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The International Eye Foundation: Helping the world see.

About the International Eye Foundation

IEF's Supporters: Individuals and Leaders Like You

Through the ongoing generosity of individual donors and the trust that institutional grantors demonstrate in our abilities to affect change, IEF is able to advance the treatment and prevention of blindness in developing nations across the world. Some of our diverse funding sources appear in this list below. But you can help too, with an Online Donation. Donations to the IEF are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The IEF is an IRS 501(c)3 organization.

IEF's Diverse Funding Sources

  • Public support through an active mail program
  • Annual Fund Drive
  • Workplace campaigns such as United Way and the Combined Federal Campaign, administered through Global Impact
  • Corporate and foundation grants
  • IEF's Annual Eye Ball®, a charity gala held each year in Washington, D.C.
  • Annual Wine Tasting event
  • Membership income from the Society of Eye Surgeons (SES)
  • Support of optometric specialists

IEF's Financial Information

You may review IEF's financial information by checking IEF's fiscal year 2007 IRS Form 990 and/or the fiscal year 2007 Annual Audit.
2007IRS990.pdf [0.75Mb Acrobat PDF]
AuditReport2007.pdf [0.2Mb Acrobat PDF]


The IEF's blindness prevention and sight saving programs are funded by governmental, foundation, and corporate contributors, as well as individuals like you who generously donate online. Our website showcases our successes and our breadth of services to the developing world. Feel free to contact us with specific questions or requests. [ Make An Online Donation ]

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Detailed IEF financial information is available on our Funding page.