National Vision’s 20/20 Quest Foundation Grants $25,000 to Optometry Giving Sight to Support Global Vision Care Initiatives

By: National Vision Holdings, Inc. via Business Wire

February 18, 2025 at 09:02 AM EST

National Vision, Inc. announced today that its charitable foundation, 20/20 Quest, has awarded a $25,000 grant to Optometry Giving Sight (OGS). The funding supports OGS’s ongoing mission to combat preventable blindness and vision impairment by expanding access to optometry professionals in underserved regions.

Since its inception, OGS has awarded over 200 grants, provided eye care to more than 8 million people, and trained over 14,000 optometrists and eye care professionals worldwide, helping improve access to trained professionals in vulnerable areas. During the 2024 grant cycle, OGS committed nearly $1 million to 15 organizations working to eradicate uncorrected refractive error globally – these projects can be viewed here.

“We are incredibly grateful to National Vision’s 20/20 Quest foundation for their generous support,” said Donna Mikulecky, Executive Director of Optometry Giving Sight. “This contribution will help us fund essential programs that not only address immediate needs for eye exams and glasses but also tackle the root cause of uncorrected refractive error—the global shortage of trained optometrists.”

The grant will directly impact OGS’s efforts to expand the optometry profession and provide sustainable solutions for vision care in developing and underdeveloped countries, with a long-term goal of ensuring that millions of people around the world can access the eye care they need to live healthy, productive lives.

“National Vision is committed to supporting organizations that represent our optometrist community. We are proud to partner with Optometry Giving Sight to help make a lasting difference in global vision care,” said Jacqueline Grove, President of 20/20 Quest. “Together, we are addressing one of the most pressing public health challenges and helping to provide better vision to those who need it most.”

For more information about Optometry Giving Sight and the work being done to improve access to vision care worldwide, please visit www.givingsight.org.

About National Vision Holdings, Inc.

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE) is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico. With a mission of helping people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible, the company operates four retail brands: America’s Best, Eyeglass World, and Vista Opticals inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases, and an e-commerce website DiscountContacts.com, offering a variety of products and services for customers’ eye care needs. For more information, please visit www.nationalvision.com.

About Optometry Giving Sight

Optometry Giving Sight is a non-profit organization whose mission is to end preventable blindness and vision impairment around the world. Donations to OGS are used to provide grants to organizations committed to building sustainable optometry infrastructure, education and services to those in need wherever they are.