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Eversight celebrates 75 years of changing lives

Eversight has been working to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research for 75 years. Our mission began in 1947 with the establishment of the fourth eye bank in the United States, then known as the Illinois Eye-Bank. Over time,... read more

Eversight has been working to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of... read more

Detroit Free Press names Eversight a winner of the Michigan Top Workplaces 2022 award

ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 21, 2022 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness worldwide through donation, transplantation and research, has been named a 2022 Top Workplace in Michigan through the Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces competition. This... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 21, 2022 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring... read more

Eversight receives grant from The Provident Bank Foundation

CLARK, N.J., November 2, 2022 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight and preventing blindness worldwide through donation, transplantation and research, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from The Provident Bank Foundation to support cornea tissue recovery, preparation and... read more

CLARK, N.J., November 2, 2022 – Eversight, a nonprofit eye bank dedicated to restoring sight... read more

Eversight wins “Top Workplaces National Culture Excellence Awards”

Oct. 25, 2022 - Energage, the company behind the Top Workplaces program, has announced the winners of its October 2022 Top Workplaces National Culture Excellence awards. Eversight was honored with three of these awards for excelling in the areas of Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being and... read more

Oct. 25, 2022 - Energage, the company behind the Top Workplaces program, has announced the... read more

The Youngstown Foundation grant will transform lives of Ohioans

CLEVELAND, July 28, 2022 — The Youngstown Foundation has awarded Eversight a grant to support clinical operations in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. This grant will ensure Eversight can continue to facilitate eye donation in the Northeast Ohio community that makes sight-saving cornea... read more

CLEVELAND, July 28, 2022 — The Youngstown Foundation has awarded Eversight a grant to... read more

Harvard names Eversight board member Meta-Leader of the Year

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 25, 2022 — Eversight board member Carol Cunningham, MD, has been named the 2022 Meta-Leader of the Year by Harvard's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) for her service, dedication, innovation and achievement during the COVID-19 response. Founded in 2003,... read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 25, 2022 — Eversight board member Carol Cunningham, MD, has been named the... read more

Eversight awarded Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations’ inaugural International Award

July 21, 2022 — Announced at the World Eye Bank Symposium, Eversight, a U.S.-based global eye bank nonprofit, was named as the Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations' (GAEBA) inaugural International Awardee under a new award program dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the eye... read more

July 21, 2022 — Announced at the World Eye Bank Symposium, Eversight, a U.S.-based global... read more

Wheaton Lions gift honors donor family wishes, transplant recipients

CHICAGO, Ill., July 13, 2022 — Wheaton Lions showed their continued support of Eversight through a $4,000 clinical operations grant in Illinois. Including this gift, the Wheaton Lions have given more than $25,000 in lifetime philanthropic support to Eversight. Lions Clubs International... read more

CHICAGO, Ill., July 13, 2022 — Wheaton Lions showed their continued support of Eversight... read more

Eversight Awards 2021-2022 Eye & Vision Research Grants

CLEVELAND, July 8, 2022 — The Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research has awarded four grants to investigators at Wayne State University, University of Michigan, University of Maryland and Loyola University to advance promising eye and vision research. Recipients were selected by an... read more

CLEVELAND, July 8, 2022 — The Eversight Center for Vision and Eye Banking Research has awarded... read more

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation grant provides hope to donor families

CHICAGO, July 6, 2022 — The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a $1,000 grant to support the purchase of supplies that ensure the recovery of corneal tissues in McLean and Livingston counties. This grant will ensure that local cornea donors and their families will be... read more

CHICAGO, July 6, 2022 — The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a... read more