Your generosity has an impact on Wills Eye’s mission to provide compassionate patient care, invest in groundbreaking research, and educate the next generation of eye care professionals.
BECAUSE SIGHT MATTERS.
How Your Gift Makes a Difference
Philanthropy plays an important role at Wills Eye Hospital and advances innovations in clinical care, research, education, and community outreach. Our philanthropic partners provide the resources for our highly skilled staff of physicians and medical professionals to fulfill our mission of preserving and restoring sight.
Clinical Care
From common eye problems to rare, life-threatening diseases, our medical staff stand ready to provide patients with innovative treatment in our state-of-the-art facilities. Your generosity funds first-rate clinical programs, diagnostic equipment, and medical facilities to ensure the finest eye care.
Education
Our top-ranked educational programs serve ophthalmologists at every stage in their career. Your gift can support professorships, scholarships, international fellowships, and medical education equipment to help provide world-class training to the ophthalmic community.
Research
With our large clinical practices and education programs, Wills Eye is uniquely positioned to drive breakthroughs in our field. Through the Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center, our clinicians and research scientists are pushing the boundaries of discovery for new treatments in eye care.
Community Outreach
Because of an unwavering commitment to provide access to eye care, your generosity supports numerous initiatives in our community and around the world. Wills Eye hosts a wide range of outreach programs at low or no cost to help transform the lives of children, adults, and seniors who otherwise could not afford eye care.
When Medicine & Music Merge:
A Gift to Establish the Markoff Family Fellowship
A Gift to Establish the Markoff Family Fellowship
“No other institution provides what Wills does: mentorship, complex cases, and resident and staff camaraderie.”
Endowed Lectureship Honors Legendary Educator and Doctor Edward Jaeger, MD
Edward A. Jaeger, MD, epitomized the motto of “skill with compassion” by sharing his knowledge of and devotion to ophthalmology with generations of medical students. "Our family felt it was a wonderful way to carry on his spirit."
Peter R. and Ruth Laibson Endowed Cornea Lectureship
“An enriched educational experience for residents and fellows has been the hallmark of the Cornea Service since its inception, and we are incredibly proud to have been part of that. It is our hope that this legacy will continue for future generations.”
Janet Shapiro Chooses Philanthropy
To Honor Her Late Parents
To Honor Her Late Parents
"It's amazing what happens there: the expertise of the doctor, the attention to detail in treatment; she
could not have been better cared for anywhere else."
Special Events
Through events such as the Wills Eye Ball and the Wills Eye Golf Classic, the Wills Eye Foundation advances Wills Eye Hospital's commitment to preserve and improve sight. No matter which event you choose, you'll be supporting tomorrow's breakthroughs today!
Donor Recognition Societies
1832 Society
The 1832 Society recognizes donors who have made an annual leadership gift of $1,832 or more with no restrictions to Wills Eye Hospital. These benefactors provide vital financial resources for Wills Eye to address its highest priority needs in research, medical education, and patient care.
In gratitude for their generosity, Wills Eye recognizes and thanks these benefactors in a variety of ways. This includes invitations to special events which highlight the impact of their philanthropy and periodic communications from Hospital leadership to keep them informed of the latest news.
James Wills Society
The James Wills Society recognizes those individuals who have made plans in their estate to support Wills Eye Hospital in the same tradition as Quaker merchant James Wills, Jr. whose generous bequest established Wills Eye in 1832.
Through bequests, endowments, charitable trusts, insurance and gift annuities, members of The James Wills Society demonstrate their understanding of the importance of ensuring that the mission and services of Wills Eye are available far into the future.
Members of the James Wills Society are invited to learn how their gift will make a difference. This includes invitations to special events which highlight the impact of their philanthropy and periodic communications from Hospital leadership to keep them informed of the latest news
Contact Us
WILLS EYE FOUNDATION STAFF
MAIN Phone: 215-440-3154
Chief Development Officer
215-440-3153
Robert W. Fisher
Director, Major Gifts
267-765-0068
Ed Flood
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
215-825-4700
Margaret M. Frederick
Director, Wills Eye Hospital Foundation
215-928-3439
Linda Mancini
Director, Development Operations
267-765-0062