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Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 471119043

Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $10.3 million in 79 grants; the typical grant was $27,725 and the largest $2.8 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5.4 million the year before.

86% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5.4 million15$6.6 million
2024$10.3 million79$4.0 million

How to apply

ContactOnesight Essilorluxottica Foundatio
13555 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75234
Phone or email(214) 999-4605
What to submitEach applicant should complete the onesight essilorluxottica foundation fund application form with all relevant information.
DeadlinesThere are currently no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are currently no restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in New York. It also paid $10.3 million in 78 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$10,143

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 79 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fondazione Onesight Essilorluxottica Italia EtsSupport for visual health$2.8 million
Onesight ExpansionSupport for visual health$2.2 million
Onesight ZambiaSupport for visual health$1.0 million
Onesight RwandaSupport for visual health$703,818
Onesight South AfricaSupport for visual health$380,520
Hand in Hand IndiaProvide access to a pair of spectacles to individuals identified with refractive error who otherwise cannot afford to pay for corrective glasses, encourage primary vision care providers (pvcp) to do more camps so that more people will be screened.$331,981
Onesight MalawiSupport for visual health$263,603
Centum Africa FoundationIncrease access to and utilization of eye health information and services by training optical technicians and facilitating them to set up eye rafiki optical technician shops. They will be involved in increasing awareness on eye health matters and dispensing eye-glasses, and referring those with eye illnesses for further management.train candidates to become eye rafiki (primary vision care provider) over the course of 2023 with the existing training partner facility in the west area of kenya.# trainees: 100 er# er shops to be launched: 70 (conversion rate: 70%)$187,022
Onesight LiberiaSupport for visual health$186,342
Hand in Hand IndiaCreate an end-to-end vision care solution for the rural poor people in madhya pradesh by connecting 60 existing pvcps to nearby government primary health centres to provide free vision screening and free spectacles, along with free referrals to optometrists and ophthalmologists using tele-refraction and teleophthalmology.$141,694
2024 Direct Action Charity Programs CambodiaOur partner, khmer sight foundation will be implementing monthly vses on the ground on behalf of oself and aim to equiplow income beneficiaries across their charitableevents. Many international eye hospitals and ngo groups will send in their teams on a regular basistoprovide these charitable services.$113,837
Kenya Society for the BlindTo enhance the collaboration of public private partnership towards a coordinated screening and distribution of corrective glasses at both public and private channel for an expanded awareness and scale of advocacy.expanding access to both public and private through the ngos channel, government channel and faith based organizations in kenya by creating and leveraging on existing infrastructure and technology.$107,019
Hand in Hand IndiaOnesight essilorluxottica foundation(oself) has devised a sustainable business model for the local community members who are trained to manage and set up an eyeconnect center which served as a connection point for the community to have their eyes checked and received customized glasses$106,275
Centum Africa FoundationTrained eye rafiki have increased access to and utilization of eye health information and services through their access points in the communities. They are involved in increasing awareness on eye health matters, dispensing eye-glasses, and referring those with eye illnesses for further management.as we wind up the training program, this will enable us to facilitate a responsibletransition and provide support during this critical phase, also honoring our commitment to the trained students, the government, stakeholders and partners.total er under ojt: 47total er due for exam: 130$99,280
Onesight GambiaSupport for visual health$98,514
Global Vision Support International FoundationCreate and strengthen eye care ngo collaboration and programming to enhance data capture and sharing on the ure in nigeria.$96,588
Hand-In-Hand CambodiaTo create sustainable access point (raps) for primary vision care in underserved areas (with 1 rap taking care of approx 5000 people in the catchment area)$73,353
2024 Direct Action Charity Programs PhilippinesOself asean will be organizing various eye screening clinics to provide vision care services to the marginalized people across the schoolstoimprove their quality of life. Our leaders will follow the oself protocol of organizing clinics in underserved areas, ensuring thatthere is anadequate number of manpower and resources being given to support the clinics.$70,383
ShimantikTo create vision care access for rural people of barisal division$68,373
Aarambh Education and Community Development SocietyThis initiative establishes an optical dispensing units (odus) in the government hospitals ophthalmology department, thus bridging spectacle accessibility gap by upgrading government infrastructure to provide free-of-cost spectacles to patients identified with refractive error.$54,959
Vosh-Somalia IncTo increase access to eye care services and eyeglasses to low-income communities in rural somalia.$52,757
Fundacion Onesight EssilorluxotticaSupport for visual health$50,000
Susrut Eye Foundation & Research CentreEnabling 105,000 adult population & 5,800 school going children to overcome their vision impairment with the aid of eyeglasses enabling them to live productive lives and contribute to national economy.$49,459
Transnet Foundation CSR ProjectProvide access to a holistic basket of healthcare services under one roof$47,512
Sight for the Rural Child LBGTo offer free eye screening to 25,000 rural children and adults in northern ghana by the close of 2024, to ensure that rural children and adults living in northern ghana receive a comprehensive eye examination$37,431
Centurion University of Technology & ManagementTo provide free of cost screening for the community members near to the localities of the university, to give spectacles to the eligible poor people who can produce bpl(below poverty line) card, to provide learning opportunity to 200 students who can conduct vision screening events at the community level to support the poor people$34,844
Direct Action Clear Vision for Children and Teachers CambodiaThe project goal is to screen all the students in government secondary and high schools. The campaign also includes the provision of eyeglasses to schoolteachers with presbyopia (difficulty in seeing short distance).$33,808
Kenya Society for the BlindBased on lessons learnt on rehabilitative services, ksb is expanding its partnership with oself on the need for refractive error program on eye care as a strategy to improve its quality in rehabilitative program. The ksb has goodwill to partner with over 5k government health structures. The project to set up 5 vision centre within the 5 counties public referral hospital creating access to a population of 375k.the project will offer access to free eye screening, free glasses to 4.5k most poor through government waiver system while creating access to affordable glasses to the local.$32,149
2024 Direct Action Charity Programs IndonesiaEl indonesia is committed to help drive csr efforts for oself in indonesia by working with 3 major and active foundations in indonesia. Mnc foundation is the largest media house in sea and has committed to two big scale vses and works with semarang ministry to mobilise the 19 schools around semarang so we can provide access to the students. John fawcett foundationhas monthly screenings around the islands. Iropinis active in providing vision screening$31,779
Vision Care FoundationOur main objective is to spearhead the elimination of preventable and curable blindness by 2040 through provision of affordable, accessible, sustainable, inclusive and quality eye health innovative solutions. This project will enhance the school base eye health component byproviding the teachers training to enable them to screen and identify children with eye and vision problems, provide access to spectacles ad low vision devices for those in need as well as strengthening the referral pathway.$30,415
The Ruya ProjectEye care services for the most vulnerable in our communities.$30,024
Cox's Bazar Baitush SharafTo eliminate poor vision in underprivileged communities through outreach program to screening re and serving by giving a pair of glasses$29,933
Moulvibazar BNSB Eye HospitalTo eliminate poor vision in underprivileged communities through outreach program to screening re and serving by giving a pair of glasses$29,933
Moulvibazar BNSB Eye HospitalTo create vision care access for rural people of sylhet division$29,796
2024 Direct Action Charity Programs ThailandSince the coup, there are a lot of refugees who have crossed over to thailand, mae sot to seek refuge. There are 3 types of beneficiary profiles migrant workers, students, and refugees. It is estimated that there are 5 million displacedrefugees along this stretch. Our oself leaders in our el thailand entities together will work with our ground partners such as internationalrescue committee, mae tao clinic andsuwannimitfoundation, to equip these beneficiaries.$29,774
Albino Trust of ZimbabweTo promote comprehensive access to eye health treatment, care and support through a multi-sector approach in zimbabwe.$28,836
North-Eastern Angola Union Mission Seventh Day AdventistTo provide eye care that is affordable and accessible to kilamba kiaxe community of 3million population in luanda angola, byscreening 25000 and equipping 20% with corrective glasses. This will be achieved through school, community and church screening.$28,817
Vision Center (Vah Model) Tunza MachoProvide access to most needy persons within the community who can only seek services within the private hospital and cannot afford.$28,775
To All NationsdrcThe objective of these initiatives is to ensure that everyone in katanga province, drc has access to quality eye care services and that refractive errors are diagnosed and treated.$27,909
Centre D'education Et de Formation Integree (Cefi Asbl)Our project aims to fight against avoidable blindness and low vision in the community and thus make each person autonomous and integrated to contribute to the development of their entity through improved quality of sight.$27,725

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are currently no submission deadlines..

How much does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund give?

$10.3 million in tax year 2024, across 79 grants, with a typical grant of $27,725.

Who runs Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Anurag Hans (Chairman), Laurie Gerversman (President), Becky Palm (Secretary) and Mike Mott (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international, health and youth programs.

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