Make a donation and write your message:
- Visit our donate page and choose the Academy program you wish to support.
- Choose your gift amount. (See below for the benefits of each giving level.)
- Check “Yes” for your donation to be made in honor of someone.
- Write a 35- to 50-word statement or story about your mentor.
- Submit your gift.
Special recognition for gifts of $5,000 and more:
- Find a digital photo of you with your mentor (at least 400 x 300 pixels), or two separate photos of each of you (at least 160 x 200 pixels).
- Email your photo(s) to Todd Lyckberg.
Your mentor will receive notification from the Foundation that a gift has been made in their honor, with the message from you. All gifts of $1,000 and up will be listed on the Honor a Mentor page. All gifts of $5,000 and up will additionally be listed on the Special Recognition page, along with photos and statements.
Yes, I want to honor my mentor!
Recognition Levels
All mentors will receive notification from the Foundation that a gift has been made in their honor, with a message from the donor. In addition, donors receive the following additional recognition for each giving level:
$1,000 - $2,499
- Become a Partners for Sight member ($1,000 - $2,499 annual giving) and receive listing recognition on the Foundation's annual giving webpage and the Honor a Mentor page.
- Recognition in the Foundation's Annual Report tribute listing.
$2,500 - $4,999
- Become a Leadership Council member ($2,500+ annual giving) and receive listing recognition on the Foundation's annual giving webpage and the Honor a Mentor page.
- Recognition in the Foundation's Annual Report tribute listing.
- Pledges accepted (at this level and up)
$5,000 - $9,999
$10,000 - $24,999
- Photo and brief story (35-50 words or less) written by donor and listing on the Honor a Mentor Special Recognition page and the Honor a Mentor page.
- Recognition in a rolling spotlight on the Foundation webpage for you and your mentor for a year.
$25,000 - $99,999
- Recognize 5 mentors at $5,000 level each (5-year pledges accepted).
- Photo and brief story (35-50 words or less) written by donor and posted on the Honor a Mentor Special Recognition page and the Honor a Mentor page.
- Recognition for a year on the Foundation webpage and at the 2021 Orbital Gala.
$100,000 - $249,999
- Everything at the $25,000 level, plus recognition in an EyeNet Magazine acknowledgment (full-page ad).
$250,000 +
- Everything at the $100,000 level, plus up to 50-100 word story and recognition at AAO 2022 in Chicago.
Recognition benefits expire one year from the time of submission.
Mentor Eligibility
Mentors for this purpose will be a member in good standing of the ophthalmic community. A mentor can be living or deceased. Those who wish to honor a mentor outside of the ophthalmic community are asked to submit by e-mail the name to the Foundation’s Executive Director for consideration by the Review Committee.
The Review Committee
The Committee members are the Foundation team and a member designated by the Academy’s Ethics Committee Chair. The Academy Foundation reserves the right to accept and approve the mentor to be honored based on ethics and integrity considerations.
Yes, I want to honor my mentor!