Corneal blindness is the third most common cause of blindness worldwide. In the United States, more than 60,000 people require cornea or other eye tissue transplants annually.
Your generosity helps ensure VisionGift can continue to drive innovation in ocular research. Thanks to your support in 2025, our impact was remarkable:
- 2,183 donors provided tissue transplants, research, and education.
- 8,882 tissues were made available for sight-restoring transplants.
- 1,784 tissues were used to advance research and clinical knowledge.
Thank you for honoring eye donors by advancing sight for all humankind.
Make an impact. A gift of …
$50
buys storage solution to preserve eye tissue
$100
can provide one surgical simulation training
$500
Can cover the cost of two recovery kits, allowing donor families to give the precious gift of sight to up to four people
Give a one-time gift now.
Giving a gift today will ensure that VisionGift can support our greatest need, while restoring lives, promoting healing, and driving ocular reserach. You can give online here or mail a check to: VisionGift, 2201 SE 11th Ave. , Portland, OR 97214.
Become a Monthly Supporter
Providing an automatic monthly contribution is easy for you while providing reliable funding for VisionGift. You will be welcomed to our 20/20 Giving Club as a result of making this commitment with special communications and gratitude. We are happy to talk with you about setting up an automatic deduction from your checking account.
Gifts of Goods and Services
In-kind contributions can also help connect your organization to VisionGift’s vibrant work and bring hope to thousands of area children and adults in need of corneal transplants.
“The partnership between VisionGift and surgeons is vital for restoring sight for thousands of people and for fostering important research. We are most grateful for the quality of VisonGift’s work. We can always count on their team to be responsive and compassionate.”
Winston D. Chamberlain, MD, PhD, VisionGift Co-Medical Director
