Public Charity

EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION

Based in PITTSBURGH, PA, EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.5M in revenue, $9.7M in expenses, $75.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 65 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.8M.

EIN: 251439732 PITTSBURGH, PA Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments Research NTEE: H41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.5M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$75.4M
Grant Records65
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE EYE & EAR FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING THE LEADING-EDGE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING PATIENT CARE.

Where $100 goes at Eye and Ear Foundation

How Eye and Ear Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$82
Grants to department of otolaryngology and department of ophthalmology of university of Pittsburgh's school of medicine and related programs at the university of Pittsburgh and upmc health system…
98% of program spending
$1
Mission of mercy ("mom") is an annual two-day event providing dental, vision, and hearing services
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 693 patients; 552 individuals; 401 patients
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$50,000
2024
VISION AND HEARING CARE WITHOUT BOUNDS
$90,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$58,350
2024
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR HEALTH INNOVATION PROJECTS
$50,000
2024
HEARING AND SIGHT HUMAN SERVICES
$41,994

Showing up to 5 of 65 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER, EXIT 5/25 Albert C Muse
11/24, VICE CHAIR AT 11/24 Aldo Zini Treasurer Thru
BOARD MEMBER Anantha Shekhar Md Phd
BOARD MEMBER, ENTER 11/24 Anne Lewis
BOARD MEMBER B Gordon Nelson Iii
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Wiegand

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,835,882 47 grants
Health & Medicine
$808,654 15 grants
Human & Social Services
$41,994 1 grant
Unspecified
$140,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.5M $9.7M $75.4M
2024 $16.4M $10.5M $67.0M
2023 $6.0M $8.2M $55.9M
2022 $10.2M $6.6M $54.3M
2021 $25.3M $4.2M $60.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $25.3M to $13.5M (-47%), with total assets most recently reported at $75.4M.

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