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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 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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We are incredibly honored to be a @saintjohns.foundation Community Impact Fund Grantee! With over $2.1 million in funding distributed to 26 organizations, it will help support Vision To Learn as we provide free eye exams and glasses to more than 300 students in the Los Angeles area. 

Thank you to Providence Saint John's Health Center for hosting a delicious breakfast to celebrate! 

#CommunityImpactFund #CommunityHealth #SaintJohns #VisionToLearn #VisionCare
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We have 2 more hours until the @kristofimpact campaign comes to a close, and our mission is still critical. Many students continue to need access to vision care to succeed in school. 

Vision To Learn remains committed to meeting them where they are. Because of supporters like you, we can keep showing up for students and remove barriers to learning, one pair of glasses at a time.

Don’t miss your last opportunity to have your donation matched so that students can be able to see the board, or read a book more clearly. With your help, we can give them the possibility of a better future. 

Give at visiontolearn.org/kristof
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This is what collective impact looks like!!

When donors, partners, and communities come together, students gain the confidence to learn, grow, and succeed. Vision To Learn is proud to expand access to vision care, but we can’t do it alone.

Thanks to @KristofImpact, there’s still time to have your donation matched and help reach even more kids. Let’s finish strong and make clearer vision a possibility!

Give at visiontolearn.org/kristof 
#VisionToLearn #KristofAward #MatchingGift #ThankYou
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This is your LAST CHANCE TO MULTIPLY YOUR IMPACT! 

For students struggling to see the board, clear vision can be the difference between falling behind and thriving in the classroom. 

Thanks to @kristofimpact, this is your final opportunity to have your donation matched and help even more students get the vision care they need. 

Don’t miss this incredible moment to make a lasting difference. Donate at visiontolearn.org/kristof 
#VisionToLearn #KristofAward #HolidayImpactAward
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“I am able to read better and see colors clearer!”

Your impact can help change everything for students like April. With clear vision, they have the ability to succeed in school and thrive in life.

You have the opportunity to be the support they need for a better start!! Thanks to @kristofimpact, your gift will be matched and go towards reaching more students in need of vision care!

Give by Jan 31st: visiontolearn.org/kristof #HolidayImpactPrize #KristofAward #VisionCare #StudentSuccess
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When students can see clearly, everything changes. And with your help, real change can start!!
 
From reading their first book to participating confidently in class, Vision To Learn meets students where they are. Through our mobile clinics, we remove a major barrier to learning for students in low-income neighborhoods by providing eye exams and glasses at no cost to the children or their families.
 
Right now, your support goes even farther. With an exciting matching opportunity from @kristofimpact, your gift can reach even more students who need glasses to thrive.
 
Make your impact before Jan 31st. Give today at visiontolearn.org/kristof #HolidayImpactPrize #KristofAward #MatchingGift #VisionCare #StudentSuccess
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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!