As outlined in our Purpose Statement, a primary function of The LERF
Board of Trustees is the care and administration of the funds donated to
the LERF for its research projects, such as the Alphonse A Cinotti, MD
/Lions Eye Research Foundation Chair at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical
School, (formerly UMDNJ). Generous donations from individuals and
corporations, and grants from the Lions Clubs International Foundation
have generated an endowment fund with over 1.5 million dollars in it.
Revenues derived from this fund, pay for the research conducted through
Alphonse A Cinotti, MD / IOVS Chair.