169,257 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | A | $166,454 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Houston Houston, TX | A | $160,400 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Oakland University Rochester, MI | A | $140,255 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Missouri Columbia, MO | A | $119,955 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Univ Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Retina Foundation of the Southwest Dallas, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC | A | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | Foundation for the Nih North Bethesda, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX | A | $24,998 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2025 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | A | $24,565 | paid | RESEARCH | 202503079349303810 |
| 2024 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund Columbia, MD | A | $8,307,442 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $1,093,565 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Odylia Therapeutics Atlanta, GA | A | $868,961 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | A | $700,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR | A | $622,107 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $611,811 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | A | $500,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | A | $499,940 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Biojiva Los Atlos, CA | A | $483,751 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | A | $402,223 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Columbia University New York, NY | A | $400,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $375,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of California Irvine Irvince, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Mitochem Therapeutics Inc Charleston, SC | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | A | $266,686 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA | A | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Tufts University Boston, MA | A | $199,975 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $175,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $175,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | A | $169,257 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Houston Houston, TX | A | $160,400 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Oakland University Rochester, MI | A | $145,665 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Retina Foundation of the Southwest Dallas, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Univ Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | Foundation for the Nih North Bethesda, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC | A | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University Hospitals Detroit, MI | A | $31,260 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2024 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX | A | $24,998 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433129349301503 |
| 2023 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund Columbia, MD | A | $14,920,274 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR | A | $1,042,192 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $1,023,689 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Columbia University New York, NY | A | $896,691 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $775,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA | A | $775,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | A | $600,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $575,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | A | $499,940 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | A | $480,030 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Biojiva Los Altos, CA | A | $464,216 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of California Irvine Irvine, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Mitochem Therapeutics Inc Charleston, SC | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | A | $265,908 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $199,946 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME | A | $181,355 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Medical University South Carolina Charleston, SC | A | $140,433 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $140,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University Hospitals Detroit, MI | A | $118,500 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of California San Francisco Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $98,190 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2023 | Foundation for the Nih North Bethesda, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202333069349302708 |
| 2021 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund Columbia, MD | A | $11,140,788 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University Hospitals Detroit, MI | A | $1,308,460 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA | A | $675,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Columbia University New York, NY | A | $596,691 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $575,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University California San Francisco Los Angeles, CA | A | $498,701 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $485,017 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $475,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR | A | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | A | $265,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | A | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME | A | $198,790 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Regents Univ of California Los Angeles, CA | A | $180,615 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Medical University South Carolina Charleston, SC | A | $178,385 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | A | $175,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY | A | $167,507 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $162,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Retina Foundation of the Southwest Dallas, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $99,946 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Marquette University Milwauke, WI | A | $96,726 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
| 2021 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202103159349308195 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503079349303810 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433129349301503 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333069349302708 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103159349308195 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 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/237135845.json.
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