The International Retinal Research

BIRMINGHAM, AL EIN: 72-1342841

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.3M

-1.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.7M

-26.4% YoY

Grant Count

9

-18.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$190K

-10.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,333,743$20,567,803$17,812,175
Revenue$1,239,787$1,031,153$2,570,888
Expenses$2,065,670$2,743,222$9,272,059
Qualifying Distributions$1,882,877$2,500,830$9,044,879
Net Investment Income$1,110,130$844,354$2,209,498
Distributable Amount$1,039,158$1,028,112$1,133,436

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$7M$9M10 grants202012 grants202112 grants202211 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$525KUAB DEPT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY$450KTHE RETINA SOCIETY$275KTHE MACULA SOCIETY$270KRESEARCH TO PREVENT BLIN…$78KSTANFORD UNIVERSITY$35KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$35KUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$35KSIGHT SAVERS AMERICA$10K

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K10$50–100K8$100–250K5$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SANDRA BLACKWOODEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$132K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL A CALLAHAN MDPRESIDENT0.5
V HUGO MARX IIITREASURER0.5
PAUL STERNBERG JR MDSECRETARY0.5
JOHN S PARKER MDVICE PRESIDENT0.5
SANDRA BLACKWOODEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$131,760
CYNTHIA TOTH MDDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

AtlantaBaltimoreBerkeleyBirminghamBostonChapel HillIrvineNashvilleNew YorkPelhamPepper PikePhiladelphiaSalt Lake CitySan FranciscoSeattleStanfordTalladega

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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