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Please help support Glaucoma Research at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Ophthalmology

The Art Gallery at The Shelley and Steven Einhorn Clinical Research CenterGlaucoma Research at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, under the direction of Robert Ritch, MD, Shelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Surgeon Director and Chief, is at the global forefront of diagnostic and therapeutic innovation in the understanding and treatment of glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. and worldwide.

Your support could help make a world of difference in our ability to continue cutting edge research and clinical studies, and to advance scientific breakthroughs.

Funding Opportunities

Named facilities will be recognized with a commemorative plaque, while programs that are named will be recognized in scientific presentations and publications. Recognition is customized for each donor.

Unrestricted gifts give us the greatest flexibility to direct funds to the area where they are most needed; however, you may designate your gift for an area of your choosing such as: fellowship training, a particular research program, capital improvements, or our medical outreach programs.

Annual Giving

The majority of our operating budget is provided by the generosity of individual donors.  Annual support allows us to continue our many research efforts and studies, particularly those that are exploratory and innovative.

  • Flagship Donor
  • Benefactor
  • Patron
  • Sponsor
  • Partner
  • Supporter
  • Friend
  • Specific ongoing research programs
  • Annual Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship
  • Annual Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
  • Annual research lecture series
  • Research funds

$100,000 and above
$50,000 - $99,999
$25,000 - $49,999
$10,000 - $24,999
$ 5,000 - $9,999
$ 1,000 - $4,999
$ 999 and under
$100,000 - $250,000
$60,000
$50,000
$30,000
$ 5,000 – 50,000

Named Gifts

Gifts of $25,000 or more allow naming of a special program or facility. Named facilities will be recognized with a commemorative plaque. Named programs will be recognized in scientific presentations and publications. Recognition will be customized for each donor.

  • Ocular Imaging Laboratory
  • Conference room
  • Telecommunications Center
  • Examination rooms  

$750,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 25,000

Endowment Support

Endowment gifts of $250,000 or more represent the highest level of commitment and underscore the Infirmary’s leadership role in glaucoma treatment and research for generations to come.

Endowment gifts ensure highest-level naming and recognition opportunities, and can support any of the previously mentioned programs, initiatives and services.

Endowment gifts such as these can help establish in perpetuity senior level teaching staff:

  • Clinical Chair (Professor)
  • Research Chair (Professor)
  • Research
  • Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship 
  • Research Fund                               
  • Website

$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$   750,000
$   750,000
$   500,000
$   250,000

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For More Information

Members of the Development Department at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary would be pleased to discuss your interests and considerations in supporting our work.

For more information, please contact:

Carol L. Bohdan
Vice President for Development
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Department of Development
310 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
Telephone: 212-979-4019
Email: cbohdan@nyee.edu

Richard Feiner
Director of Development
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Department of Development
310 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
Telephone: 212-979-4523
Email: rfeiner@nyee.edu

 

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