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Kirchgessner Vision Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $598,300 (tax year ended June 2025)
Kirchgessner Vision Foundation, a private foundation in Sherman Oaks, CA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $598,300 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $105,000 to Vision To Learn in Los Angeles, CA for general program support.
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- EIN
- 680530356
- Based in
- Sherman Oaks, CA
- Assets
- $19,868,606
- Grants paid
- $598,300
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202641329349101524. It reported $598,300 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision To Learn | Los Angeles, CA | General program support | Health care | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | Fullerton, CA | For continued support of the university's pediatric low vision program, and expand the scope of the program to provide underserved, pediatric patients with in-person comprehensive exams and care, as w | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond Blindness Formerly Known As Blind Children's Learning Center | Santa Ana, CA | To expand its low vision clinic and community-wide vision screenings. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | For continued support of wayfinders child development services (previously known as early intervention program (the program), which program assists approximately 500 infants and young children, ages 0 | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona, CA | To fund the purchase of advanced technology for use during in-office visits and as part of the independent living skills program assessments conducted by westernu's patient care team. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To employ tutors and a case manager all who are critical for the academic success of blind or visually impaired students pursuing higher education at the college while in-person services begin to resu | Education | $31,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To support small equipment purchases at its vision center throughout the 2025-2026 fiscal year. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles | Commerce, CA | To directly support vision care services in los angeles county | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | To directly support its vision care services in los angeles, orange, ventura, riverside, and/or san bernardino counties in 2025. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | To continue to support the clinics vision care program by funding the rental of retinal cameras that will allow vfc to reach more patients than ever with affordable preventive vision services | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | For support of the institutes child development program in los angeles and orange counties during its 2025 fiscal year. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | Toward the purchase of a haag streit lenstar myopia package. | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind | Reseda, CA | For continued support of tlc's orientation & mobility (o&m) program specifically, to help cover the cost of its o&m specialist. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy of Music for the Blind | Monrovia, CA | General program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artsupla | Los Angeles, CA | To support some of artsup! la's production costs and provide rehearsal and performance stipends for the performers in theatre by the blind, film by the blind, and rex & friends. these stipends compens | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guide Dogs of America | Sylmar, CA | Toward the training of guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Community Healthcare | North Hollywood, CA | To cover the cost of eye exams and glasses for myhealth la patients. | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blind Children's Center | Los Angeles, CA | For general operating support at the center during the upcoming 2025/2026 school year. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visitation Church | Osage, IA | General program support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Michele Rusinko Endowment Fund | Saint Peter, MN | General program support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archer School for Girls | Los Angeles, CA | General program support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Thomas Dye School | Los Angeles, CA | General program support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General program support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women for Women International Global Support Center | Washington, DC | General program support | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202520999349100002. It reported $694,150 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To work with ccf to support vision-related projects in the greater los angeles area | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $122,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond Blindness Formerly Known As Blind Children's Learning Center | Santa Ana, CA | To expand its low vision clinic and community-wide vision screenings. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guide Dogs of America | Sylmar, CA | Toward the training of guide dogs for the blind and visually impaired | $49,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blind Children's Center | Los Angeles, CA | For general operating support at the center during the upcoming 2024/2025 school year. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To employ tutors and a case manager all who are critical for the academic success of blind or visually impaired students pursuing higher education at the college while in-person services begin to resu | Education | $37,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | For support of the institutes child development program in los angeles and orange counties during its 2024 fiscal year. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | Fullerton, CA | For continued support of the university's pediatric low vision program, and expand the scope of the program to provide underserved, pediatric patients with in-person comprehensive exams and care, as w | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | For continued support of wayfinders child development services (previously known as early intervention program (the program), which program assists approximately 500 infants and young children, ages 0 | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To support small equipment purchases at its vision center throughout the 2024-2025 fiscal year. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles | Commerce, CA | To directly support vision care services in los angeles county | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | To directly support its vision care services in los angeles, orange, ventura, riverside, and/or san bernardino counties in 2024. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | To continue to support the clinics vision care program by funding the rental of retinal cameras that will allow vfc to reach more patients than ever with affordable preventive vision services | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | Toward the purchase of a haag streit lenstar myopia package. | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Keller International | New York, NY | For renewed support of its california vision program (formally known as childsight los angeles) in supporting core program services, including both school and community-based work in the los angeles a | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind | Reseda, CA | For continued support of tlc's orientation & mobility (o&m) program specifically, to help cover the cost of its o&m specialist. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona, CA | To fund the purchase of advanced technology for use during in-office visits and as part of the independent living skills program assessments conducted by westernu's patient care team. | $23,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artsupla | Los Angeles, CA | To support some of artsup! la's production costs and provide rehearsal and performance stipends for the performers in theatre by the blind, film by the blind, and rex & friends. these stipends compens | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Community Healthcare | North Hollywood, CA | To cover the cost of eye exams and glasses for myhealth la patients. | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | In support of the clinics vision services program, through which the clinic can continue to provide eye care services, glasses, and retinal screenings to more than 1,600 low-income and underserved pat | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unlimited Possibilities | Santa Ana, CA | To support its occupational therapy program for vision impaired children with cerebral palsy. funding from the foundation will help provide high-quality vision acuity treatment to 14 vision impaired c | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visitation Church | Osage, IA | General program support | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visitation School | Los Angeles, CA | General program support | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Pacifica | Camarillo, CA | General program support | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $315,000 |
| Education | $201,200 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $122,000 |
| Human services | $70,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,253,850 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| Iowa | $9,300 |
| Minnesota | $3,500 |
| District of Columbia | $800 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.