Photo caption: New Miracles In Sight headquarters located in Clemmons, N.C.
CLEMMONS, N.C. (October 28, 2025) – Miracles In Sight (MIS) recently received two grants totaling $115,000 to go toward its ongoing capital campaign for a new headquarters.
MIS, one of the largest nonprofit eye banks in the world, received a $75,000 grant from the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund and a $40,000 grant from the L C Industries Foundation.
“We are extremely grateful for the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund and the L C Industries Foundation for believing in Miracles In Sight’s mission and helping us to complete our new state of the art facility,” said Ingrid Schunder, president and CEO of MIS. “They have a keen understanding of what we do, and the proper facilities needed to expand MIS’s research and recovery operations.”
Funds raised in the $5 million campaign have been used to purchase, remodel, and upfit a new facility in Clemmons. Thus far the campaign has raised over $3,500,000 since 2023 and will run until it reaches the goal.
The James G. Hanes Memorial Fund focuses on providing support to nonprofits in various areas of arts, education, and humanitarian services with priority given to those organizations in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County and the Triad of North Carolina.
L C Industries (LCI) is one of the largest employers of Americans who are blind or visually impaired and L C Industries Foundation provides funding to improve and leave an impact on the lives and well-being of those who are blind or visually impaired.
“L C Industries Foundation is proud to partner with organizations like Miracles In Sight that are making a tangible difference in the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired,” said Patrick Lindsey, president and CEO of LCI. “Their commitment to innovation and compassionate care reflects the same values that drive our mission each day. We’re excited to see this new facility bring even more possibilities for research, recovery, and restored vision”
Based in Clemmons, with recovery offices in nine cities across North Carolina and South Carolina, and a lab in Texas, Miracles In Sight helps restore sight for approximately 3,800 patients each year. The nonprofit facilitates corneal transplantation, a procedure used to help prevent or restore vision loss resulting from disease or damage to the cornea.
The 2022 flood, caused by a water heater failure, damaging the former 15,000 square-foot headquarters the organization leased for over 20 years, destroying its main laboratory.
When fully operational, the new facility will house a specialized lab to meet industry and regulatory requirements, training facilities, an MIS museum, and offices. The new building will sit on a 2.27-acre site, providing 25,920 square feet of space on two levels, with additional room for future expansion.
The new space will provide a dedicated lab to train physicians and ophthalmic technicians on surgical procedures and handling human tissue; build a dedicated area for innovation and product development.
For those interested in making a contribution or learning more about the Miracles In Sight campaign, visit, miraclesinsight.org.
ABOUT MIRACLES IN SIGHT: The Mission of Miracles In Sight is to support the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of sight through transplant, research, education, and innovation. Headquartered in Clemmons, N.C., MIS was founded in 1951 as the Eye Bank For Restoring Sight and later became the North Carolina Eye Bank before becoming MIS in 2014. Providing patients with the best tissue, in quality and selection, for transplant by leading ophthalmologists is accomplished by MIS through a state-of-the-art process. For more information, visit miraclesinsight.org.