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Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn provides eye exams and eyeglasses at no cost to students in low-income communities.

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Vision To Learn is a 2025 Honoree, Holiday Impact Prize, presented by Nicholas KristofVision To Learn Named as
Holiday Impact Prize
Honoree for 2025
by Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning
New York Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof
Now, thanks to generous matching funders
you can multiply your donation!
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Vision To Learn provides vision services right at school for students in low-income communities.Millions of kids do not have
the glasses they need to learn
Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams,
and glasses, to kids at schools in low-income communities,
all at no cost to children or their families.
See How We Help
Read Vision To Learn's 2024-2025 Annual ReportA Year of Vision RealizedSee how your support helped provide children
across the country the glasses they need to succeed
in school and in life.
View Our 2024-2025 Annual Report
Where we work mapWhere We WorkWe help kids in 16 states from Hawaii
to Connecticut, along with Washington D.C.
See Our Impact Map Here
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1 in 4 children has a vision issue that can affect their ability to achieve in school and engage in life

The Vision To Learn Solution

Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses, to kids in low-income communities, all at no cost to children or their families.

3.6 Million

Vision
Screenings

731,425

Eye
Exams

608,432

Glasses
Provided

A landmark study by Johns Hopkins University about Vision To Learn found that providing children with glasses in school settings has a remarkable impact.

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Where We Work

Vision To Learn started with a single van in Los Angeles in 2012 and now operates in more than 860 cities from Hawai’i to Connecticut, becoming the largest school-based program of its kind in the nation.

Impact

2025 Honoree, Holiday Impact Prize, Presented by Nicholas Kristof

Nick Kristof Names Vision To Learn as 2025 Holiday Impact Prize Honoree

Read moreNick Kristof Names Vision To Learn as 2025 Holiday Impact Prize Honoree

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Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses, to kids in low-income communities, at no cost to children or their families.

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There’s still time to support students in need!
Thanks to @kristofimpact, every donation through Jan 31 is matched. Your gift will provide no-cost eye exams and glasses, helping students stay engaged in the classroom. 💙👓

Give today: visiontolearn.org/Kristof

#VisionToLearn #HolidayImpactPrize #VisionCare #EducationEquity #StudentsFirst
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No child should struggle in school because they can’t see the board.
Now through Jan 31, every gift is matched thanks to @kristofimpact, providing an even greater impact to a student in need. Your support provides eye exams and glasses at no cost to children or their families.

Give today: visiontolearn.org/Kristof

#VisionToLearn #KristofImpactPrize #HolidayImpactPrize # #GlassesforKids #StudentsFirst #EducationEquity
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Bigger possibilities start NOW! 

We're excited to share that the Panda Cares Foundation powered by @officialpandaexpress will match up to $800,000 in new donations, doubling your impact for students who need eye exams and glasses. 💙👓

Give today to provide vision care to students at visiontolearn.org/donate 

#VisionToLearn #DoubleYourImpact #MatchingGift #VisionCare #PandaCaresFoundation
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There is still time to make your year-end gift count!

As the year turns, imagine a child opening a book tomorrow and seeing the words clearly for the first time.

Through the Nicholas Kristof Holiday Impact Prize and incredible matching funders, generosity tonight can reach further, helping more children receive eye exams and glasses.

That future is still within reach tonight.

@kristofimpact @nickkristof #holidayimpactprize @fordphilanthropy
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The year ends tonight, but your impact won't. 

Right now, through the Nicholas Kristof Holiday Impact Prize and thanks to generous matching funders, your year-end gift helps go further and reach more children by multiplying the power of every dollar given. This is your final chance to give in 2025 and make a lasting difference for kids who need eye exams and glasses. 

Give before midnight and multiply your impact before the year ends! 

https://kristofimpact.org/

@kristofimpact @nickkristof #HolidayImpactPrize #newyearseve #YearEndGiving
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Take a look at our final donation count for Giving Tuesday! 

We did this together. Every dollar, every share, every act of generosity added up to real impact. Thank you for being part of this incredible momenT!
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$150 provides a child with a vision screening, eye exam and glasses.

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Vision To Learn is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization · EIN 45-3457853
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1275, Los Angeles, CA 90025
© 2026 · Vision To Learn · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy

To Give by Wire or DAF Gifts

Please contact Rita Campos at rita.campos@visiontolearn.org or 818-426-0069 for more information.

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a child’s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!

To give gifts of appreciated stock

Appreciated securities held more than one year may allow you to avoid capital gains tax while also receiving a tax deduction for your gift. Marketable securities held by a broker may be delivered by wire through Pershing, LLC. Our brokerage details are:
Pershing, LLC
DTC # 0443
A/C Vision To Learn, Inc.
A/C # PPL-007513
Federal Tax ID #45-3457853

In advance of transfer, email Rita Campos at rita.campos@visiontolearn.org the following so we connect the gift to you and alert our broker to accept the securities appropriately:
1) The name of the stock
2) The number of shares you are gifting
3) The name and contact information of your broker

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a child’s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!

To give by check:

Gifts of less than $10,000 should be sent directly to Vision To Learn. Make your check payable to Vision To Learn and mail to:
Vision To Learn
12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1275
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Note “Kristof” in the memo field of your check.

Gifts of more than $10,000 can be sent either to Vision To Learn (above) or Focusing Philanthropy. Make your check payable to Focusing Philanthropy and mail to:
Focusing Philanthropy
1637 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Note “Kristof – Vision To Learn” in the memo field of your check.

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a child’s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!

2025 Honoree Holiday Impact Prize, presented by Nicholas Kristof

This Season,
Multiply Your Impact

As a 2025 Holiday Impact Prize Honoree, an award presented by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times, your donation goes exponentially further because of generous matching funders.

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