Prevent Blindness America

What Prevent Blindness America does

Prevent Blindness America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit patient advocacy organization founded in 1908 and headquartered in Chicago, dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight across the United States. The organization operates a national network comprising seven state affiliates (Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts), the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the Children's Vision Equity Alliance, and the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health. Its programmatic portfolio includes children's and adult vision screening certification courses, K-8 curriculum (Star Pupils), disease-specific educational toolkits, podcasts, webinars, multimedia campaigns, patient advocacy through the ASPECT program, and legislative advocacy via Eyes on Capitol Hill Day and the EDVI Act.

The organization's technology footprint is intentionally modest and centers on digital content distribution rather than platform software. It maintains a multi-channel content marketing infrastructure spanning preventblindness.org, email newsletters, six social media platforms, a webinar series, a podcast, and an interactive Children's Vision Health Map. There is no proprietary AI, API, or integration stack disclosed in the source data.

Revenue is generated entirely through a non-profit funding model: individual and corporate donations, corporate sponsorships (Gold/Silver tiers for awareness months), grants from pharmaceutical and healthcare companies (including Regeneron, Viatris, Glaukos, Belite Bio, BlueRock Therapeutics, and Alkeus), and modest fees from training and certification programs for vision screening professionals. End beneficiaries—children, adults, women, employers, and healthcare professionals—receive educational resources free of charge. The customer base is diffuse by design, while the sponsor base is concentrated among a handful of healthcare and biotech companies.

Name

Prevent Blindness America

Legal name

Prevent Blindness America

Website

https://preventblindness.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Prevent Blindness America is a 501(c)(3) patient advocacy organization founded in 1908 that delivers eye health education, vision screening certification, public awareness campaigns, and legislative advocacy through a national network of state affiliates serving children, adults, women, and employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Eye Health Advocacy and Education

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Screening & Preventive Care Programs (Vision/Hearing/Immunization) (EDACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Eye health advocacy
• Vision screening certification
• Patient education resources
• Public health awareness
• Nonprofit health organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations supporting the organization's mission to prevent blindness and preserve sight.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors provide financial support for specific programs and initiatives, including Gold and Silver sponsorships for awareness months and campaigns.
3. Grants: The organization receives grants from healthcare companies and foundations to fund educational programs and research initiatives.
4. Educational Programs: Training and certification programs for vision screening professionals and healthcare providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Prevent Blindness America is a non-profit patient advocacy organization that provides free educational resources, awareness campaigns, vision screening certification programs, and policy advocacy focused on preventing blindness and preserving sight. Its offerings include the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health, the ASPECT Patient Engagement Program, training and certification courses for vision screeners, downloadable fact sheets and curricula (e.g., Star Pupils), multimedia content (podcasts, webinars, videos), and policy advocacy initiatives such as the EDVI Act and Congressional Vision Caucus.

Product overview

Prevent Blindness America is a non-profit patient advocacy organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs, training certifications, advocacy initiatives, and resource materials focused on preventing blindness and preserving sight. The organization's offerings include the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health, the ASPECT Patient Engagement Program, certification courses for vision screening, various educational toolkits and curricula (Star Pupils, Eyes That Thrive), multimedia content (podcasts, videos, audio library), advocacy programs (EDVI Act, Congressional Vision Caucus), and financial assistance resources. These programs collectively serve patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, educators, and policymakers through awareness campaigns, training, advocacy, and resource distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health: A comprehensive center dedicated to promoting and ensuring a continuum of vision care and eye health for young children
• Living Well with Low Vision
• ASPECT Patient Engagement Program
• The Glaucoma Community

Products and services

• National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health A center dedicated to promoting and ensuring a comprehensive, multi-tiered continuum of vision care and eye health for young children, including the Children's Vision Equity Alliance.
• ASPECT Patient Engagement Program Program that empowers individuals to be engaged in their eye health through advocacy, storytelling, and policy engagement.
• Children's Vision Screening Certification Certification course for screening children's vision, ensuring standardized screening practices for healthcare and education professionals.
• Adult Vision Screening Certification Three-year certification program for adult vision screening.
• Glaucoma Educator Course Course designed to educate participants about glaucoma awareness and management.
• Star Pupils Eye Health and Safety Curriculum K-8 curriculum for eye health and safety education in schools.
• Eyes That Thrive Program promoting healthy vision development in children.
• Diabetes and the Eyes Educational Toolkit Resources to educate patients and healthcare providers about diabetes-related eye conditions.
• Focus on Eye Health Webinar Series Webinar series featuring expert and patient-led presentations, educational content, and collaboration opportunities for stakeholders.
• Focus on Eye Health Podcast Podcast providing eye health information and expert discussions.
• Living Well with Low Vision Resource Portal Living Well with Low Vision portal providing resources for individuals and caregivers dealing with vision loss.
• The Glaucoma Community Resources to help individuals make informed health and lifestyle decisions regarding glaucoma.
• Art Therapy Program Art therapy program for individuals with vision loss.
• Children's Vision Health Map Interactive map showing children's vision health data across the United States.
• Eye and Vision Health Fact Sheets Fact sheets to read, print and share covering eye diseases, conditions, and prevention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20.5 million Americans aged 40+ affected by cataract
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered data partner, research partner, affiliate and coalition member.

• VSP Vision Caredata partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026Provided data for the 2026 Workplace Vision Health Report, revealing statistics about worker and employer perceptions of eye health, screen time, and digital eye strain.
• NORC at the University of Chicagoresearch partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2026Partnered with Regeneron-funded initiative to analyze Medicaid claims data from 2021-2023 to quantify ROP prevalence, identify geographic variations in care, and assess healthcare utilization patterns among affected infants.
• Children's Vision MassachusettsaffiliateOthersAffiliate organization focused on children's vision health in Massachusetts, part of the national Prevent Blindness network.
• Illinois Society for the Prevention of BlindnessaffiliateOthersAffiliate organization in Illinois, part of the Prevent Blindness network.
• Children's Vision Equity Alliancecoalition memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on children's vision equity, operated under the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Foundation Fighting Blindness: National nonprofit funding research and education for retinal degenerative diseases; directly comparable mission around inherited retinal diseases and patient advocacy, competing for the same pharma sponsors and donor base.
• BrightFocus Foundation: Nonprofit that funds research and provides public education on macular degeneration, glaucoma, and Alzheimer's; overlapping patient-education product lines and pharma-funded awareness campaigns.
• American Foundation for the Blind: National nonprofit addressing blindness and visual impairment through advocacy, education, and research; adjacent mission around vision loss with overlapping policy-advocacy and patient-resource offerings.
• International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB): Global alliance for eye health prevention of which Prevent Blindness is a member; aligned mission and convening role in blindness prevention advocacy and coalitions.
• Lighthouse Guild: Nonprofit providing vision-loss services, advocacy, and education including the 'Vision+Health' initiative; overlapping low-vision resources and patient-advocacy program portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Ophthalmology: Largest professional membership association for ophthalmologists with extensive patient-education resources and EyeSmart public awareness program; broader physician-centric mission but directly competes for public eye-health mindshare.
• American Optometric Association: National optometric professional association running public awareness campaigns on children's vision and eye health; competes for schools, employer wellness, and screening-certification mindshare.
• National Eye Institute (NEI/NIH): Federal government agency within NIH that runs the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP); operates the dominant federally backed public eye-health information portal alongside Prevent Blindness.

Emerging players

• Glaucoma Research Foundation: Disease-specific nonprofit for glaucoma research and education; competes directly with Prevent Blindness' 'The Glaucoma Community' for glaucoma-specific donor and sponsor mindshare.

Regional players

• National Federation of the Blind: Largest US organization of the blind with strong policy-advocacy and disability-rights orientation; comparable advocacy operating model and Capitol Hill engagement, focused on blindness rather than prevention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PBA_savingsight
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1IdlM_CmWTfJkkVPM8IMqQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/preventblindness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prevent-blindness-america
• Instagraminstagram.com/prevent_blindness
• TikToktiktok.com/@prevent_blindness

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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