Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    RICHMOND EYE & EAR FOUNDATION OPERATES IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, RICHMOND EYE AND EAR HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE. RICHMOND EYE AND EAR HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE (REEHA) OFFERS LOW VISION REHABILITATION SERVICE TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED, TEACHING PATIENTS TO USE THEIR REMAINING VISION MORE EFFICIENTLY. THE LOW VISION CLINIC SERVES MORE THAN 900 PATIENTS. RICHMOND EYE & EAR CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE DESPITE TRADITIONALLY HIGH OPERATING COSTS.REEHA PROVIDES FREE VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS FOR PRE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN AND TO HELP THEM SEE AND HEAR AS WELL AS THEIR CLASSMATES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE MOBILE SCREENINGS, IN ADDITION TO EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY HEALTH, AND SEEKS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO CARE SUCH AS LANGUAGE, TRANSPORTATION, LOW INCOME OR THE LACK OF INSURANCE. REEHA SCREENING ASSISTANTS DETECT POTENTIAL VISUAL AND AUDITORY PROBLEMS AND REPORT ANY NECESSARY REFERRALS. DETECTINGTHESE ISSUES AT AN EARLY AGE IS CRITICAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SCREENED SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN FALL 2015. 17% OF THE CHILDREN SCREENED WERE REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN FOR VISION, HEARING, OR BOTH. 80% OF CHILDREN REFERRED RECEIVED FOLLOW-UP CARE.RICHMOND EYE AND EAR HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE PROVIDES GRANTS TO RICHMOND EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF HAVING RICHMOND EYE AND EAR HEALTH FOUNDATION USE THE MONEY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. RICHMOND EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONS AND GRANT MAKING ACTIVITIES PROVIDED SERVICES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING:EDUCATION AND OUTREACH VISION AND HEARING - (A) OPERATING SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR INCREASED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR MORE THAN 2,500 PRINT-DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING RADIOS AND THE READING OF CURRENT PRINTED (B) SUPPORT OF THE PARENT-CHILD ADVOCATE PROGRAM FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES, SERVING OVER 55 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 150 INDIVIDUALS (C) PROVIDE VISION, HEARING, AND DENTAL SCREENINGS, AND FITNESS ASSESSMENTS TO THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. (D) SUPPORTING FREE CLINIC FOR MORE THAN 6,800 UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS.RESEARCH GRANTS - FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH STUDIES BY MAJOR TEACHING INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF USHER SYNDROME, NOCTURNAL ENURESIS, AND CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $58.8K

  • Vision and Hearing Health Services

    THROUGH THE CHARITABLE SUPPORT OF ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, RICHMOND EYE AND EAR HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE (REEHA), THE RICHMOND EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: 1) OPERATING THE LOW VISION CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES LOW VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. LOW VISION REHABILITATION IS A COSTLY, TIME-INTENSIVE ENDEAVOR, SERVING OVER 300 UNIQUE PATIENTS EACH YEAR TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF VISION LOSS AND IMPROVE INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 2) PROVIDING FREE VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TO DETECT POTENTIAL VISUAL AND AUDITORY PROBLEMS AT AN EARLY AGE, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. SCREENINGS ARE PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE, AND PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO A VISION PHYSICIAN TO RECEIVE FOLLOW-UP CARE. ALONG WITH SCREENINGS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY HEALTH. 3) THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE SCHOLARS AND VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPLORING THEIR PASSION IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSION. 4) THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES GRANT FUNDS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH STUDIES IN THE AREAS OF HEARING AND VISION DISEASE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $151.2K