E Matilda Ziegler Foundation For The Blind

Foundation Overview

They've funded 33 grants worth $5,370,000

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?


—Total Assets

$18,949,408

—Total Giving

$5,370,000

—Grant Median

$250,000

Past Grantees 33

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation $150,000 Wilton, CT, US To Support Guide Dog Placement 2022
Cassie A Ludwig Md Ms $250,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Research "machine Learning To Predict Retinal Tears And Detachments" 2022
Wendy Liu Md Phd $250,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Research "mechanosensitivity Of The Retina And Its Role In Glaucoma" 2022
Euiseok Kim Phd $250,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Research "cell-type Specific Developmental Principles Of Cortical Visual Pathways" 2022
William Spencer Phd $250,000 Syracuse, NY, US Research "understanding Ectosomes In Retinal Disease" 2022
Lev,Prasov,Md,Phd $250,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Research "elucidating Cellular And Molecular Mechanisms Of Nanophthalmos" 2022
Fidelco,Guide,Dog,Foundation $150,000 Wilton, CT, US To Support Guide Dog Placement 2021
Carlos,R,Ponce,Md,Phd $150,000 Boston, MA, US Research "understanding Naturalistic Vision In Primates Using Machine Learning" 2021
Liang,Liang,Phd $150,000 New Haven, CT, US Research "elucidating The Roles Of Local Inhibition In Thalamic Visual Processing" 2021
Joel,B,Miesfeld,Phd $150,000 Milwaukee, WI, US Research "investigation Of Rgc Number As A Glaucoma Risk Factor" 2021
Safal,Khanal,Phd $100,000 Birmingham, AL, US Research "the Role Of S-cone Neural Activity In Eye Growth Regulartion And Refractive Development" 2021
Kazuhiro,Kurokawa,Phd $100,000 Portland, OR, US Research "multifunctional High- Resolution Imaging In The Living Retina To Study Glaucoma Pathophysiology At The Cellular And Subcellular Scale" 2021
Christopher,R,Fetsch,Phd $150,000 Baltimore, MD, US Research "patterned Microstimulation As Proof Of Concept For Prosthetic 3d Motion Vision" 2021
Fidelco,Guide,Dog,Foundation $135,000 Wilton, CT, US To Support A Guide Dog Placement For A Young Connecticut Resident 2020
Research,To,Prevent,Blindness $5,000 New York, NY, US To Support Research To Prevent Blindness 2020
Fidelco,Guide,Dog,Foundation $135,000 Wilton, CT, US To Support A Guide Dog Placement For A Young Connecticut Resident. 2018
Raunak,Sinha,Phd $100,000 Madison, WI, US Understanding Cone Signaling In The Fovea. 2018
Research,To,Prevent,Blindness $5,000 New York, NY, US Convening Of Vision Research Funders. 2018
Jillian,Pearring,Phd $240,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Photoreceptor Outer Segment Regeneration: Understanding The Molecular Programs And Dynamic Cellular Processes. 2018
Cagri,Besirli,Md,Phd $240,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US The Role Of Hexokinase-2 In Photoreceptor Survival During Metabolic Stress. 2018
David,Myung,Md,Phd $240,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Sutureless Corneal Reconstuction Through In Situ-ofmring Collagen Gels. 2018
Fidelco,Guide,Dog,Foundation $135,000 Bloomfield, CT, US To Support A Guide Dog Placement For A Young Connecticut Resident. 2017
Research,To,Prevent,Blindness $5,000 New York, NY, US Convening Of Vision Research Funders. 2017
Sui,Wang,Phd $100,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Understanding The Molecular Mechanisms. 2017
Xin,Duan,Phd $240,000 San Francisco, CA, US Regenerating Axons Across Diversified Retinal Ganglion Cell Subtypes. 2017
Anirvan,Nandy,Phd $240,000 New Haven, CT, US The Impact Of Eye-movements On Neural Dynamics And Cortical Organization. 2017
Alan,Brown,Phd $240,000 Boston, MA, US .visualizing Rhodopsin Trafficking By Cryo-em. 2017
Kira,Poskanzer,Phd $100,000 Hartford, CT, US Astrocytic Modulation Of Primary Visual Cortex. 2016
Research,To,Prevent,Blindness $5,000 New York, NY, US Convening Of Vision Research Funders. 2016
Jason,D,Shepherd,Phd $240,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Investigating The Molecular Mechanisms Of Critical Period Plasticity In The Mouse Visual Cortex. 2016
Fidelco,Guide,Dog,Foundation $135,000 Bloomfield, CT, US To Support A Guide Dog Placement For A Young Connecticut Resident. 2016
Rajesh,Rao,Md $240,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Epigenetic Dissection Of Hereditary Macular Degeneration : A Stem Cell Approach. 2016
Leo,Kim,Md,Phd $240,000 Boston, MA, US Role Of Runx1 In Retinopathy Of Prematurity. 2016

Contact Information

EIN 136086195
Website N/A
Address CO SWISHER INTL 20 THORNDAL CIRCL Darien, CT 06820-0000

Key People (6)

President,&,Assistant,Trea Cynthia Ziegler-brighton
Secretary Karl Ziegler
Vice,President,&,Treasurer Eric M Steinkraus
Assistant,Secretary Philip C Steinkraus
Chair,,Scientific,Advisory,Committee Michael Crair
Vice Provost For Research William Ziegler Iii