Glaucoma Research Foundation

Analysis

Glaucoma Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Glaucoma Research Foundation reported income of $7.2m and spending of $7.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $5.8m to $7.2m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Glaucoma Research Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McHc-Chicago Hospital Council ($7.2m), Commonsense Childbirth Inc ($7.2m) and Friends of Cancer Research ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 12 employees.