WELCOME

There is a destiny that makes us brothers. No one goes his way alone.

All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

In 1961, California subscribed to the cause and the California Eye Bank & Visual Research Foundation came into being. Our Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State of California November 10, 1964.

On October 8, 1967, California Eye bank and Visual Research Foundation, Inc. signed an aggement with the University of California Medical Center Eye Bank to solicit and collect eye tissue. On August 19, 1968 a similar agreement was signed with the Estelle Doheny Foundation in Los Angels.

In 1995 Sovereign Grand Lodge dropped “Eye Bank” from the title and in 2009 California Followed suit.

Our Mission is to establish and maintain vital research and education connected with the human eye, by raising funds and making grants to charitable and non-profit foundations directly involved in such activities.

We manage the “Memorial Fund” of moneys donated to the foundation entirely dedicated to helping members of The Odd Fellows of California with vision problems. Money from the memorial fund may be used to assist members with vision problems in any way that is judged appropriate by the Board of Directors.

Some of the equipment currently on loan includes “imagers” that show enlargements of written materials on mounted iPads or TV Screens. Funds for the purchases and fitting of eyeglasses may also be made available where the need can be verified. The balance of the Visual Research Funds are listed annually in the Grand Lodge Journal, under its Liabilities.