Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-1740463 · reported 2023–2025
217grants reported
$52Kmedian award
$12Klower quartile
$45smallest grant
$17.4Mtotal paid
20states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 217 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $541K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
307 West 38TH Street
New York, NY 10018-2913
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Perkins School for the Blind #22-24: EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN: SCALING UP SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND VISUAL | Watertown, MA | $678,631 |
| Perkins School for the Blind #22-24: EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN: SCALING UP SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND VISUAL | Watertown, MA | $668,889 |
| Perkins School for the Blind #25-28: TRANSFORMING LEARNING FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND AND LOW VISION ACROSS BRAZIL AND MEXICO | Watertown, MA | $486,137 |
| Seva Foundation #23-10: ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS EYE CARE TRAINING AND LEARNING CENTER IN GUATEMALA | Berkeley, CA | $385,605 |
| Lavelle School for the Blind #24-28: GARDEN OF GIVING | Bronx, NY | $355,000 |
| Kings Bay Ym-Ywha #25-03: CAMP FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION | Brooklyn, NY | $350,000 |
| Helen Keller International #23-29: NEW JERSEY VISION PROGRAM | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Helen Keller International #23-29: NEW JERSEY VISION PROGRAM | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Helen Keller International #23-29: NEW JERSEY VISION PROGRAM | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Helen Keller International #25-17: NOBO DRISHTI BOCHAGANJ: ELIMINATING CATARACT BLINDNESS IN BOCHAGANJ UPAZILA, DINAJPUR, BANGL | New York, NY | $242,788 |
| Benetech #24-10: SAKSHARTA (LITERACY) | Palo Alto, CA | $239,389 |
| Benetech #21-18: BOOKSHARE IN INDIA: PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE | Palo Alto, CA | $226,862 |
| Lutheran Braille Workers #23-30: PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO HELP LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR BRAILLE BI | Yucaipa, CA | $220,000 |
| Goodwill Vision Enterprises #23-27: PARTNERSHIP MODEL IMPLEMENTATION | Rochester, NY | $217,489 |
| Lighthouse Guild International #25-04: TECH TRAINING 2.0: EXPANDING ASSISTIVE TECH TRAINING IN-PERSON AND THROUGH THE REMOTE CARE N | New York, NY | $209,902 |
| Visionserve Alliance #24-25: VISION REHABILITATION WITH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: A HUB AND SPOKE APPROACH | Saint Louis, MO | $206,359 |
| Benetech #24-10: SAKSHARTA (LITERACY) | Palo Alto, CA | $204,578 |
| Suny College of Optometry Foundation (formerly Known AS Optometric Center O #24-29: SUNY OPTOMETRY + SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER VISION PARTNERSHIP | New York, NY | $201,681 |
| Suny College of Optometry Foundation (formerly Known AS Optometric Center O #24-29: SUNY OPTOMETRY + SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER VISION PARTNERSHIP | New York, NY | $198,319 |
| Helen Keller International #21-02: SCALING UP DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SERVICES IN BANGLADESH PROGRAM (SDRS III) | New York, NY | $196,786 |
| Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital #23-20ER: ESTABLISHING REGIONAL TRAINING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ALLIED OPHTHALMIC PARAMEDICS (AOPS) | — | $175,000 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #25-19: SUPPORT FOR VISIONS SERVICES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY AND THE HUDSON VALLEY (R | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #23-21: EXPANSION OF VISIONS SERVICES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY AND THE HUDSON VALLEY ( | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital #23-20ER: ESTABLISHING REGIONAL TRAINING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ALLIED OPHTHALMIC PARAMEDICS (AOPS) | — | $175,000 |
| Research Foundation of City University of New York Hunter College #22-17: VISION REHABILITATION THERAPY: SUPPORTING GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF | New York, NY | $168,699 |
| Research Foundation of City University of New York Hunter College #22-17: VISION REHABILITATION THERAPY: SUPPORTING GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF | New York, NY | $168,699 |
| Research Foundation of City University of New York Hunter College #22-17: VISION REHABILITATION THERAPY: SUPPORTING GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF | New York, NY | $168,699 |
| Rutgers Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions #23-18: EYE2EYE: A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH VISION LOSS | Piscataway, NJ | $155,000 |
| Fundacion Guatemalteca Para Ninos Con Sordoceguera Alex (fundal) #24-27ER: MULTISENSORY LEARNING CENTERS: PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN GUATEMALA | — | $155,000 |
| Seva Foundation #23-10: ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS EYE CARE TRAINING AND LEARNING CENTER IN GUATEMALA | Berkeley, CA | $153,010 |
| Fundacion Guatemalteca Para Ninos Con Sordoceguera Alex (fundal) #24-27ER: MULTISENSORY LEARNING CENTERS: PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN GUATEMALA | — | $150,000 |
| Lavelle School for the Blind #25-09: 2025 JOHN CAFFREY STUDENT ENHANCEMENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Bronx, NY | $150,000 |
| Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital #23-20ER: ESTABLISHING REGIONAL TRAINING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ALLIED OPHTHALMIC PARAMEDICS (AOPS) | — | $150,000 |
| Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind #23-03: HOMETOWN TRAINING | Cassville, NY | $150,000 |
| Seva Foundation #23-10: ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS EYE CARE TRAINING AND LEARNING CENTER IN GUATEMALA | Berkeley, CA | $146,410 |
| Center for Independence of the Disabled New York #25-16: EXPANDING VISION DISABILITY SERVICES AT CIDNY | New York, NY | $143,276 |
| American Printing House for the Blind #22:15: APH CONNECTCENTER | Louisville, KY | $139,625 |
| The New York Public Library #24-13: HEISKELL LIBRARY: TRANSLATING ACCESS PROJECT (RENEWAL) | New York, NY | $134,412 |
| Room to Read #25-10: EXPANDING ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDRENS STORYBOOKS | San Francisco, CA | $134,309 |
| Fundacion Guatemalteca Para Ninos Con Sordoceguera Alex (fundal) #21-20: FORGING PATHS TOWARDS INCLUSION AND SUSTAINABILITY | — | $131,000 |
| Resources for the Blind Inc (rbi) #25-29ER: PROJECT ACCESS | — | $130,597 |
| Community Healthcare Network #25-26: EXPANDING PRIMARY VISION CARE | New York, NY | $129,598 |
| The New York Public Library #22-06: HEISKELL LIBRARY: TRANSLATING ACCESS PROJECT | New York, NY | $129,157 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #24-24: LAVELLE SCHOLARS COLLEGE TO CAREER PROGRAM | New York, NY | $128,602 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #20-21: LAVELLE SCHOLARS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2020-2024 | New York, NY | $126,257 |
| Visionserve Alliance | Saint Louis, MO | $125,000 |
| Rutgers Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions #23-18: EYE2EYE: A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH VISION LOSS | New Brunswick, NJ | $125,000 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #23-21: EXPANSION OF VISIONS SERVICES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY AND THE HUDSON VALLEY ( | New York, NY | $125,000 |
| Lavelle School for the Blind #24-12: DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS | Bronx, NY | $125,000 |
| Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired #24-24: LAVELLE SCHOLARS COLLEGE TO CAREER PROGRAM | New York, NY | $124,856 |
| Dominican University New York #21-19: HYBRID ONLINE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVIS) IN | Orangeburg, NY | $124,848 |
| C L Gupta Eye Institute #21-29ER: ELIMINATING RURAL AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS BACKLOG DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN WESTERN UTTAR PR | — | $123,676 |
| C L Gupta Eye Institute #21-29ER: ELIMINATING RURAL AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS BACKLOG DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC IN WESTERN UTTAR PRA | — | $121,054 |
| City Access New York Inc #23-02: CAREER DISCOVERY PROJECT | Staten Island, NY | $120,700 |
| Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impa #25-01: EXPANDING CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING AND THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONALS IN TH | Lubbock, TX | $119,858 |
| Cbm Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission EV #25-25ER: EXPANSION OF SIMULATION-BASED OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | — | $118,670 |
| Dominican College of Blauvelt #21-19: HYBRID ONLINE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVIS) IN | Orangeburg, NY | $118,074 |
| Dominican College of Blauvelt #21-19: HYBRID ONLINE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVIS) IN | Orangeburg, NY | $116,493 |
| The New York Public Library #24-13: HEISKELL LIBRARY: TRANSLATING ACCESS PROJECT (RENEWAL) | New York, NY | $115,588 |
| Vision Forward Association #24-14: TECHNOLOGY CREATES POSSIBILITIES: A NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PHASE | Milwaukee, WI | $115,178 |
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