Giving

Foundation
Donate and make an impact
Your contribution supports training, mentoring, scholarships and professional development programs benefiting the next generation of innovators and leaders in optics and photonics.
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Donate Online
Optica matches each gift 100% in addition to covering all labor and overhead costs.
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Contact us
To discuss legacy and planned giving.
Foundation

Donate online
Access our donation form, select a fund and make your contribution to the next generation-- single and recurring options available.

Planned Giving
Explore how you can name the foundation in your will and estate and continue to support students and early career professionals.

Annual Fund
Our general fund for opportunities reviewed and approved annually by the board of directors.

Annual Donors
Our most recent contributors who are enabling programs and opportunities for the next generation.

Lifetime Donors
Our highest-level donors have laid the framework for the opportunities we offer since the foundation's inception.
US Tax Information
Address:
Optica Foundation
Global Headquarters
2010 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone: +1.202.416.1416
Fax: +1.202.416.1450
Email: foundation@optica.org
Tax ID: (EIN) 71-0913500
Contributions to the Optica Foundation, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible as provided by law. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES (800-435-7352). REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION.