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the eye health and vision
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projects it has supported
This leveraging effect is critical to the success of a
for the past two decades,
variety of far-reaching efforts, as well, with ESFA doing all
from vision screenings for
it can to encourage other funders to support nonprofit
children to summer camps
work aimed at increasing access to eye care for children
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD The EyeSight Foundation of Alabama (ESFA) is proud of
for those with vision impairment to eye care for the
and adults in Alabama. We will continue to bolster the
medically indigent and research into blinding eye dis-
impact of every grant making dollar we contribute by
ease. The foundation began its work in 1997 with an en-
amplifying the work of our grantees.
dowment of about $60 million, derived from the sale of a specialty eye hospital. ESFA holds in perpetuity nearly $50 million which is carefully invested and from which it
continues to award grants. The ESFA Board of Trustees also advises Regions Bank on grants awarded from the Carl and Pauline Buck Trust held at Regions Bank. Counting those grants, as of July 2018 ESFA has awarded $68+ million to 63 organizations and programs in Alabama.
$68,686,260 Awarded/Directed since 1997
AREAS OF SUPPORT ESFA awards grants in the following areas:
eye care and vision screening
Eye care for the medically indigent
Low vision and rehabilitation service
Improved geographical access to general and special-
ty eye care services Education and training of eye care professionals and scientific investigators
nership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, ESFA is proud that its grants to UAB Ophthalmology’s
Research in the prevention and treatment of eye diseases, disabilities or impairment prevalent in Alabama
*includes $1,525,385 through Regions/Buck Trust Having completed six of a seven-year funding part-
Public education regarding preventive and routine
and the development of effective methods of treatment, surgery or rehabilitation
Basic science research on the visual system.
Vision of Excellence and Research Acceleration Initiative
MISSION
have helped propel the department’s national Blue Ridge
To serve as a catalyst to improve eyesight
th
th
Institute research ranking from 38 t0 6 . Other funders have joined with ESFA in helping advance the breadth and depth of ophthalmology’s research programs, with extraordinary collective results.
through research, education and access to care
VISION Making a difference in the eyes of the world
CORE RESEARCH SUPPORT UAB Dept Ophthalmology $15,356,336 43% of research
RECRUITMENT, ENDOWMENT, CAPITAL, BUILDING, EQUIPMENT $13,404,546 38% of research
INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH $6,716,905 19% of research
RESEARCH
Grants by Mission Area RESEARCH
$68,686,260
$35,477,787 52%
EDUCATION
15,470,449 22%
PATIENT CARE
17,738,024 26%
awarded since 1997
PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT $203,029
EDUCATION Professional Training $914,454
Consumer Education & Sponsorships $656,193
CORE EDUCATION SUPPORT UAB Dept Ophthalmology $13,899,802 90% of education
NON-INDIGENT PATIENT CARE $6,216,825 35% of patient care
INDIGENT PATIENT CARE $11,318,170 64% of patient care
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Grants by Recipient UAB Dept Ophthalmology
$44,800,600
65%
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital
10,702,485
16%
Other UAB
7,414,030
11%
Community
5,769,145
8%
COMMUNITY
AIDB ALSCA CFGB CSVR
Sight Savers Impact
Lakeshore
$62,917,115 to UAB and affiliates Department of Ophthalmology Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation Callahan Eye Hospital School of Medicine (in addition to above amounts)
$43,038,775 1,761,824 10,702,485 1,200,000
Biomedical Engineering
450,000
Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
101,320
Neurobiology
216,889
Pharmacology & Toxicology
143,261
Psychology
150,000
Molecular and Cellular Pathology
120,000
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
110,000
School of Optometry
2,372,474
School of Education
480,000
School of Health Professions
108,105
UAB Miscellaneous UAB WBHM Alabama Radio Reading Service
OPHTHALMOLOGY
1,863,200
Vision Sciences
School of Public Health
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association Alabama Shakespeare Festival Bell Center for Early Intervention Birmingham Health Care Birmingham Museum of Art Cahaba Valley Health Care Care Assurance System for Aging—Madison Co Community Foundation Greater Birmingham Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation Cooper Green Hospital Eye Clinic Council Exceptional Children/Vision Impairments Crippled Children’s Foundation Eye Injury Registry of Alabama EyeCare Alabama Helen Keller Foundation Research &Education Impact America Kid One Transport Lakeshore Foundation Lions of Alabama Liz Moore Low Vision Center McWane Center Media for Health Medical Society of Jefferson County Mobile Lions Charity Foundation Nat’l Fed of Blind—NW Alabama Chapter Poarch Band of Creek Indians Prevent Blindness Red Barn River Region Lions Clubs/Montgomery Lions Sight Savers America Southeastern Diabetes Education Services Travelers Aid Society of Greater Birmingham United Cerebral Palsy Greater Birmingham Veterans Inst Scientific Tech Applications Rsrch Victory Health Partners
OTHER UAB
CALLAHAN
COMMUNITY
10,000 1,280
$68,686,260
87,500
awarded since 1997
Grants by Fiscal Year
8 mil 7 mil 6 mil 5 mil 4 mil 3 mil 2 mil 1 mil 0
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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Total Assets at Fiscal Year-End (in millions) 70
63.8 68.2
65
60.1 55.1 52.9 56.9
58
60.9 66.7
60
48.6 50.9 55.3 51.3 51.8 54.3 49.5 46.8 48.3 49.2
65 60 55
50 45 98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Financial Report for Years Ended June 30 (in thousands) Net Assets
Donations Received
Net Gain from Investment Activity
General/ Admin Expenses
Grants Made
FY1998
$63,762
456
3,984
217
1,205
FY1999
65,757
270
4,740
105
3,473
FY2000
63,401
70
4,989
196
5,197
FY2001
59,425
8
4,854
172
2,891
FY2002
54,403
259
(1,539)
195
3,177
FY2003
51,785
26
125
264
3,407
FY2004
54,938
21
2,782
199
3,752
FY2005
54,383
309
3,121
294
4,858
FY2006
58,442
4
3,876
344
1,754
FY2007
64,806
116
5,145
385
1,724
FY2008
55,792
1
5,432
448
5,538
FY2009
45,768
.5
(1,367)
456
2,928
FY2010
49,806
.8
666
444
1,161
FY2011
50,772
.3
4,296
406
5,986
FY2012
47,505
2.2
521
431
2,609
FY2013
49,037
5.5
2,448
492
2,527
FY2014
51,964
1.1
2,204
490
3,010
FY2015
47,621
1.7
4,334
479
2,988
FY2016
45,422
15.4
2,466
495
2,719
700 South 18th Street, Suite 123 Birmingham, AL 35233 205/488-0771 ď ł 205/325-8335 Fax Torrey DeKeyser, Executive Director
FY2017
47,344
3.5
4,202
426
2,234
Torrey@uab.edu www.eyesightfoundation.org
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