MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION
To enrich the quality of life of individuals throughout the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota by providing charitable eye care services to uninsured and low-income patients and by supporting continuing education for eye care professionals.
About MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATION
The Minnesota Eye Foundation (MEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 by a group of ophthalmologists to support charitable outreach and professional education in vision care. The organization operates The Vision Project, which arranges medically necessary eye surgeries and related care at no cost for eligible uninsured, low-income patients through volunteer clinical teams. MEF also runs continuing education for optometrists through its long-standing "Perspectives in Eye Care" program (COPE-accredited) and produces community fundraising events such as the Strides 4 Sight 5K to support patient services and education. MEF remains active online and in the community, scheduling in-person and virtual education events (for example, Perspectives in Eye Care is listed for May 18, 2026) and maintaining ongoing patient assistance programs.
Notable achievements
470+ Sight-saving Procedures
Since 2005 volunteer surgeons affiliated with MEF have performed more than 470 procedures, including cataract, glaucoma, and complex corneal surgeries, through the foundation’s patient assistance program.
Annual Free Care to Dozens of Patients
The Vision Project assists approximately 30–35 uninsured, low-income individuals each year, covering evaluations, surgery, immediate postoperative visits, and short-term medications — a level of care that represents an estimated financial impact of more than $75,000 per year compared with self-pay rates.
COPE-accredited Professional Education
MEF has hosted the Perspectives in Eye Care continuing-education program for optometrists (providing up to eight COPE credits), supporting clinician training and practice updates through live and virtual formats.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $120K
- Annual revenue
- $146K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 20-1500262
- Location
- Minnetonka, MN
- Website
- www.mneyefoundation.com
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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