Knights Templar Eye
Foundation
“A Masonic Charity”
“ That Others May See”
Mission Statement
To improve vision through
research, education, and
supporting access to care.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECAP
43rd Campaign 2010-2011
Campaign total: $1,208,202,66
Top Five Grand Commanderies In Dollar Totals
1. Ohio
$114,463,28
2. California
$91,252,45
3. Texas
$80,350,48
4. Missouri
$74,894,97
5. Pennsylvania $68,176,89
43rd Annual Voluntary
Campaign
Included all contributions from the end of
the 42st campaign
 Included wills and bequests that the
members have asked to be included in the
campaign
 Set a new standard for the campaign
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Research Grants 2012
Budgeted 33 grants at $60,000 each $2 million
dollars total.
 Allowing second year repeat grants- if successful
with the first grant.
Fellowship for foreign ophthalmologists:
 1 year in U.S. with a vision researcher
 Must plan to return home and continue research
 Excess costs paid by host institution
 5 Fellowship at $60,000 year
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Research Grants
Scientific Advisory Committee
Approved in 2011-27 grants totaling $1,000,000
 In last 16 years we have awarded $12,644,000
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Top states receiving research grants:
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Texas- $1,766,970
Mass/Rhode Island- $1,747,652,00
Maryland- $1,592,770
California- $1,526,382
Indiana- $563,398
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Wills and Bequests
Can be the best source of growth for the
Foundation
 Can ensure that the Foundation becomes
self sustaining
 Must be encouraged by Officers of the
Grand Commanderies and Grand
Encampment when speaking about the
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
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Wills and Bequests
Ask our members to include the KTEF in
their wills
 Ask them to contact their attorney now to
add the KTEF as a beneficiary
 Ideas for giving are
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– Bequests
 direct gifts in a will
 income from trusts
 remainders of wills or trusts
– Insurance Policies
– Securities
Wills and Bequests
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Contact our office for “how to” advice
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Contact our office to be added as a Sight
Crusader, one who has included the KTEF
in his estate
ACTION PLAN
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Encourage our Sir Knights to remember
the KTEF in their wills
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Encourage our Sir Knights to continue to
support the Annual Voluntary Campaign
ACTION PLAN
Make our mark in the eye
community by preventing
blindness in future
generations through
research and education
Eye Care America
Preserving Sight Together
Last Year Eye Care America (ECA) completed its 25th
anniversary celebration which resulted in more than
65,000 people receiving sight saving care or eye health
information from the ECA.
This success is do in large part by the ongoing
successful partnership with the Knights Templar Eye
Foundation. As this partnership continues it is hoped
that more Sir Knights will use the Online Referral Center
(ORC) for help with their family members.
Cost Effective Public Service
Since the Knights Templar and Eye Care America
began their partnership 15 years ago ECA
Patients have received $6.14 in care for every
dollar contributed by the KTEF. In fiscal year
2010-2011 that number has jumped to $9.95 for
every dollar you donated.
Grateful Patient Feedback
“ I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to your
organization for the kind assistance making it
possible for me to regain my eyesight. After my
surgery, I was able to get to work again and
therefore now am able to support myself. God
bless you and the staff.”
Rowell Maharaja, Schertz, TX
Senior Eye Care Program
Diagnoses
Fiscal Year 2011 only:
1. Cataract
2. Diabetic Retinopathy
3. Glaucoma
4. Glaucoma suspect
5. AMD & Suspect
6. Refract Error
7. Other
1,621
158
253
416
159
524
1,038
Knights Templar Eye
Foundation
“A Masonic Charity”
“ That Others May See”
New Office
Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.
1033 Long Prairie Road, Ste 5
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4230
214-888-0220
Fax 214-888-0230
manager@ktef.us
New Administrator
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SK Robert W. Bigley,
Southlake, TX
– Hired by executive committee
on April 1, 2011, as Office
Administrator of the Flower
Mound (Dallas), TX office.
– Elected by special vote as
Assistant Secretary on April
20, 2011.
New Director of Operations and
Training
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Marci Martinez,
Southlake, TX
– Hired by executive
committee on April 1, 2011,
as Director of Operations
and Training of the Flower
Mound (Dallas), TX office.
New Responsibilities
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Eventually oversee all YRIS operations
– Database management
– Sales and support for Grand Chapters and
Grand Councils when available
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Flower Mound, TX Office
Conference Room
Administrator’s Office
Work Area
Director of Operations Office
Work Area
Work Area
Work Area
Work Area
Storage
Kitchen/break area
Rest Rooms
Rest Rooms
Rest Rooms
Recap
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Retirement of Contributions Coordinator
– Jule Selock
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Retirement of Office Administrator
– Marvin L. Selock
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Expiration of lease on Schaumburg Office
– October 31, 2010
Recap
Case Analysis
 Cataracts- 61% of cases last year
– No longer providing care to children
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Applications are difficult to process
– Case sponsors getting older-not able to do
job
– Younger Sir Knights do not want to
sponsor cases
– Verification of eligibility becoming more
difficult
– No longer sure we are treating the most
needy
Recap
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National Health Care
– Impact on need for our services?
 Services to be provided for by government
programs
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HIPPA
– Protection of protected health information
 New security and storage procedures
Recap
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Computer system for case and payment
processing
– Old
– No support available any longer
– Could die at anytime
– Replacement could be $150,000 +
Recap
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Because of:
– Personnel changes
– Lease expiration
– HIPPA
– Computer system
– National Health Care
– Lack of good case sponsors
Recap
Is it time to change the way we do
business?
 Should we get out of case processing?
 Should we concentrate 100% on Research
Grants?
 Should we move the office?
 Trustees decided yes to all in August 2010
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
EyeCare America
Senior’s EyeCare Program
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Meets the needs of Seniors for care
Provides excellent contacts in the
field of ophthalmology
Excellent Public Relations tool
American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Hoskins Center for Excellence
– Worldwide center for quality in eye care
– Named after form Exec VP of the
Academy, Dunbar Hoskins
– Worldwide programs in ophthalmology
– Internet availability
– May support in future with more data
University Chairs
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Endow a Knights Templar Chair in
Ophthalmology at various
universities
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Contribute to the training of many
ophthalmologists in the future
International Fellows
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Sponsor an ophthalmologist in a one
year study program in the US to
return home and practice with latest
techniques
Starting a trial run this year
Help develop quality eye care
worldwide, especially in under
developed countries
Expand Grant Program
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Raised amount to $60,000
Allow a second year of research
Expand pediatric research to include
general eye research
Expand to foreign universities
– To allow our foreign Commanderies to
participate
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Open to new suggestions or
developments
Dean McGee Eye Institute Researcher Receives National Grant to Fight Stargardt Disease
For Immediate Release:
August 17, 2011
For More Information Contact:
Jane Braden 405.818.1905
jane@goodengroup.com
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dean McGee Eye Institute researcher, Dr. Martin-Paul Agbaga, has been awarded a $40,000 grant by
the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. for his research on a blinding disease called juvenile autosomal dominant
Stargardt macular dystrophy. This is an inherited blinding disease that can be catastrophic, causing early childhood
blindness in the first two decades of life with no existing treatment options. Dr. Agbaga is also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the
Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
“Dr. Agbaga’s research into a specific and devastating disorder affecting the eyes of children is already showing promise.
This funding will help us catapult our efforts to find a treatment for the disease to the next level,” said Dr. Gregory Skuta,
Edward L. Gaylord Professor and Chair of the OU Department of Ophthalmology and President and CEO of the Dean
McGee Eye Institute. “Our research scientists combat blindness on every level - from the gene to the cell to the clinic – with
a caliber of excellence that keeps the Institute among the top in the nation in attracting grant dollars to fight vision
threatening disease and injury.”
In 2008, Dr. Agbaga and Professor Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD discovered that the normal protein that is mutated in
patients with Stargardt disease is involved in making a unique group of fatty acids found in the eye. The mutant protein
lacks this ability. Recently, they also discovered that, in the eye, the mutant protein is misdirected to wrong compartments in
photoreceptor cells. Dr. Agbaga’s work now focuses on better understanding why the presence of the mutant protein in the
eye causes a reduction in this unique group of fatty acids and triggers the photoreceptor cells to degenerate. With this
grant, Dr. Agbaga and his colleagues will seek treatment options that would prevent vision loss by keeping the mutant
protein from triggering photoreceptor cell death.
“This disease robs children of not only their eyesight but of their vision of the future. This grant will help us find tools to fight
for treatment options for these young people and hopefully give them a vibrant future of better sight,” stated Dr. Agbaga. “I
am very grateful to Professor Robert E. Anderson for his support and mentorship over the years. I also sincerely thank the
Knights Templar Eye Foundation Inc., for awarding me this grant to pursue these studies and my colleagues at the Dean
McGee Eye Institute for creating an environment of critical thinking and pursuit of excellence in research,” said Dr. Agbaga
with a smile.
Dr. Agbaga’s research directly focuses an important area of juvenile blindness, which falls under the mission of the Knights
Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., stated Richard Dunaway, Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of
Oklahoma. “Since its inception, the Knights Templar Eye Foundation has spent more than $95 million dollars to help provide
medical treatment for those unable to afford it. Today, over 78,000 people have directly benefitted from this financial
assistance. And as always, treatments are provided regardless of race, color, creed, age, or national origin. Since
Your help is needed
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To help our Sir Knights understand
why the changes were necessary
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To show the benefits of research
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To encourage continued support of
our Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Our Future
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In the past, we could help only a few
with direct patient care
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In the future we may help
generations to come through
research
Mission Statement
To improve vision through
research, education, and
supporting access to care.