Alcon Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

The Alcon Foundation accepts charitable monetary donation applications from 501(c)(3) charities with: high-quality programs and services, well-defined goals, a commitment to maximizing available resources, a reputation for meeting objectives, and the ability to report results. Applicants should review eligibility using the Foundation's online eligibility quiz (https://www.alcon.com/about-us/corporate-giving/). Well-aligned applications can then be submitted upon successful completion of the…

Deadlines

Requests for more than $10,000 are accepted online between February 1 and July 31 each year.

Limits on who can apply

Continued from above. Requests for $10,000 or less are accepted online at any time throughout the year. The Alcon Foundation increases access to eye care by supporting programs that provide eye care services, build eye care systems, and develop eye care talent. The Foundation does not make donations to: non-501 (c)(3) organizations, individuals or families; fraternal, labor, political or veterans orgs; organizations that discriminate on the basis of creed, gender, gender identity, national…

Grants paid in 2024

$5.5 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.