2012-2013 Pledge Goals

We are truly grateful for your friendship and generosity. Together, we will continue to fulfill Helen Keller’s challenge to be the “Knights of the Blind in the crusade against darkness.” Your gift will help us continue to provide sight-saving and life-enhancing programs for people who are blind or visually impaired.
 
Lions Eye Institute

Tissue Donation for Disadvantaged Project
$600,000

  • $150,000 per year
  • 5 corneas per month @ 2,500

Research Building(Naming Possibilities)
< $625,000

  • $250,000 - $500,000 Walkway to Discovery
  • $25,000 per lab - $125,000

Property Purchase
$1,000,000

  • Phase 1 – flat surface parking (revenue producing)
  • Phase 2 – closing street and adjoining property
  • Phase 3 – building 2015 ($7,000,000, based on current construction prices of $125 per square foot)

Build Out of Cell Culture Lab
$350,000

  • $100,000 – Construction Build Out
  • $250,000 – Equipment

Vehicles
$112,000

  • 7 vehicles needed for coordinators traveling the state for eye tissue procurement

Equipment
$112,213

  • IT Equipment - $32,700
  • Laboratory Equipment - $38,513
  • Research Laboratory Equipment - $30,000 [FUNDED]
  • Electronic Media (4 wall TVs for marketing/internal needs placed throughout building) - $10,000 [FUNDED]

Furniture and Fixtures
$23,293
 

Individual Donations

The Lions Eye Institute is especially honored when contributors choose our mission as a means for expressing their heartfelt thoughts. We welcome your contributions in memory of friends and loved ones. Tribute contributions are also a meaningful way to honor birthdays, anniversaries, awards and other special occasions. We acknowledge all gifts personally and will notify others of your gift per your request. The Lions Eye Institute truly appreciates each gift it receives.

Honoree Information
Who would you like to honor? This information will appear on the acknowledgement:

Note

Who should receive the acknowledgement?
We will send a personal note acknowledging your gift to the individual below:

Your name on acknowledgement
Please tell us how you would like your name to appear on the acknowledgement


Personal Message

Have You Considered?

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees.

If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift to our organization may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or your spouse.

Planned Giving

The question becomes: is it better to give more now or to wait? Deferred giving, such as a bequest or charitable trust, is one of several opportunities to contribute to the Lions Eye Institute Foundation. It allows for immediate tax and estate planning benefits. A deferred gift is an attractive vehicle for donors who need the ongoing income from those assets or trusts. If a deferred gift does not meet your needs, consider the benefits of greater giving now. Professional planning allows you to make a larger gift now and witness the impact of your gift during your lifetime.

Contributions are tax deductible and all contributions are officially acknowledged by the Foundation. In addition to gifts of cash, donors may provide support to the Foundation and personally benefit from their contributions in other ways. We would be pleased to talk with you about the many opportunities to give.

  • Publicly Traded Stocks or Securities
  • Real Estate
  • Personal Property
  • Life Insurance
  • Bequest
  • Gift Annuity
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs)

For further information about planned giving opportunities, please contact Kelley Sims at the Lions Eye Institute Foundation at 813-289-1200. We thank you for investing in the science of sight by considering the Lions Eye Institute Foundation as a beneficiary of your estate.