Your support funds research that improves diagnosis, deepens understanding and protects sight for future generations. From donating and fundraising to corporate partnerships and gifts in wills, there are many ways to help advance sight-saving research.
Other ways to donate:
By Cheque
Please make cheques payable to Gift of Sight and post to:
Gift of Sight
Development Office
Building 37, Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
By bank transfer (BACS) – please contact us to request our details: info@giftofsight.org.uk
By phone – please call: 023 80592747
Please leave a message and one of our colleagues will be happy to call you back.
By Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) – Please make a direct transfer from your CAF account by searching for University of Southampton within the portal. Please note that CAF vouchers or cheques can no longer be accepted after 1 August 2026.
Donors can leave messages to share why they have chosen to support Gift of Sight. These messages are displayed on the University of Southampton Donor Wall. Visit the Donor Wall to read their messages of support.
Other ways to support us
Fundraise for us
Take part in an event, challenge, or support one of our fundraisers. From marathons to community events like coffee mornings, every effort makes a difference. Please get in touch to discuss your ideas.
Gift of Sight is a ‘listed charity’ with:
Ultra Challenge Series
Walk the Test Way
Our JustGiving Page is Gift of Sight – JustGiving
Make your fundraising go further
Many companies offer match funding, meaning they will match what you raise and double your financial impact. Ask your employer if they run this type of scheme.
Leave a gift in your Will
A legacy gift has a lasting impact, helping us to continue funding research for years to come.
Partner with us
We work with trusts, foundations and businesses to support innovative research.
There are also simple, everyday ways you can support sight-saving research at no cost to you:
Recycle your ink cartridges – Turn your used cartridges into funding for eye research. Visit Recycle4Charity
Nominate us at your local supermarket – Support us through your supermarket’s community funding scheme.
Help spread the word
Are you a member of a local club, society or community group? We’d be delighted to give a talk about the pioneering eye research supported by Gift of Sight and the difference supporters make. Please contact us to arrange a speaker for your next meeting or event.
Why support Gift of Sight?
Gift of Sight is a research appeal. We do not provide medical services, but we fund and support vital research that helps improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for patients with sight threatening conditions.
By supporting us, you are helping:
- Turn scientific discoveries into treatments
- Support the next generation of eye researchers
- Improve the lives of future patients affected by sight loss
Gift of Sight is such a wonderful local and important charity and I am proud to be a supporter!
– Gift of Sight supporter
Would you like to get involved?
Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss ways to support our work, we’d be delighted to chat with you.