How to Donate | Ways to Give to The Fred Hollows Foundation

Change a life today. Give the gift of sight.

Around one billion people live with preventable or treatable vision impairment or blindness. Approximately 90 per cent of people who are blind could have had their sight restored or their blindness prevented with simple surgery or treatment.

At The Fred Hollows Foundation, we are working to change this reality. Your donation helps us restore sight, strengthen health systems and bring quality eye care to the communities that need it most.

Your donation helps restore sight around the world

When you donate to The Fred Hollows Foundation, you directly support programs that restore sight, train local eye health workers and improve access to essential healthcare in low income, regional and Indigenous communities.

You can choose the way you want to give:

Make a one time donation

In many countries, as little as $25 can help restore someone’s sight and change a life forever.

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Provide ongoing support with a monthly donation

Carry on Fred’s vision by helping fund long term eye health programs and sustainable sight-saving care.

Become A Visionary

Support through workplace or corporate giving

Partner with us to make a meaningful impact through your business or workplace.

Learn About Corporate Giving

Fundraise for us or join a community event

Get involved, raise awareness and help end avoidable blindness with your community.

Learn About Fundraising

Learn more about volunteering with The Foundation

Use your time and skills to support sight-restoring work and help change lives.

Learn About Volunteering

Why Donate to The Fred Hollows Foundation

For more than 30 years, we continue Professor Fred Hollows vision. He believed that everyone, no matter where they live, should have access to high-quality and affordable eye care.

So far, supporters like you have helped restore sight to over three million people across more than 25 countries, including remote and underserved communities in Australia.

Professor Fred Hollows with Giap in Vietnam, 1992.

Where your donation goes

We’re proud to say 74% of every dollar goes directly to delivering sight-saving programs. The rest supports essential fundraising and operations to keep our work going. Your support helps us deliver:

Accessible cataract surgeries that restore sight

Glasses and medical treatments to prevent blindness

Training for local doctors, nurses and eye care workers

Equipment and support medical facilities so they can provide long term eye care

Every donation helps create lasting change for people, families and communities. In some countries we work in, for every $1USD invested, $28USD is returned to the community.

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Proven impact and trusted giving

The Fred Hollows Foundation is accredited by the Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission. This means we are recognised for:

Complete financial transparency

Proven program effectiveness – The Foundation has restored sight to over 3 million people. in 2024 alone, we screened 8,102,299 people, performed 562,213 eye operations and treatments, distributed 178,638 pairs of glasses, and trained 66,852 people including community health workers, teachers and surgeons.

Your donation, no matter the size, helps restore sight and changes lives.

Ways you can donate

There are many ways to support our work and help end avoidable blindness. All donations are protected by secure, industry standard encryption.

Make a donation

In many countries, as little as 25 dollars can help restore someone’s sight. One time donations are a simple and powerful way to make an immediate impact.

Your support helps us:

Provide essential antibiotics to prevent blindness

Train local health workers to deliver eye screening services

Restore sight through cataract surgery

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Become a Visionary, like Fred, with a monthly donation

Monthly donations are one of the most effective ways to create long term change. Our Monthly Giving Program provides reliable funding for ongoing eye health programs, training and equipment.

Why give monthly

It provides stable support for communities with the greatest need

It allows for more efficient planning and resource allocation

It creates sustainable and long lasting impact

Choose your amount and have it automatically debited on the 15th or 28th each month—saving time and costs while giving you full control to update or cancel anytime.

Monthly donations are our most reliable source of income, helping us plan long-term projects, invest in innovation, and train and equip local teams to expand access to affordable eye care in even the most remote communities.

When you join, you will receive regular updates and stories that show the difference your support is making.

Become a Visionary today.

Corporate giving and workplace partnerships

Your business can help create global change by partnering with The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Corporate giving helps you:

Engage your staff

Inspire your customers

Create meaningful and measurable impact

Ways to partner with us

One time corporate donations: Your organisation can raise funds for a single impactful contribution.
Workplace giving: Employees can donate from their pre tax salary to maximise impact.
Matched giving: Match your team’s donations to double the difference you make.
Volunteer for us: from helping at our events, to skill volunteer opportunities and much more
Fundraising: Support events like Fred's Big Run and help end avoidable blindness while strengthening your brand’s social impact.

Why become a corporate giver

Increase your organisation’s impact

Strengthen your corporate social responsibility commitments

Attract purpose driven employees and customers

Receive tax deductions

If you want to partner with a charity that delivers real results, join us as a corporate partner.

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All donations are tax-deductible

The Fred Hollows Foundation is an Endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient. This means all donations over two dollars are fully tax deductible in Australia.

When you donate, we provide: