Funded entirely by charitable donations of Lions, and our friends and partners, the Lions clubs International foundation has awarded US$1 billion through 13,000+ grants focused on:
Vision –
Preventing avoidable blindness in millions through our Sight First program, which has provided 9.1 million cataract surgeries, 270.4 million treatments for river blindness and trained over 3 million ophthalmologists and other health workers.
Youth –
Creating social and emotional learning programs delivered by specially trained educators through the Lions Quest program, benefitting more than 16 million youth in 100+ countries.
Disaster Relief –
Providing for the immediate and long-term needs of natural-disaster-afflicted communities through more than US$118 million in disaster relief grants.
Humanitarian Programs –
Helping millions of people, of all ages and abilities, gain access to education, technology, health care, safe places for play and many other life-changing improvements.