What We Fund
The Foundation seeks to support innovative and measurable initiatives that align with its mission and vision. It will generally consider donations up to $50,000 but will participate in matching funds projects.
Our three areas of impact are:
- Research
- Equipment
- Outreach
Examples of outreach include education of the blind and visually impaired, public awareness, physical aids and transportation.
The Foundation seeks to fund Canadian:
- Health and research institutions
- Educational institutions
- Community organizations
- Sport and recreation facilities offering programs for the visually impaired
The Foundation will not consider funding:
- Unrestricted funding requests
- Multi-year projects or programs
- Annual or general campaign solicitations
- Automatic donation renewals
- Individuals
- Deficit operational funding
- Foreign projects of a Canadian qualifying entity