Ways To Donate
Ways to donate to the Proctor Foundation include:
- Unrestricted donations—the most useful form of support. These funds are allocated at the discretion of the Foundation Director.
- Donations for research:
- Unrestricted
- Specific research area:
- Chlamydia
- Clinical research
- Corneal disease
- Herpes virus
- International research
- Uveitis
- Endowment funds for the establishment of a World Blindness Center to provide support for international pilot projects.
- Donations to support:
- Patient services fund
- Clinical services
- Fellowship training
- Endowed chairs to support faculty
- Donations for laboratory modernization
Amount of Support
Donations at any level, generally ranging from $25 to $100, are extremely useful.
Named endowed research funds start with a minimum donation of $25,000.
Endowed chairs require a minimum donation of $500,000 to $5,000,000.
Newly remodeled laboratories are essential to attract top-quality scientists. The cost for a typical laboratory remodel with equipment is approximately $2,000,000.
In order to properly establish the World Blindness Center, requested endowment donations are $5,000,000 to $10,000,000.
How To Donate
Donations may be made by personal check. Please download and fill in the requested information on the Donation Form**.
Mail the completed form to:
The Francis I. Proctor Foundation
for Research in Ophthalmology
95 Kirkham, Box 0944
San Francisco, CA 94122
For more information on endowments or other major gifts, please contact Dr. Todd P. Margolis, Director, at (415) 476-1442.
Alternatively, donations may be made through the UCSF FOUNDATION or by credit card through That Man May See (http://www.ucsfeye.net/tmms.shtml)*
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