Give the gift of independence.
Your gift funds the training, technology, and counseling that help people who are blind or losing their vision build a full, independent life. Every gift is tax-deductible and stays close to home, serving our neighbors across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Why your gift matters
Without CLB, getting the equivalent one-on-one training can take up to six months. Your gift makes sure that wait does not define someone's future.
More than half of the people we serve retain some usable vision. With the right tools and training, vision loss does not have to mean losing your independence.
- About 20M Americans live with vision impairment, about 8 percent of the population
- 2.5x more likely to be unemployed than their sighted peers
- 15% of people with vision loss earn under twenty thousand dollars a year
- $130B is the annual economic cost of vision loss in the United States
Make your gift today.
Choose an amount, give once or monthly, direct your gift to the fund that matters most to you, and complete it securely. Every gift stays close to home, supporting people who are blind or losing their vision across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Safe, simple, and tax-deductible.
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Secure by design
Payments run on Stripe with bank-level encryption. Your card details never touch our servers, and your receipt arrives by email the moment your gift is confirmed.
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Give monthly
Become a sustaining donor. Choose Monthly above and your gift renews automatically each month. You can change or stop it any time.
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Prefer to mail a check?
Send to Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, 8757 Georgia Avenue, Suite 805, Silver Spring, MD 20910. You can note which fund your gift supports on the memo line.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 53-0196609. All gifts and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.