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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2025 Expires: March 2027

Glaucoma Research Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(415) 986-3162
131 Steuart Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA, 94105
https://glaucoma.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Glaucoma Research Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to cure glaucoma and restore vision through innovative research."

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, CA

Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) reports that it encourages research toward better treatments for people with glaucoma. The organization aims to attract innovative scientists, doctors and ideas to the field of glaucoma research. GRF sponsors the annual Glaucoma 360 meetings to encourage collaboration, and provides education and support for those with glaucoma, their families and friends. The organization's website has information and news for glaucoma patients and their families. A free booklet, “Understanding and Living with Glaucoma,” may be ordered or downloaded from the website. GRF’s free newsletter, Gleams, provides information about glaucoma treatments and research. Gleams is available in print and email editions. GRF also funds a research study: Catalyst for a Cure (CFC), which enables research scientists to collaborate in real-time to understand neuronal loss in glaucoma and identify new targets for intervention.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Glaucoma Research Foundation's program expenses were:

Research $4,066,864
Education $1,883,527
Total Program Expenses $5,950,391

Chief Executive
Thomas M. Brunner, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$287,531

Chair of the Board
Andrew G. Iwach, MD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Physician, Associate Clinical Professor, and Executive Director, Glaucoma Center of San Francisco

Board Size
16

Paid Staff Size
11

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,842,895, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Glaucoma Research Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Donations and bequests $6,473,014
Investment income $578,681
Conference/forum income $460,180
Special events income $369,881
Other income $12,223
Total Income $7,891,961

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $7,891,961
Total expenses: $7,252,980
  Program expenses $5,950,391
  Fundraising expenses $1,074,300
  Administrative expenses $228,289
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $638,981
Beginning Net Assets $12,894,941
Other Changes In Net Assets $-2,018
Ending Net Assets $13,533,922
Total Liabilities $1,104,655
Total Assets $14,638,577

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in value in charitable trusts.

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