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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1347466

Retinal Vascular Foundation

A private foundation in Pepper Pike, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $55,202 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Lawrence Singerman MD
3550 Lander Road Suite 250
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
(216) 839-4909
Form and materials
A letter should be sent to DR. Singerman's attention.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Funds must be used to advance knowledge in the field of retinal diseases.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $55,202

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $375,439
  • Tax year 2024

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $391,564
  • Tax year 2023

    $77,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $430,362
  • Tax year 2022

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $398,053
  • Tax year 2021

    $32,346

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $525,097
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $392,949
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $319,903
  • Tax year 2018

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $313,430

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Macula SocietyPepper Pike, OH

    Educational endowment

    $41,702
  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    Education, training and research - snow bird program - lois pope research center

    $10,000
  3. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    Education, training and research

    $2,500
  4. Ronald G Michels Fellowship FoundationRiderwood, MD

    Education, training and research

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $2,50071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $44,202
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Lawrence Singerman MDPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen L Kadish EsqSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward WortzmanTREASURER Hours 1Pay $825

The return

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