More than 20 million Americans suffer from some form of vision impairment; over 10 million people suffer from significant impairment of vision that cannot be further improved by corrective lenses. Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is committed to providing support that directly improves the lives of the blind and visually impaired, helping them realize their full potential in society.

A not-for-profit corporation established in 1955 by Reader's Digest co-founder DeWitt Wallace, Partners for Sight provides new technology, new opportunity and new hope for the vision-impaired through a program of carefully directed charitable grants to qualifying organizations.

Partners for Sight Foundation is also the publisher of Reader's Digest Select Editions Large Type. This reading series is a collection of expertly edited selections, bringing the reader the best in current fiction, romance, adventure, mystery and more --- all in large, easy-to-read print. Yearly six-volume subscriptions are sold at a low, non-profit price. For subscription information, call 1-800-877-5293.

Susan Olivo is Vice President and General Manager of the Foundation; Dianna Kelly-Naghizadeh is Program Manager.

PARTNERS FOR SIGHT GRANT PROGRAMS:

Partners for Sight offers two types of grants to eligible organizations providing services to the blind and visually impaired. The first are large, multi-year grants of up to $1Million in total. Decisions on these grants are made once every three years. The second are smaller, annual grants to organizations that work on the local level.

If your organization is working to help blind or visually impaired individuals realize their maximum potential, we can help you make a difference. For more detailed information about our grant programs, please write to us at:

READER'S DIGEST PARTNERS FOR SIGHT FOUNDATION

Reader's Digest Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570-7000
Attn: Dianna Kelly-Naghizadeh
Email: PartnersForSight@rd.com