Quick Summary
Name: Kirchgessner Vision Foundation Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $765,000 (approx, based on 28 grants x $27,316 average) |
| Grant Range | Not specified |
| Average Grant | $27,316 |
| Application Method | Rolling (funds normally distributed in June) |
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.kirchgessnerfoundation.org/
- Email: grantscoordinator@kirchgessnerfoundation.org
- Phone: 310-704-8074
- Address: 14431 Ventura Blvd. #266, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Geographic Focus
- Primary focus: Southern California, with highest priority on nonprofits serving the five-county region of Greater Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties)
Funding Priorities
- Vision care services
- Services for economically disadvantaged persons with vision problems, especially the young, elderly, and disabled
- Programs helping those with sight problems to become self-sufficient
- Limited support for eye research (emphasis is on vision care rather than research)
What They Don't Fund
- Grants to individuals
- Private foundations, private operating foundations, or supporting organizations
- Political or business lobbying organizations or campaigns
- Fund-raising campaigns, dinners, banquets
- Organizations with unreasonable overhead/indirect expenses
- Organizations without 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Application Method
Two-step process:
- Submit a brief Letter of Intent via email to grantscoordinator@kirchgessnerfoundation.org (must include project description, matching/challenge grant information, and compliance statement)
- If invited, submit formal grant application via email
Grants are normally funded in June (fiscal year ends June 30th)
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