E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the
EIN 136086195Total Given 2016–2024
$16.8M
43 grants · $1.9M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$150K
typical big bets · $135K–$250K
grant size
9%
transactional · 3/35 multi-year
repeat
$10.3M
Assets (2024)
35
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
E MATILDA ZIEGLER FOUNDATION FOR TH
Phone
(203) 656-8000
Deadlines
PRIOR TO JUNE 30
How to Apply
WRITTEN PROPOSAL AS TO NEED AND USE OF FUNDS
Restrictions
PROGRAMS FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE BLIND
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $960K | $20.6M | $5.1M | 6 |
| 2017 | $960K | $22.5M | $1.1M | 6 |
| 2018 | $960K | $19.5M | $847K | 6 |
| 2019 | N/A | $21.0M | $714K | N/A |
| 2020 | $140K | $20.9M | $504K | 2 |
| 2021 | $950K | $22.4M | $1.4M | 7 |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $18.9M | $651K | 6 |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $19.6M | $854K | 7 |
| 2024 | $9.9M | $10.3M | $1.1M | 3 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 43 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$135K
Median
$150K
Average
$390K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$3.6M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Leadership
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
WZ
William Ziegler III
4 yrs
Vice Provost for Research
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Leadership
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
WZ
William Ziegler III
4 yrs
Vice Provost for Research
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
WZ
William Ziegler III
4 yrs
Vice Provost for Research
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
WZ
William Ziegler III
4 yrs
Vice Provost for Research
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
CM
C Michael Mellor
4 yrs
Former Director
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Director
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Director
CM
C Michael Mellor
4 yrs
Former Director
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Director
CM
C Michael Mellor
4 yrs
Former Director
CZ
Cynthia Ziegler-Brighton
8 yrs
President & Assistant Trea
Leadership
ES
Eric M Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Vice President & Treasurer
Leadership
KZ
Karl Ziegler
8 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PS
Philip C Steinkraus
9+ yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
CM
C Michael Mellor
4 yrs
Former Director
MC
Michael Crair
8 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (43 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Action Fund for Blind | Baltimore, MD | $3,639,000 | RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS... | 2024 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Valley Stream, NY | $3,300,000 | TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS | 2024 |
| The Connecticut Institute for the Blind | Hartford, CT | $3,000,000 | TO CARE, MAINTENANCE, OR EDUACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BLINDNESS | 2024 |
| Charles Deboer Md Phd | Palo Alto, CA | $250,000 | RESEARCH "TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO THE POSTERIOR SEGEMENT USING LENS CAPSULE BASED DELIVERY SYSTEM | 2023 |
| Yuchen Wang Phd | Birmingham, AL | $250,000 | RESEARCH "ADHESION & SIGNALING AT RETINAL RIBBON SYNAPSES" | 2023 |
| Eileen S Hwang Md Phd | Salt Lake City, UT | $250,000 | RESEARCH "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS AGING"RESEARCJ "A MURINE MODEL TO INVESTIGATE VITREOUS... | 2023 |
| Marc Schneeberger-Pane | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | RESEARCH "THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY ON NEUROVASCULAR PLASTICAITY & MAMMALIAN VISION" | 2023 |
| Cassie a Ludwig Md Ms | Palo Alto, CA | $250,000 | RESEARCH "MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT RETINAL TEARS AND DETACHMENTS" | 2022 |
| Wendy Liu Md Phd | Palo Alto, CA | $250,000 | RESEARCH "MECHANOSENSITIVITY OF THE RETINA AND ITS ROLE IN GLAUCOMA" | 2022 |
| Euiseok Kim Phd | Santa Cruz, CA | $250,000 | RESEARCH "CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF CORTICAL VISUAL PATHWAYS" | 2022 |
| William Spencer Phd | Syracuse, NY | $250,000 | RESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING ECTOSOMES IN RETINAL DISEASE" | 2022 |
| Lev Prasov Md Phd | Ann Arbor, MI | $250,000 | RESEARCH "ELUCIDATING CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF NANOPHTHALMOS" | 2022 |
| Jason D Shepherd Phd | Salt Lake City, UT | $240,000 | INVESTIGATING THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF CRITICAL PERIOD PLASTICITY IN THE MOUSE VISUAL CORTEX. | 2016 |
| Rajesh Rao Md | Ann Arbor, MI | $240,000 | EPIGENETIC DISSECTION OF HEREDITARY MACULAR DEGENERATION : A STEM CELL APPROACH. | 2016 |
| Leo Kim Md Phd | Boston, MA | $240,000 | ROLE OF RUNX1 IN RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY. | 2016 |
| Xin Duan Phd | San Francisco, CA | $240,000 | REGENERATING AXONS ACROSS DIVERSIFIED RETINAL GANGLION CELL SUBTYPES. | 2017 |
| Anirvan Nandy Phd | New Haven, CT | $240,000 | THE IMPACT OF EYE-MOVEMENTS ON NEURAL DYNAMICS AND CORTICAL ORGANIZATION. | 2017 |
| Alan Brown Phd | Boston, MA | $240,000 | .VISUALIZING RHODOPSIN TRAFFICKING BY CRYO-EM. | 2017 |
| Jillian Pearring Phd | Ann Arbor, MI | $240,000 | PHOTORECEPTOR OUTER SEGMENT REGENERATION: UNDERSTANDING THE MOLECULAR PROGRAMS AND DYNAMIC CELLULAR PROCESSES. | 2018 |
| Cagri Besirli Md Phd | Ann Arbor, MI | $240,000 | THE ROLE OF HEXOKINASE-2 IN PHOTORECEPTOR SURVIVAL DURING METABOLIC STRESS. | 2018 |
| David Myung Md Phd | Palo Alto, CA | $240,000 | SUTURELESS CORNEAL RECONSTUCTION THROUGH IN SITU-OFMRING COLLAGEN GELS. | 2018 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation | Wilton, CT | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT GUIDE DOG PLACEMENT | 2021 |
| Carlos R Ponce Md Phd | Boston, MA | $150,000 | RESEARCH "UNDERSTANDING NATURALISTIC VISION IN PRIMATES USING MACHINE LEARNING" | 2021 |
| Liang Liang Phd | New Haven, CT | $150,000 | RESEARCH "ELUCIDATING THE ROLES OF LOCAL INHIBITION IN THALAMIC VISUAL PROCESSING" | 2021 |
| Joel B Miesfeld Phd | Milwaukee, WI | $150,000 | RESEARCH "INVESTIGATION OF RGC NUMBER AS A GLAUCOMA RISK FACTOR" | 2021 |