Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196564 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Aid Association for the Blind of
35grants reported
$21Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$821Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
J Dickson 4429 Colorado Ave NW
Washington, DC 20011-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's National Medical Foundation OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES | Washington, DC | $55,760 |
| Washington National Eye Center OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $55,760 |
| Children's National Medical Foundation OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES | Washington, DC | $51,000 |
| Washington National Eye Center OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $47,500 |
| Children's National Medical Foundation OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES | Washington, DC | $42,700 |
| Washington National Eye Center OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metro Washington OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $34,850 |
| Independence Now SERVICES TO BLIND/LOW VISION DC AREA RESIDENTS | Silver Spring, MD | $34,050 |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metro Washington OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $32,000 |
| DC Center for Independent Living Inc SERVICES TO BLIND/LOW VISION DC AREA RESIDENTS | Washington, DC | $32,000 |
| American Council of the Blind Inc GENERAL OPERATIONS IN DC METROPOLITAN AREA | Arlington, VA | $31,365 |
| Bread for the City Inc VISION CLINIC'S GENEAL OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| American Council of the Blind Inc GENERAL OPERATIONS IN DC METROPOLITAN AREA | Arlington, VA | $27,000 |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metro Washington OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $26,700 |
| Independence Now SERVICES TO BLIND/LOW VISION DC AREA RESIDENTS | Silver Spring, MD | $26,200 |
| Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs ADVOCACY FOR BLIND/LOW VISION SERVICES | Washington, DC | $22,000 |
| Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs ADVOCACY FOR BLIND/LOW VISION SERVICES | Washington, DC | $21,955 |
| American Association for People With Disablities COSTS TO PAY FOR BLIND INTERNS WORKING IN DC | Washington, DC | $20,910 |
| Bread for the City Inc VISION CLINIC'S GENEAL OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $20,910 |
| SO Others Might Eat FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES | Washington, DC | $20,213 |
| American Council of the Blind Inc GENERAL OPERATIONS IN DC METROPOLITAN AREA | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Bread for the City Inc VISION CLINIC'S GENEAL OPERATIONS | Washington, DC | $16,000 |
| Independence Now SERVICES TO BLIND/LOW VISION DC AREA RESIDENTS | Silver Spring, MD | $13,940 |
| Iona Senior Services PROGRAMS FOR BLIND SENIORS | Washington, DC | $13,000 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools BLIND/LOW VISION STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES PROGRAM | Rockville, MD | $11,200 |
| SO Others Might Eat FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES | Washington, DC | $10,700 |
| Iona Senior Services PROGRAMS FOR BLIND SENIORS | Washington, DC | $10,455 |
| Lisner Louise Dickson Hurt Home OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $10,455 |
| Iona Senior Services PROGRAMS FOR BLIND SENIORS | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Omnium Circusense Inc OPERATING EXPENSES | Brooklyn, NY | $7,300 |
| Metro Washington Ear Inc OPERATING EXPENSES | Silver Spring, MD | $6,970 |
| Omnium Universe Foundation OPERATING EXPENSES | Lilburn, GA | $6,970 |
| Metro Washington Ear Inc OPERATING EXPENSES | Silver Spring, MD | $5,400 |
| Lisner Louise Dickson Hurt Home OPERATING EXPENSES | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Omnium Circusense Inc OPERATING EXPENSES | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
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