The Founder Society honors donors who have supported Bascom Palmer’s mission with gifts totaling $50,000 – $99,999 that enable the Institute’s physicians and researchers to combat blinding eye disease.

• Mr. & Mrs. Leonard L. Abess*
• Dr. & Mrs. Eduardo C. Alfonso
• American Hospital of Miami, Inc.
• Stanley H. & Jill Arkin*
• Ruth Ann Asleson*
• Mr. & Mrs. William Avery
• Bailey Family Foundation, Inc.
• Carlos A. Batlle
• Dr. & Mrs. Ivan R. Batlle
• Theodore Baumritter*
• The Alberto & Olga Maria Beeck Family Foundation
• Lowry M. & Diana M. Bell
• Estate of Louis Berens
• Jack & Elsie Bernstein Foundation
• Crawford & Mary Bernstein*
• Esther Blattner*
• In memory of Edith June Blyler*
• Catherine Breyer Van Bomel*
• Cornelius Bond
• Arnold Bortman*
• Dr. Fred F. Brenner
• Ms. Sara Broad
• Norma & Larry Brodell*
• Mr.* & Mrs. James Broderick
• Florence F. Brooks*
• John and Kristy Buck Family Foundation
• M. Anthony & Joyce Burns
• Bryan & Julie Butzow
• The Butzow Family
• Mr. Alex G. Campbell
• Mr. Michael Cantens
• Ms. Phyllis Celestino*
• Dr. Stanley & Jean Chang
• Mr. L. Frank Chopin, Esq.
• Mr. Jonathan Chariff
• Ms. Dana L. Clay
• Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Cohen
• Mr. David A. Collins
• Louella Cook Foundation
• CooperVision Surgical, Inc.
• Mr. John D. Copanos/The Kirk A. Copanos Foundation
• Corporate Management Advisors, Inc.
• Marjorie & Irving Cowan*
• Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Curtis
• Ms. Jenny Cyker 
• Dade Community Foundation
• Dahlawi Family
• The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
• Mr. Christopher C. Dewey
• Mr. Joseph Dieppa
• Dr. & Mrs. Peter Dockter
• Ms. Florence B. Dowdy*
• Mrs. Otto E. Dreikorn
• Mr. & Mrs. Alexander W. Dreyfoos
• Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Eads
• Dr. Charles W. Eifrig
• The Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc.
• Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Everette
• Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
• Charles S. & L. Jean Faller
• Mrs. Anita Feig
• Feig Family Foundation
• Mrs. Norma Matz Fenton*
• Michael A. Fentress*
• Dr. Maurice R. Ferre/Cami Foundation,Inc.
• Jose Luis Ferreira de Melo
• Maurice & Gertrude Finkle*
• Carl T. Fischer, Sr.*
• Dr. & Mrs. Marc L. Fishman 
• Florman Family Foundation, Inc.
• The Honorable Rex Ford
• Dr. Richard K. & Janet Forster
• Mr. Charles M. Foster
• Mrs. Muriel S. Freund
• Adelaide Gambrill Bowen*
• Dewey & Janet Gargiulo*
• The Garner Foundation, Inc.
• Mr. & Mrs.* Robert Y. Garrett III
• The Marilyn Gaylord Charitable Trust
• Mrs. Carole S. Gerstein
• Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gilbert
• Dr. & Mrs. Donald Golden
• Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
• Steven E. Goldman, Esq. 
• Mr. Hattye & *Paul Gordon
• Samuel & Norma Gordon
• Phyllis &*Lee Gorin
• Richard C. & Francelia A. Gozon
• Greater Miami Jewish Federation
• Samuel Grossman
• Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gurowitz
• Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hackleman
• Mr. & Mrs. Lee F. Hager
• Mrs. Patricia Hauben
• Herman Haimovici, M.D.*
• James M. Haley
• Ms. Marjorie L. Haley*
• Mr. & Mrs. Dana A. Hamel/The D.A. Hamel Family Charitable Trust
• Anne M. Heeb*
• Elizabeth T. Heim & Margaret L. Rigby Memorial Fund*
• Mary B. Hirsch*
• Mr. & Mrs. Tibor Hollo
• Tibor & Sheila Hollo Charitable Foundation
• Kenneth A. Horowitz Family Foundation
• Mr. Michael D. Horvitz
• The Inserra Family Foundation
• Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Jacobi 
• Ann Powell Jacobs*
• Dr. Norman& Ann Jaffe*
• Ms. Birgit U. Jahina, C.P.A.
• Jelco Overseas Limited
• Lucille K. Johnson*
• Dr. Eugene E. & Marlene Joyce
• Hannah* & Marvin Kamin
• Mr.* & Mrs. David Kantor
• Ms. Michele Kaplan
• Dr. Danielle Katz Squires
• Michael Katz
• Mr.* & Mrs. W. George Kennedy
• Ms. Ardith D. Kenny
• George & Joan Kessel
• John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
• Ms. Sharon Kranys
• Izola Kruger*
• Mrs. Louis J. Kuriansky*
• Robert E. & Ann D. Kusch
• The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust
• Helene S. Lantz*
• Anthony Lapka*
• James & *Marjorie Leenhouts
• Ms. Tova Leidesdorf 
• Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Leik 
• Michael R. Levine
• Rose Lichtenstein*
• Mr. Michael Liebowitz
• Life in Naples Magazine
• Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thomas Lowe
• R. Cathleen Cox McFarlane Charitable Foundation, Inc.
• Jeannine P. Merrien*
• Dr. Fred Moll
• Mr. & Mrs. Maren Moore
• John & Sue Morrison
• Mr. Austin Muller & Ms. Jill J. Otto 
• Mr.* & Mrs. Linton Murdock 
• Charles Nenner
• Anne Niedwiecki*
• Novartis
• Belle Ochiltree*
• Mr. & Mrs. Jose Ortega
• Dave & Deb Perkins
• Mrs. Mary Perper
• Phillips Foundation
• The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc. 
• The Plum Foundation
• Gladys Post*
• Samir M. Ragheb
• Gertrude Reis*
• Retina Research Foundation
• Guy B. Rhoton
• Louis Richards*
• Harold & Carolyn Robison Foundation
• Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rodack
• Mildred Rohrlick*
• William & Nancy Rollnick
• William Rosenberg Family Foundation, Inc.
• Diane Ross-Glazer, Ph.D
• Walter M. Ross 
• Helena Rubinstein Foundation
• Mrs. Candace Ruskin 
• Irvin Saltzman Family Foundation, Inc.
• Mr. Robert Samia
• Sanbio, Inc.
• John & Heloine Savoir
• Mrs. Elfriede Schafler 
• Dr. Norman I. Schatz
• Anjette* & Fred Scheiman
• Ruth Schumann*
• Ms. Marsha Seidman
• Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Semcer
• Mrs. Josiah Shamroth
• Edward W. Smith Jr. Foundation
• Mrs. Janet L. Smith
• Ms. Lesly S. Smith/ Fortin Foundation of Florida
• Elaine Grosfield Spero
• Danielle L. Squires, M.D.
• Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Stayer
• Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Stone
• Steven B. & Caroline Tanger
• J. Kenneth & Sandra Tate
• Thomsen Foundation Inc.
• Roy & Niuta Titus Foundation
• Topcon Medical Systems Inc.
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Toussie
• The Dennis Turner & Wallace Cook Families
• United Way of Martin County
• Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Ward
• Ware Bluegrass Foundation
• Waterside Shops
• Ms. Laura Weinsoff*
• Robert S. Wennett & Mario Cader-Frech
• Jeffrey D. Rubens/Westminster Barrington Foundation
• The Wolf Foundation
• Gladys DuBois Yaffey*
• Harriet & Donald Young
• Ghassan Zein 
• Mr. & Mrs. John Zelaya        
• Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Zelcer
• Mr. & Mrs. SyZiv*

In loving memory*

Donations listed as of June 1, 2021–May 31, 2022